Since Prof Garcia first began his research into vehicle security, most manufacturers have adopted one of his core recommendations of using publicly scrutinised and standardised cryptographic primitives. They have migrated from using insecure, proprietary cryptographic solutions for new vehicles to ones using open standards, making them more secure and harder to steal, to the benefit of society.
Industry partners are increasingly working with Prof Garcia to improve vehicle security, with Jaguar Land Rover funding research in Prof Garcia’s group on how to make the in-vehicle network and interconnected vehicles more secure.