Sen. Peters, Chertoff to address autonomous vehicle legislation, other cyber issues at Billington summit today

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will speak at the Billington Automotive Cybersecurity Summit today on how cyber threats are affecting the auto industry and its planned move toward autonomous vehicles, while Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) will discuss legislation designed to address the issue.

Chertoff, who currently serves as executive chairman of the Chertoff Group, will be the first speaker at the Detroit conference this morning. His spokesperson told Inside Cybersecurity that he will touch on the “current...