69% of enterprise network decision-makers in the manufacturing and automotive sectors are comfortable with increased AI integration in their network operations.

Across both sectors (manufacturing and automotive), 70% of respondents expect DDoS attack mitigation to be largely driven by AI (as opposed to humans) within four years.

Over 50% of manufacturing and automotive decision-makers see cybersecurity as their top network challenge.

57% of senior network decision-makers in manufacturing and automotive industries do not believe that AI has been overhyped and state that they are already seeing real benefits across their businesses.

A significant minority (37%) of manufacturing and automotive decision-makers foresee AI causing network costs to rise.

Japanese consumers are the least likely to disapprove of selling data on (26% saying so).

20% of UK consumers are ambivalent about OEMs selling driver data.

24% of consumers globally are ambivalent about OEMs selling driver data.

86% of OEMs say that connectivity is important for protecting vehicles throughout the vehicle’s whole lifecycle.

49% of UK consumers do not think OEMs should be able to sell driver data.

Americans are the most likely to disapprove of selling data on, with 50% saying it should not be allowed

26% globally think it is fine for OEMs to sell driver data.

86% of OEMs report that cybersecurity of their digital services is important.

44% of consumers globally do not think OEMs should be able to sell driver data.

Globally, 48% of consumers report they worry their car could be hacked.

Fewer than one in five (18%) OEMs are currently selling data on.

A total of 215 automotive cybersecurity incidents were recorded in 2024, indicating a consistent threat throughout the year.

The total count of automotive-related vulnerabilities (“CVEs”) published in 2024 reached 530, representing another annual gain and nearly twice as many as the 2019 count.

More than 77 percent of automotive vulnerabilities were found on onboard or in-vehicle systems in 2024.

At Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, 49 unique zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered across primarily in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and EV-charging systems. This event took place between January 22-24, 2025, in Tokyo and involved top-tier security researchers from 13 countries.