(ISO: Geneva) -- As vehicles become more complex, with new features like driver assistance systems or electronic-based functions, it is more important than ever to identify potential risks of software and hardware failures whose consequences could be fatal. For this purpose, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard to ensure the functional safety of electrical and electronic systems in road vehicles.

The new standard, ISO 26262—“Road vehicles—Functional safety”:
• Provides and supports an automotive safety life cycle (i.e., management, development, production, operation, service, decommissioning)
• Outlines an automotive-specific, risk-based approach (automotive safety integrity levels)
• Helps avoid unreasonable residual risk
• Can be used to validate and confirm safety levels
• Provides requirements for relations with suppliers

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