Security and Privacy in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Vehicular Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 45
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Interests: unknown vulnerability identification; cyber threat analysis; proof-of-concept (PoC) development; HILS-based dynamic SW analysis; misbehavior detection
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Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) is revolutionizing mobility by enabling advanced vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, artificial intelligence-driven decision-making, and real-time data exchange. However, as these systems become more interconnected, they also face increasing cybersecurity threats and privacy risks. Malicious attacks on vehicle networks, unauthorized access to internal data, and vulnerabilities in vehicular communication protocols pose significant challenges that could compromise both safety and privacy.
This Special Issue on “Security and Privacy in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles” will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to explore innovative security frameworks, privacy-preserving techniques, and risk mitigation strategies for modern vehicular networks. This Special Issue will also cover recent advances in cryptographic methods, intrusion detection and prevention systems, blockchain applications, AI-driven threat analysis, secure over-the-air (OTA) updates, vehicular forensics, and regulatory aspects of automotive cybersecurity.
We invite high-quality submissions presenting novel research, case studies, and comprehensive surveys on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Security architectures for In-Vehicle Network (IVN) and V2X communication;
- Privacy-preserving techniques in CAVs;
- Intrusion detection and prevention for IVN and V2X;
- AI and machine learning for automotive cybersecurity;
- Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies for vehicular security;
- Heterogeneous sensor data and cloud-based context mining;
- Digital twins for cyber-physical security in mobility systems;
- Threat modeling and risk assessment in CAVs;
- Secure over-the-air (OTA) updates and firmware integrity verification;
- Cyber resilience strategies for cooperative autonomous mobility;
- Legal, regulatory, and standardization efforts for CAV security.
This Special Issue will provide valuable insights into the evolving security and privacy landscape of connected vehicles, fostering discussions that drive future research and technological advancements in the field.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and advancing the state of security in intelligent transportation systems.
Prof. Dr. Kangbin Yim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- connected vehicles
- cybersecurity
- privacy
- V2X communication
- intrusion detection
- AI security
- blockchain
- cyber resilience
- OTA security
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