A Model Predictive Scheme for Autonomous Vehicles Cybersecurity

Nowadays, many vehicles are connected to the Internet for providing enhanced or additional functionalities to drivers. However, the existing vehicle communication protocols are not designed for cybersecurity. As a result, Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are exposed to hacker attacks which could jeopardize the safety of passengers. In this paper, a novel Informative Model Predictive Scheme (I-MPS) against Replay Attacks (RAs) and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks for AVs is proposed. The effectiveness of the scheme is shown by numerical simulations of an autonomous vehicles during an overtaking and is compared against a typical architecture not implementing the I-MPS.