NHTSA urges automakers to adopt NIST, industry standards to secure from cyber threats

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is touting the federal framework of cybersecurity standards, in addition to industry-developed standards, as guidelines for securing self-driving cars from cyber threats, calling on automakers to engage in threat information sharing, develop incident response plans, and draft vulnerability disclosure policies.

NHTSA -- in “Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety,” an updated policy for addressing safety, security, and privacy in self-driving vehicles issued Tuesday -- tells automakers that they should adopt a...