Transportation secretary: NHTSA cyber guidance complements industry efforts

DETROIT – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s forthcoming guidance on cybersecurity for automobiles will complement new industry-developed best practices, while calling for continued collaboration between government partners and automotive industry companies.

“We see the potential to save lives,” Foxx said Friday at the Billington Global Automotive Cybersecurity Summit here. “In the area of cybersecurity, there is no one company that can accomplish what all companies can do together.”

Foxx said the NHTSA guidance will...