Software-defined autonomous vehicles introduce cyber-physical attacks that span ECUs, perception sensors, V2X links, OTA pipelines and fleet cloud infrastructure. This session examines how cybersecurity must function as a core safety layer in Level 2 to Level 4 deployments. It reviews evolving threat models, secure boot and firmware authenticity, hardware trust anchors, in-vehicle network segmentation, telematics hardening and cloud vehicle trust chains. The discussion highlights validation workflows including penetration testing, threat modeling, red-teaming and SIL/HIL security evaluation. Deployment insights address supply chain assurance, patch latency, legacy ECU constraints and regulatory pressures. The session proposes frameworks to align OEMs with the Tier 1 ecosystem.

• Learn why cybersecurity is a safety requirement in software-defined and autonomous vehicle platforms
• Understand key threat surfaces across ECUs, sensors, V2X, OTA updates, telematics and fleet cloud systems
• Explore practical validation workflows including threat modeling, penetration testing and SIL/HIL security evaluation
• Identify deployment challenges such as supply chain risk, patch latency, legacy ECU constraints and regulatory pressure
• See where OEM–tier–supplier alignment and security tooling must mature to enable secure L2-L4 deployment