In February 2024, Steven Wicks and Alice Andrews at Automotive IQ interviewed Gareth Price, Director Software Delivery at Eatron Technologies to get a further understanding of where the industry currently stands with Functional Safety, which we will be posting as a two-part video podcast. Get your copy of Part 1 of this exclusive video interview. Watch part 2 here.

What influenced the interview?

While ISO 26262 is reaching a certain level of maturity, advancements in electrification, autonomous driving, software-defined vehicles, and AI-based applications are introducing new challenges of ensuring safety with new unparalleled levels of complexity. Furthermore, SOTIF is also coming in thick and fast, and safety experts are on the cusp of decision making for the third edition of ISO 26262. To prepare for the next edition, OEMs and Suppliers are looking for the next wave of guidance to accommodate for changes in the automotive industry right now.

Discussion highlights: 

▪ With Eatron being involved in both HV and LV battery management systems, Gareth explains whether the safety considerations for implementing them are the same

▪ The impact of the gaps in the standards for developing both HV and LV batteries

▪ Gareth’s expert recommendations on how to overcome this negative impact

▪ What needs to be included in the next edition of ISO 26262 and SOTIF

▪ The direction other safety standards, including ISO TS 5083 for automated driving systems, and ISO 8926 for pre-existing software are heading in, and how the industry can prepare for any new requirements being faced.

Functional Safety Week 2024

Gareth will be joining 40+ speakers at the conference, sharing his views on how safety standards are evolving, as well as the FuSa & SOTIF considerations for HV & LV batteries.