Emerging Research in the Security of Modern and Autonomous Vehicles

The last decade has witnessed considerable advancements in automating modern “connected” and Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), which are becoming an integral part of the modern transportation systems. Such advancements have been attributed to major strides in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and processing technology. More importantly, the complexity of such systems and their lack of built-in security have brought to the spotlight the need for extensive research to understand the associated risks and propose mitigations for them. In this paper we briefly discuss the security aspects of modern vehicles and provide a concise literature review of the work that has been done in this domain. We focus on specific areas that are of interest to us and conclude by providing a plan for future related endeavors.