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UL Acquires kVA, Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Advisory Business

Jun 5th, 2019

“As autonomous vehicle technology continues to advance rapidly, the public’s trust and technology readiness will determine how quickly AVs are…

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Unclouding the Meaning of ASIL Decomposition

May 21st, 2019

The concept of ASIL decomposition mentioned in ISO 26262 provides us with an opportunity to lower the ASIL of a…

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Preventing the Occurrence of a Hazard: FTTI at the Concept Level

May 15th, 2019

This challenge is recognized in the ISO 26262 Road Vehicle – Functional Safety Standard [1]. This period of time is…

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Commanding the Roadways

Apr 8th, 2019

We left before dawn. Once I got to the steady pace of the Ohio Turnpike, traffic started to pick up;…

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Forward-Thinking: Product Safety Aspects in IATF 16949 (continued)

Mar 4th, 2019

I) Training identified by the organization or customer for personnel involved in product-safety related products and associated manufacturing processes; ISO 26262:2011…

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How Can Product Safety Aspects in IATF 16949 be Met by Following ISO 26262?

Feb 12th, 2019

Since there is quite a bit of information, we will look at the Product Safety requirements included in IATF 16949:2016…

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Get in the Game with Functional Safety

Jan 25th, 2019

Though automobiles are traditionally mechanical systems, their newfound intelligence has changed the safety ballgame. Electrical & electronic systems now need…

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Second Edition Updates to the ISO 26262 Standard – Episode 4

Dec 14th, 2018

The ISO 26262 standard was first released in November of 2011. The Second Edition of the standard, currently in the…

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How Does Product Safety Relate to Functional Safety?

Dec 11th, 2018

Since my experience stems from “the old days” (yes, this is showing my age!), we didn’t differentiate between Product and…

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