As the development of cars that run automatically connected to the network continues, major electronics manufacturers have started a new service that monitors the car system for unauthorized access 24 hours a day.
The service was developed by Panasonic and McAfee, a security company.
Recent automobiles are equipped with communication functions for driving assistance and car navigation, but it has been pointed out that if the system is hijacked, it may lead to a serious accident.
The new service will monitor vehicles with these communications capabilities for unauthorized access from the outside, 24 hours a day from remote facilities.
When unauthorized access is detected, it instantly analyzes which part of the car system the virus has been installed and reports it to the automobile manufacturer.
Panasonic's Toshihisa Nakano says, "The risk of hacking autonomous driving is increasing. These services will expand to a scale that monitors tens of millions of vehicles around the world."
In Japan, it is expected that measures against unauthorized access will be required for all new cars by 2026, five years later, and security services are likely to expand in the future.