Cars are no longer just mechanical machines, June 9th, 2026, at PUNE. A contemporary car consists of many millions of lines of software, dozens of electronic control units, wireless connections, links to mobile applications, cloud services, charging systems, and, a lot more recently, advanced driver-assistance systems. The auto sector is shifting from ‘Can this vehicle run safely?' to ‘Can this vehicle be kept secure throughout its life?'. This change is paving the way for a new kind of infrastructure for the automotive sector – automotive cyber resilience labs. These labs enable manufacturers, suppliers, and testing bodies to look into how a vehicle reacts to digital systems testing in a controlled environment. The goal is not to instill fear in the minds of people that their vehicles are susceptible to hacking, but to ensure that industry develops more secure, robust, and reliable mobility solutions before vehicles reach customers. Founded in 2015 by cybersecurity researcher and entrepreneur Vikash Chaudhary, HackersEra Automotive Cyber Security Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian firm working on creating leadership in the field and has established an Automotive Cyber Resilience Lab that conducts tests on connected, electric, and software-defined vehicles on the entire attack surface of the vehicle. It is available now and is being sold as a product for more widespread use by OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, testing labs, homologation environments, and programs for regulatory readiness. The lab supports teams to repeatably test vehicle networks, wireless interfaces, RF systems, cellular, V2X, EV charging infrastructure, embedded hardware and firmware, and side channels and ADAS-related systems. Why Vehicle Cybersecurity Is Becoming Important The auto industry is going through one of its biggest technology changes in decades. Vehicles now include infotainment systems, telematics units, digital keys, over-the-air software updates, connected mobile apps, EV charging communication and driver-assistance sensors. Each new digital feature