Your co-chairman,
Riccardo Vincelli
Director Functional Safety
Renesas Electronics
Dear colleagues,
It’s my immense pleasure to be given again the opportunity to
co-chair the one the only Functional Safety Week with my dear friend Franck.
This will the 3rd time in a row that we are given this key role and we will attempt to make this event even better than before (let’s see if it’s really possible to get an even better result). With our usual mix of expertise and humour we will coordinate the 3 days conference and engage in a journey full of presentations and open technical discussions.
This is without doubt a key moment for the automotive sector going through a full face-lift. Buzzwords as Software Defined Vehicle, Electrification, Automated Driving but also Autonowashing are continuously popping up. Despite the very difficult and unprecedented financial situation we are experiencing with strong competition, it’s definitely a very exciting moment rich of challenges and opportunities.
The 3rd edition of ISO26262, our number 1 standard, was just kicked off in
October 2024 with a technical meeting scheduled for this coming May. This gives us a golden opportunity to have in the same room ISO WG members (including part leaders) interacting with industry members to exchange ideas and influence the content of the standard. Don’t miss your opportunity!
But we will not stop just to ISO26262 that now it’s clearly not enough anymore
and we will cover also the key new standards (ISO/PAS 8800, ISO 21448, ISO TS 5083, ...) and discuss together pros and cons while sharing experiences. Only through open discussion and putting aside our competitive aspects, we can get closer to resolve some of the biggest challenges that the automotive community has experienced to date.
I’m looking forward to seeing you there. Only with your contribution we can
make this conference a true success.