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In recent years, electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional automobiles. Distinguished by their environmental friendliness, superior performance, reduced noise, and low maintenance requirements, EVs offer numerous advantages over traditional vehicles. The integration of electric vehicles with cloud computing has heralded a transformative shift in the automotive industry. However, as EVs become increasingly interconnected with the internet, various devices, and infrastructure, they become susceptible to cyberattacks. These attacks pose a significant risk to the safety, privacy, and functionality of both the vehicles and the broader transportation infrastructure. In this paper, we delve into the topic of electric vehicles and their connectivity to the cloud. We scrutinize the potential attack vectors that EVs are vulnerable to and the consequential impact on vehicle operations. Moreover, we outline both general and specific strategies aimed at thwarting these cyberattacks. Additionally, we anticipate future developments aimed at enhancing EV performance and reducing security risks.
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A Systematic Investigation of Hardware and Software in Electric Vehicular Platform
In recent years, computing has been moving rapidly from the centralized cloud to various edges. For instance, electric vehicles (EVs), one of the next-generation computing platforms, have grown in popularity as a sustainable alternative to conventional vehicles. Compared with traditional ones, EVs have many unique advantages, such as less environmental pollution, high energy utilization efficiency, simple structure, and convenient maintenance etc. Meanwhile, it is also currently facing lots of challenges, including short cruising range, long charging time, inadequate supporting facilities, cyber security risks, etc. Nevertheless, electric vehicles are still developing as a future industry, and the number of users keeps growing, with governments and companies around the world continuously investing in promoting EV-related supply chains. As an emerging and important computing platform, we comprehensively study electric vehicular systems and state-of-the-art EV-related technologies. Specifically, this paper outlines electric vehicles’ history, major architecture and components in hardware and software, current state-of-the-art technologies, and anticipated future developments to reduce drawbacks and difficulties.
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- PAR ID:
- 10529096
- Publisher / Repository:
- ACM
- Date Published:
- ISBN:
- 9798400702372
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 9 to 17
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Electric Vehicle, Hardware, Software, System
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Marietta GA USA
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1145/3603287.3651203
