Course Outline

Introduction to Autonomous Vehicle Safety

  • Safety challenges in autonomous vehicle development
  • Critical safety functions and failure modes
  • Overview of functional safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF)

Safety Risk Assessment for Autonomous Vehicles

  • Principles of risk assessment and hazard analysis
  • Identifying critical failure points in AV systems
  • Risk management frameworks and methodologies

Functional Safety Standards and Compliance

  • ISO 26262: Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
  • SOTIF (Safety of the Intended Functionality)
  • ADAS safety considerations and compliance

Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)

  • Performing HARA for autonomous driving functions
  • Identifying potential hazards and accident scenarios
  • Quantitative and qualitative risk analysis techniques

Safety Validation and Verification

  • Testing safety-critical AV functions
  • Simulation-based safety verification techniques
  • Real-world safety validation using test vehicles

Advanced Risk Mitigation Strategies

  • Redundancy and fail-safe mechanisms
  • Safety monitoring and diagnostic systems
  • Implementing fallback strategies and safe state transitions

Cybersecurity Considerations for AV Safety

  • Integrating safety and cybersecurity strategies
  • Detecting and mitigating cyber threats to AV systems
  • Ensuring data integrity and secure communication

Case Studies and Best Practices

  • Analysis of AV safety incidents and lessons learned
  • Successful safety implementations in autonomous prototypes
  • Workshop: Conducting a safety risk assessment for an AV scenario

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Knowledge of automotive safety standards
  • Understanding of autonomous vehicle technologies
  • Experience in safety analysis and risk management

Audience

  • Safety engineers working on autonomous vehicle projects
  • Automotive safety professionals responsible for risk assessment
  • R&D specialists focusing on safety compliance and validation
 21 Hours

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