Cybersecurity Issues with OnStar OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors (GM), was founded as a telematics company that uses telecommunication systems to transfer information to and from vehicles. The primary focus of OnStar was to provide assistance in an emergency situation. OnStar was released in 1996, a time where many of the technological innovations that we use today didn’t exist yet. This innovation such as GPS which didn't get much use outside of the military and smartphones which was still 10 years away. At the time, people depended on physical maps as a navigation system when traveling. OnStar, not satisfied with the limited traveling tools, imagined a different future such as a connected world for vehicles. This connected …show more content…
Today, OnStar has helped nearly 10 million people get the help they needed, even when they were unable to ask for the help themselves. After 20 years since being launched, OnStar has led the forefront of the connected car revolution making driving easier, safer and better for subscribers. OnStar includes a myriad of services such as in vehicle safety, automatic crash response, stolen vehicle assistance, turn by turn navigation, remote start, and remote locking and unlocking. A vehicle equipped with OnStar can analyze the vehicles On Board Diagnostics (OBD) as it is being driven, proactively detect likely vehicle problems, and notify the driver when maintenance is needed. OnStar services can monitor crash sensors and automatically alert the authorities, provide audio-links between passengers and emergency personnel, and provide GPS based locations. …show more content…
The SSL protocol uses a combination of public-key, private key, and session-key encryption. An SSL session always begins with an exchange of messages called the SSL handshake. The handshake allows the server to authenticate itself to the client by using public-key techniques and then allows the client and the server to cooperate in the creation of session keys used for encryption, decryption, and tamper detection during the session that follows. SSL is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted connection between a web server and a client. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and the client remains private. The steps involved in the SSL handshake start with when a client connects to a web server secured with an SSL. The client starts off by first requesting the server identify itself. Server then responds by sending a copy of its SSL certificate and the server’s public key. The client then checks if the certificate received from the server is valid. If the client trusts the certificate, it creates, encrypts, and sends back a session key using the server’s public key. Once received, the server decrypts the symmetric session key using its private key and begins an encrypted session with the client. The server and client now encrypt connection where all transmitted data is encrypted with the session
What concerns the government of the United States most is the security of the critical infrastructure from the cyber threats. The nation is depending heavily on the technology in most of its critical sectors to keep it up and running. Thus, this makes its more vulnerable to cyber-attacks from outsiders and insiders. Therefore, its protection must be a priority.
Drunk driving, sleeping at the wheel, and loss of control of a vehicle could be a thing of the past when it comes to new innovations being made towards self-driving cars. When one thinks of a “self-driving” car, it means not having to pay attention to the actual driving and going about putting make-up on or playing on your phone while the car takes you where you want to go, sounds completely sci-fi, but it is likely to happen in the near future. With advances in technology, the car is able to use satellites, cameras, and sensors to take the driver where he or she needs to go. Many companies are researching, manufacturing, and testing different
The invention of the GPS started with Dr. Ivan Getting leaving his position at Raytheon Company, and armed with the knowledge of what was at the time the most advanced navigational technology in the world, they began developing the Global Positioning System. He, Roger L. Easton, and Bradford Parkison began in the 60’s with a constellation of 24 satellites (placed in six orbital planes) orbiting the earth at a very high altitude (about
Ford Sync is an innovative and interactive feature available in some Ford vehicles. It allows the driver to be able to utilize hands-free calling, music search and control, navigation, and temperate control. It provides the feedback needed that allows the driver to be informed and safe while driving. Part of doing so is allowing the user to be aware of particular user or performance errors that may stop a particular command from being completed. The dialogue of the system is easy to understand in clear and concise language, which leaves the user with the understanding of what needs to be done next. For example, when the vehicle is low on fuel, there is a message that displays advising the driver that they are low and fuel and how much further they have until they will need to refuel. The user then has the ability to dismiss the message or leave the message for informational purposes. This is an ideal example of error prevention as it indicates to the user the importance of the issue and what action is needed to fix the error. This is one of many ways that the Ford Sync system ident...
Now they also have a application for driverless cars that allows the driver to operate the steering, accelerator and pedal with just a few strokes of the phone's touchscreen all while standing outside the car, in Germany computer scientist has created an application that turns the iPhone into a remote controlled car. Unfortunately the application does not work for every car, but this application is very helpful, you can be far away from the car and still control it. Some driverless cars have buttons to control or turn the car on and off.
