The European research project SELFY is redefining cybersecurity for autonomous and connected vehicles. Its mission is to detect and neutralize security breaches early and effectively.

Initial validation took place on the ADAS/CAV test track at Applus+ IDIADA in Catalonia and in real urban traffic conditions in Vienna. In over 90% of test cases, security breaches were reliably detected. A particular focus is on protecting privacy and data integrity, for example through AI-based anonymization of sensitive information such as faces or license plates.

VIRTUAL VEHICLE Research GmbH contributed its expertise by providing automated test vehicles and technologies that enable secure data exchange between vehicles and infrastructure. This strengthens situational awareness and boosts resilience against cyberattacks. With SELFY, we are taking an important step towards safer, trustworthy and resilient mobility systems for the future.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. The project was partially funded within the COMET K2 Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI), Austrian Federal Ministry for Economy, Energy and Tourism (BMWET), the Province of Styria (Dept. 12) and the Styrian Business Promotion Agency (SFG). The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) has been authorised for the programme management.