7. Conclusion

The future of the CAN bus is closely linked to its application in vehicles, since this is the sector which largely ensures its technological credibility and a large-scale, low-cost market. However, the coming years will see the development of solutions enabling vehicles to become increasingly autonomous. Autonomous driving requires :

• numerous sensors and actuators, fast, reliable and secure communication tools to manage the vehicle itself;

• a road infrastructure equipped to manage traffic flow in complete safety;

• ultra-fast distributed processing systems for real-time interaction with the environment.

Thus, vehicles, which were largely mechanical systems, are being transformed into mechatronic systems with on-board subsystems integrating sophisticated...