Privacy issues for transportation cyber physical systems

Abstract

Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems (TCPS) developed a lot with the advancement of the transportation industry worldwide. The rapid proliferation of TCPS provides rich data and infinite possibilities for us to analyze and understand the complex inherent mechanism that governs the novel intelligence world. Also, TCPS open a range of new application scenarios, such as vehicular safety, energy efficiency, reduced pollution, and intelligent maintenance services. However, while enjoying the services and convenience provided by TCPS, users, vehicles, and even the systems might lose privacy during information transmission and processing. This chapter summarizes the state-of-art research findings on TCPS in a broad sense. First, we introduce the typical TCPS model and their basic mechanism of data communication. Secondly, considering the privacy issues of TCPS, we give a bird’s-eye view of the up-to-date literature on the problems and privacy protection approaches. Thirdly, we point out the most recently emerging challenges and the potential resolutions for privacy issues in TCPS.