MAGIC
Meeting Automotive Liability Challenges through Forensics Soundness
Providing the vehicle industry with processes, methods, and mechanisms to support forensics investigations and liability determinations throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle.
Advancing Automotive Digital Forensics
The vehicle industry has a long tradition of working with safety, but cybersecurity forensics is a new and under-explored area. MAGIC bridges this gap.
Forensic Soundness in Vehicles
Upcoming regulations, including the EU’s updated Product Liability Directive, place a greater burden of proof on vehicle manufacturers to demonstrate their cybersecurity features are free of defects.
Automotive Digital Forensics (ADF)
MAGIC develops ADF solutions that guarantee forensic soundness, enhance trustworthiness of incident investigations, and identify cybersecurity-related vulnerabilities throughout the vehicle lifecycle.
AI-Powered Threat Detection
Leveraging modern AI technologies to automate the analysis of vehicle data, shift from reactive to proactive cybersecurity, and develop adaptive real-time Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).
Regulatory Alignment
Achieving compliance with UNECE R155 & R156 and ISO/SAE 21434, while potentially proposing enhancements to these standards based on project findings.
What We Aim to Achieve
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G1Forensically Sound ADF SolutionsDevelop automotive digital forensics solutions that guarantee forensic soundness, enhance trustworthiness of incident investigations, and identify cybersecurity-related vulnerabilities.
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G2Real-Time ADF MechanismsImplement real-time ADF mechanisms to enhance the adaptability of incident detection and protection against cyberattack threats.
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G3Adaptive Cyber-ResilienceDevelop adaptive cyber-resilience techniques that dynamically adjust to evolving threats and system states in autonomous driving systems.
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G4Regulatory ComplianceAchieve compliance with, and potentially propose enhancements to, UNECE R155 & R156 and ISO/SAE 21434.
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G5Knowledge DisseminationDisseminate knowledge and educate future experts, including mentoring at least two Ph.D. students and six master’s students.
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G6Real-World FeasibilityEvaluate the feasibility of proposed ADF solutions for real-world implementations through Proof of Value (PoV) assessments.
Work Packages
MAGIC is organized into six work packages covering the full vehicle lifecycle from design to post-incident analysis.
Project Management
Overall coordination, dissemination, and reporting activities across the full project duration.
Use Cases & Literature
Identification of industrial use cases, state-of-the-art analysis, and gap identification in current ADF practices.
Pre-Operation
Reference ADF architecture for forensically enabled vehicles with secure logging and storage guidelines.
On-Operation
Forensic soundness, real-time threat detection, AI-based Intrusion Detection Systems, and data collection during vehicle operation.
Post-Operation
Management of digital evidence, IDS maintainability, adaptive cyber-resilience, and post-incident forensic analysis.
Dissemination & PoV
Proof of Value demonstrations, workshops at international conferences, and education of future automotive cybersecurity experts.
Our Partners
MAGIC brings together leading Swedish industry and academic partners with complementary expertise in automotive, cybersecurity, and digital forensics.
Volvo Technology AB
Project lead, WP1 and WP2 leader. Industrial expertise in automotive systems and cybersecurity.
volvogroup.com →Chalmers University of Technology
WP6 leader. Academic leadership and research excellence in cybersecurity and dependable systems.
chalmers.se →Volvo Car Group
WP3 leader. Automotive OEM expertise in vehicle architecture and product security.
volvocars.com →RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
WP4 & WP5 leader. Applied research expertise in dependability, cybersecurity, and digital forensics.
ri.se →AFRY AB
Engineering and technology consultancy providing expertise in automotive system design and testing.
afry.com →Clavister AB
Swedish cybersecurity company providing network security and Intrusion Detection expertise.
clavister.com →Who Benefits from MAGIC
Project results are designed to be used by several critical stakeholders across the automotive ecosystem.
Vehicle Manufacturers
Tools and processes to meet product liability obligations and demonstrate forensic soundness of cybersecurity features.
Regulatory Bodies & Standardization
Evidence-based input to enhance UNECE R155/R156 and ISO/SAE 21434 with practical ADF requirements.
Insurance & Law Enforcement
Trusted forensic evidence from vehicles to support liability investigations, insurance claims, and legal proceedings.
Cybersecurity Experts
Advanced ADF architectures, IDS methodologies, and AI-driven tools for detecting and responding to automotive cyber threats.