Second Edition Updates to the ISO 26262 Standard – Episode 1 Aug 20th, 2018 The ISO 26262 standard was first released in November of 2011. The Second Edition of the standard, currently in the… Learn More
Rand Report Revisited Aug 9th, 2018 Rand’s report seeks to answer the basic question, “How many miles would autonomous vehicles have to be driven without failure… Learn More
Verification vs Validation: Functional Safety Jul 31st, 2018 These processes are commonly confused for one another while each of them actually serves a very specific purpose. Verification… Learn More
Highlights from kVA’s Autonomy Safety Forum May 29th, 2018 The idea of the forum was to bring together leading experts working on autonomy, so as to have an open… Learn More
You Win Some, You Checksum May 18th, 2018 I love Annex D within Part 5 of the ISO 26262:2011 standard, probably more than I should. It is where… Learn More
The ABCs of Being an Automotive Functional Safety Engineer Apr 5th, 2018 All cars these days are powered by electronics, such as steering, braking or shifting gears. Imagine that one day on… Learn More
How do I Develop a Safe Semiconductor? Mar 7th, 2018 ISO 26262 provides safety guidance on all electrical and electronic systems, which certainly includes silicon elements. But the first edition of… Learn More
Calculating Diagnostic Coverage Feb 20th, 2018 But what do we do when there are multiple safety mechanisms applicable simultaneously to cover against a single failure mode?… Learn More
Determining Diagnostic Coverage Jan 18th, 2018 Diagnostic coverage is a measure of effectiveness of the diagnostics implemented in the system. Mathematically, it is the ratio of… Learn More
Second Edition Updates Nov 10th, 2017 Standards are in place to protect the user of products. But they are only valuable if they are kept to… Learn More
Making ISO 26262 Practical Oct 10th, 2017 Practitioners are overwhelmed by two features of the standard. First, ISO 26262 is comprehensive in nature. That makes it a… Learn More
Minimizing Item Definition Document Re-writes Sep 27th, 2017 However, such thinking doesn’t allow for technological progress. For example, a given system may need vehicle speed in order to… Learn More
