Over the last years, aerial and ground vehicles as well as mobile robot systems have been receiving an increased number of electronic components, connected through wireless networks and running embedded software. This strong integration between dedicated computing devices and the physical environment, composes a Cyber-Physical System (CPS). CPS have thus become part of common vehicles, accessible to everyone, such as automobiles or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Furthermore, as processing power increases and software becomes more sophisticated, these vehicles gain the ability to perform complex operations, becoming more autonomous, efficient, adaptable, comfortable, safe and usable. These are known as Intelligent Vehicles (IV).

As processing capabilities and software sophistication continue to advance, these vehicles are evolving into more autonomous, efficient, adaptable, comfortable, safe, and usable entities. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in particular, are offering flexible support for diverse missions, enabling deployment in scenarios that were previously challenging or inaccessible. This is achieved through seamless integration with sensor networks capable of monitoring a wide range of applications. On the road, automobiles now provide features such as active safety, adaptive cruise control, park assistance, automatic climate control, navigation support, and, in the near future, vehicle-to-vehicle communication. With networking capabilities, the myriad of devices within vehicles are seamlessly integrated into the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape.

The vast range of open challenges to achieve Safety and Security in Intelligent Vehicles (with or without connection with the Internet) is a fundamental reason that justifies the numerous research initiatives and wide discussion on these matters, which we are currently observing everywhere. Therefore, the workshop will keep its focus on exploring the challenges and interdependencies between security, real-time, safety and certification, which emerge when introducing networked, autonomous and cooperative functionalities.

Authors are invited to submit full and/or short papers related to the following topics of interest (but not limited to):

• Architecture, design, implementation and management of safe and secure intelligent vehicles

• Functional safety, standards and certification

• Security threats to cyber-physical systems

• Secure data communication in vehicular networks

• Collision prediction and avoidance

• Safety and security issues in ADAS

• Real-time perception and sensor fusion for safe autonomous driving

• Internet of (Secure) Things (flying, driving, floating, diving, etc) 

• Safe integration of Artificial Intelligence in intelligent vehicles

• Advanced hardware for self-driving cars and their impact on safety/security

• Regulation issues in intelligent vehicles

• Practical experiences and testbeds related with safety and security of intelligent vehicles 

• Industrial experiences and best practices relevant to safety and security of intelligent vehicles

• Security and Information Technology standards

• Threats against traffic management systems