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Vehicular Platoon Communication: Architecture, Security Threats and Open Challenges
Sean Joe Taylor1, Farhan Ahmad2, Hoang Nga Nguyen3
1Centre for Future Transport and Cities (CFTC), Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK.
Vehicular platooning, a technology for fuel efficiency and safety, faces security risks. This study analyzes vehicular platoon attacks and proposes defense mechanisms to ensure safe operations.
Area of Science:
- Automotive Engineering
- Cybersecurity
- Transportation Systems
Background:
- Vehicular platooning offers significant benefits, including increased road capacity, enhanced safety, and reduced fuel consumption.
- Despite its advantages, vehicular platooning systems are susceptible to various cyber-attacks targeting their wireless communication.
- Understanding these vulnerabilities is crucial for the secure deployment of autonomous transportation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To comprehensively review and categorize existing attacks against vehicular platooning systems.
- To assess the associated risks and potential impact of these identified attacks.
- To present effective defense mechanisms and countermeasures for securing vehicular platoons.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of identified attacks on vehicular platooning.
- Risk assessment framework to evaluate the severity of cyber threats.
- Analysis of existing and proposed defense strategies and their efficacy.
Main Results:
- A taxonomy of attacks compromising vehicular platoon wireless communications is presented.
- Identified attacks pose significant risks to the safety and operational integrity of platoons.
- Various defense mechanisms are evaluated for their ability to mitigate identified threats.
Conclusions:
- Addressing the identified security vulnerabilities is paramount for the widespread adoption of vehicular platooning.
- Implementing robust defense mechanisms is essential to ensure the safe and reliable operation of autonomous vehicle convoys.
- Further research into advanced security protocols is needed to counter evolving threats in vehicular platooning.
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