Tampering with vehicle systems can lead to serious safety risks and large-scale consequences. As a result, regulators worldwide have taken action.

In many regions, vehicle cyber security—often managed under CSMS (Cyber Security Management System), which covers the vehicle and its connected environment—is now a mandatory part of vehicle type approval. Even in areas where this isn’t yet a formal regulatory requirement, product liability and digital product laws are pushing manufacturers toward implementing a minimum level of protection.

We have supported OEMs and suppliers in implementing their processes and management systems, certifying them, organizing contract setup for development, manufacturing and lifecycle service suppliers. We have also deep-dived into vehicle components and how to ensure their security level.

Closely linked to cyber security is Software Update Management (SUMS), which governs lifetime software updates and upgrades. SUMS ensures that updates maintain regulatory compliance, and in some cases, trigger re-approval of vehicle type certification.

Roben offers end-to-end support in both Cyber Security and Software Update Management, helping clients comply with current and emerging standards, meet legislative and customer expectations, and implement pragmatic, effective risk identification and mitigation strategies.

Roben can therefore support with – Understanding applicable regulations and standards, including right-to-repair impacts -Setup processes and management systems and define the organisation, negotiate with you in OEM-supplier-sub-supplier contracts, on-board vehicle cyber risk analysis and mitigations as based on ISO/SAE 21434,