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ARTICLE · 02 JULY 2020

A Review Of Canada's Vehicle Cybersecurity Guidance

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In 2019, the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) industry experienced significant technological and regulatory advances that shifted the promise of the deployment of fully autonomous AVs. Against this backdrop of an increasingly growing industry, we expect 2020 to be a year where the discussions around AVs shift from the grandiose to the granular. We highlight below the top legal issues relating to AVs for 2020. Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) present opportunities and risks for Canada's transp

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A. Max Jarvie
A. Max Jarvie
Andy Nagy
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In 2019, the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) industry experienced significant technological and regulatory advances that shifted the promise of the deployment of fully autonomous AVs. Against this backdrop of an increasingly growing industry, we expect 2020 to be a year where the discussions around AVs shift from the grandiose to the granular. We highlight below the top legal issues relating to AVs for 2020. Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) present opportunities and risks for Canada's transportation industry. CAVs have a number of valuable features that could enhance safety, efficiency and accessibility of roads.1 However, due to their sophisticated systems and connectivity to external communication devices and infrastructure, CAVs present novel cybersecurity risks that can threaten the safety and privacy of passengers.

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