{"id":103772,"date":"2025-09-15T16:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinestandart.com\/?p=103772"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:45:14","slug":"automotive-conventional-evs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinestandart.com\/en\/automotive-conventional-evs\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive (Conventional &#038; EVs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ISO\u202f26262 (Road vehicles \u2013 functional safety), ISO\/PAS\u202f21448 (SOTIF), UNECE\u202fR155\/R156 (cybersecurity\/software updates).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documented issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A commentary in In Compliance Magazine notes that <strong>sudden unintended acceleration<\/strong> persists in vehicles with electronic throttle control. The authors argue regulators should mandate functional safety techniques based on <strong>peer-reviewed public standards<\/strong> like ISO&nbsp;26262. They highlight that the <strong>automobile industry lacks independent safety assessors<\/strong>, unlike aviation, rail and medical devices. <a href=\"https:\/\/incompliancemag.com\/the-poor-quality-of-functional-safety-engineering-in-the-automobile-industry\/#:~:text=The%20three%20decades,reviewed%20public%20functional%20safety%20standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incompliancemag.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article contends that automakers blame drivers for accidents when electronic malfunctions may be at fault and that regulators have failed to intervene. <a href=\"https:\/\/incompliancemag.com\/the-poor-quality-of-functional-safety-engineering-in-the-automobile-industry\/#:~:text=Rather%20than%20accept%20responsibility%20automakers,this%20area%20with%20any%20effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incompliancemag.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automakers rely on proprietary safety processes without external review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISO\u202f26262 adoption varies widely; smaller suppliers may not understand ASIL classification or safety lifecycle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accidents due to electronic malfunction may be misattributed to driver error.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty in verifying software reliability across complex, integrated systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practice playbook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Implement ISO<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><strong>26262 lifecycle processes<\/strong> across concept, design, integration and test; allocate ASILs to functions and apply appropriate methods (hazard analysis, FMEA, FMEDA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use independent functional safety assessors<\/strong> to verify compliance and challenge designs. <a href=\"https:\/\/incompliancemag.com\/the-poor-quality-of-functional-safety-engineering-in-the-automobile-industry\/#:~:text=The%20three%20decades,reviewed%20public%20functional%20safety%20standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incompliancemag.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capture and analyse incidents<\/strong> such as sudden unintended acceleration; incorporate findings into design updates and hazard analyses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Require suppliers to align with ISO<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><strong>26262<\/strong>; audit their processes and documentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplement functional safety with SOTIF (ISO\/PAS<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><strong>21448)<\/strong> and cybersecurity (UNECE\u202fR155\/R156) to address performance limitations and software updates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Compliance Magazine article criticising lack of peer\u2011reviewed functional safety standards in automotive industry. <a href=\"https:\/\/incompliancemag.com\/the-poor-quality-of-functional-safety-engineering-in-the-automobile-industry\/#:~:text=The%20three%20decades,reviewed%20public%20functional%20safety%20standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incompliancemag.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussion on regulators\u2019 failure to mandate functional safety and automakers blaming drivers. <a href=\"https:\/\/incompliancemag.com\/the-poor-quality-of-functional-safety-engineering-in-the-automobile-industry\/#:~:text=Rather%20than%20accept%20responsibility%20automakers,this%20area%20with%20any%20effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incompliancemag.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key standards Documented issues A commentary in In Compliance Magazine notes that sudden unintended acceleration persists in vehicles with electronic throttle control. 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