World's First Certified "Cyber-Secure" Vehicle is a Motorcycle

Have you ever thought about cyber security while out riding? No, neither have I. But apparently some people do, and the result is that an electric motorcycle is the world’s first certified “cyber-secure vehicle.”

The NUUK Cargopro was just announced as meeting the accreditation process for the EUROCYBCAR test.

What does this mean to you and me? It means that, eventually, the technology in your bike such as Bluetooth, GPS, remote keys, and the like will be protected from hackers if the machine meets the standard. Right now, though, it doesn’t apply to bikes, just cars, buses, trucks, vans, trailers, and motorhomes in the EU, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Australia, and South Africa. 

That’s why it’s newsworthy that the first vehicle to gain accreditation has two wheels instead of four. Vehicles that aren’t cyber-secure can be stolen or remotely manipulated or personal information highjacked.

The Cargopro was subjected to a physical test to see if a cybercrook could access through a USB port. The remote access test checked the security of the wireless system, and the application test looked for vulnerabilities in apps integrated with the bike and official ones a rider would download to their phone.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe developed standard UNECE/R155 and it came into force last year. It requires that applicable vehicles be homologated by July 2022 and commercialized from July 2024.