Safety case confusion
Clarification of what is needed for a safety case and how this has changed from edition 1 to edition 2 of ISO 26262
Understanding the Scope of ISO 26262:2018 in Ensuring Vehicle Safety
There is a common misunderstanding that adopting ISO 26262:2018 ensures the overall safety of a vehicle. However, it is important to understand that ISO 26262:2018 addresses only a subset of potential hazards that may arise. In this article, we will classify different types of vehicle hazards and clarify the specific scope of ISO 26262:2018.
Hazard description lessons to learn
Here are examples of hazard descriptions that have been produced by well respected organisations, that in our opinion have some deficiency. Then we define what we believe is wrong.
Clarification of HARA ratings
ISO 26262:2018 requires a HARA to be produced for every item that is within its scope. This includes rating the hazardous events that can occur. This article provides an overview to what the six possible ratings are and how to use them.
Examples of vehicles in scope and out of scope of ISO 26262:2018
To help understand which vehicles are in scope of ISO 26262, here are examples of vehicles that are inside and outside of scope. Plus vehicles where it still is open to interpretation.