How a Standardized Approach Can Accelerate Development of Safety and Security in Automotive Imaging Systems

By Philip Hawkes, Rick Wietfeldt and Hiroo Takahashi (MIPI Alliance)
EETimes Europe

Imaging systems, which use cameras, radar, and LiDAR, are essential to advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving systems. Today, the systems used to deliver SAE Level 2+ capabilities may leverage 10 or more image sensors, and that number is projected to increase as systems supporting higher levels of driving assistance and autonomy are introduced.

Imaging systems play a safety-critical role in vehicles, and the failure or compromise of even the most basic applications, such as a simple backup camera, can potentially lead to severe consequences. Protecting such systems from safety and security risks is therefore paramount to the safety and security of the whole vehicle, its passengers, and their surroundings. Developers and system designers must mitigate against risks from system failures, installation of substandard or unauthorized image system components, malicious manipulation of image data, and violations of occupant privacy.

This article explains how a standardized, industry-led framework of specifications provides a blueprint for developing functionally safe and secure automotive imaging systems.

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