English version: The after-effects of the CSMS certification required for market access in Korea, based on UN R155, are multifaceted. They do not play out in isolation within individual OEMs; they have also become a topic in the discussions around amending a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Korea. How are the two connected? From the perspective of the OEMs that, over...
Next week I’ll be in Busan/KOREA with my much-appreciated colleague Felix Roth for the 2025 KSNC/ASCON conference on “All about Advanced Vehicles.” We’ll be talking about the challenges and practical ways to run a global CSMS that covers different automotive cybersecurity regulations across the various markets. The automotive industry has reached the point where cybersecurity can no longer be...
A Preliminary Note … The motivation for this post was follow-up questions prompted by several more technically focused or legally specific articles that asked for a general discussion of the normative foundations of automotive cybersecurity as a type-approval-relevant element. Here it is. Cybersecurity is now a non-negotiable entry ticket for vehicles in the EU, and Germany enforces it with...