Companies like Google, Tesla and Nissan, among others, have announced over the past few years that their companies are trying to develop self-driving or autonomous cars [Ref. 1 and 2]. Self-driving cars can provide many benefits to the average consumer. Studies have shown that because computers can react and process information many times faster than a human being, crashes on streets and roads can be decreased with quick and consistent evasion maneuvers by the autonomous car. They can also help maximize fuel economy by calculating the most direct and fastest routes. When the driving of an autonomous car demonstrates that the computer can safely and reliably transport the passengers to their destination, this frees up the passengers to do other things that they would not normally be able to do if they were driving the car manually. For this reason, self-driving cars can help maximize productivity of their passengers.
As the market continues to grow for smart-phone and tablet computer apps, car companies are beginning to want a piece of the action so they can offer you a variety of cloud computing apps in your vehicle. Whether it is apps for finding parking at the local mall or GPS apps for directions, car companies like Mercedes-Benz, Ford, and Toyota are upgrading their cars to accommodate their clients' digital lifestyles. For example, Mercedes-Benz is developing a series of apps that use voice recognition software for interaction with Facebook and Twitter while you are driving.
The GPS is sensing knowledge to help with navigation with the car and destinations. Autonomous cars are not yet available on a large scale of the world such as out of the United States of America, but have been programmed and developed to travel along the roads of America. Most autonomous cars are programmed only for American roads, we have made a big step towards the future with autonomous cars, with them being only available mainly in America, they are a luxury. They are making their way to larger scale autopilot features, and will eventually be available on a larger scale.(Ali
Since the start of GPS devices, traveling has become less complicated. Commenting on the topic,(I used a different signal phrase be more formal.) James Stanley explains, “Many cars come equipped with a GPS system or it can be chosen as a feature. With it being preinstalled a driver can choose a destination and listen to a simple voice as they are driving.” The simplicity that comes with GPS systems is astonishing.
How would pilots ever get around so easily without the help of navigation aides? Navigational aides have been around for almost as long as aircraft have been flying in the skies above us. The first navigation system was composted of just a high intensity-flashing beacon. These beacons were placed on the flight routes that were popularly flown in the mid 1920’s. With more time more of these technologies that help us navigate the world will be even simpler than today. This paper will explain how some navigational aides work and how some of them came into existence.
We have cars with WIFI and Bluetooth capabilities to accommodate our use of the cellular phone, let us not forget the nifty GPS apps that make navigating so much easier with that IPhone, Galaxy, or whatever model mobile phone one carries.
The Global Positioning System, more commonly called the GPS is a satellite based system that provides navigation for almost everything from cell phones to automobiles. This wonderful technology is very vital in today’s economy because of its prominence in banking, financial markets, power grids, farming, construction and so much more. It also protects human life by preventing accidents, helping in search and rescue missions and is critical to nearly every facet of military operations. There are three segments that make up the global positioning system: the space segment, the control segment and the user segment. The segment we are familiar with is the user segment. The user segment is what receives GPS signals, determines the distance between a satellite and a receiver and solves the navigation equations, all in order to obtain the coordinates of a specific place. The space segment consists of 31 satellites but there is an availability of at least 24 satellites that are approximately 6 000-12 000 miles above the earth.
GPS is a system of satellites radio-transmitters that orbit the planet in great numbers; their purpose is to be able to pinpoint the exact location of an individual or any type of vessel that is equipped with a receiver transmitter within a very small radius. GPS navigation has had a great impact upon society in general as well and its commercial and military applications. Global Positioning is made available at no cost to anyone who has a GPS receiver unit anywhere on the planet. A GPS unit is able to give the user longitude/latitude information as well as, altitude, traveling speed, distance traveled, distance remaining and time in any type of weather conditions imaginable.
cars will all be run by computer. You will be able to talk to a car and it
Global-navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) provide navigational data to airborne transportations and various other applications. Mainly two satellite constellations are in use today for navigational purposes. They are global positioning system (GPS) which is provided by the United States and global navigation satellite systems (GLONASS) which is provided by the Russian federation [1]. GPS and GLONASS satellites fly in medium Earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km and 19,100 km respectively. These satellites primarily transmit the timing and a data message consisting of its orbital parameters which are received by the GNSS receivers to calculate the range from the satellite which will further provide a relative three dimensional position and time from the satellites. Many other states are coming up with their own regional navigation satellite systems. Europe is coming up with European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), Japan is moving forward with Multifunctional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) and India is targeting to have its own regional navigation satellite systems christened as GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) by the end of the year 2014. This will aid in providing more precise and advanced navigation. Thus the global nature of GNSS makes it necessary to have a close coordination between all of the states.