Canadian Experts Warn of Autonomous-Vehicles Hacking Risks With multiple partners involved in making sure navigational automobile systems are not compromised – from parts makers, to assemblers, network operators, to administrators, parking managers and motorists – “The supply chain needs to be built on global trust,” University of Windsor researcher Ikjot Saini says. OTTAWA – Canadian auto dealers, whose sales of high-tech vehicles may be hampered by safety concerns linked to hacking and computer viruses, are being assisted by a new university cyber-protection unit allied to parts makers. The SHIELD Automotive Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence is based at the University of Windsor, just across the Detroit River, and will work with Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturing Assn. (APMA), with which it has signed a memorandum of understanding.