The document discusses a proposed M-AODV routing protocol for VANETs to detect and prevent black hole attacks. It begins with an introduction to VANETs and some of the applications and routing protocols used. It then discusses the problem of black hole attacks in VANETs, where malicious nodes drop packets to disrupt network traffic. The proposed M-AODV protocol works to detect these malicious nodes by monitoring packet drops and setting a drop limit, allowing identification of the attacker. Simulation results show the proposed M-AODV protocol improves performance metrics like throughput, packet delivery ratio, and delay compared to the standard AODV protocol under black hole attacks. The study concludes the M-AODV protocol effectively identifies and prevents