New vehicle technologies bring
new vulnerabilities and challeng-
es relating to safety and security,
and this is particularly true of AD,
ADAS and connected functions. In
part these challenges come from the
complexity of the technologies. It is
vital that these technologies work
as intended and, in the event of a
failure, that redundances and fail-
safe systems protect the passengers
and other road users until the ve-
hicle can be brought to a safe halt.
In relation to connected technologies there are issues of cybersecurity, in
particular preventing the vehicle from being subject to malicious intru-
sion. Also, there are a variety of other issues including privacy and ensur-
ing that over-the-air system updates or function downloads don’t affect
the integrity and safe operation the vehicle. Moreover, developers need to
ensure that other functions – both within and outside the vehicle – do not
cause conflicts with vital vehicle systems.
There are few industry partners with the experience, toolset, or service
offerings that AVL can deliver. And even though we are experts in all as-
pects of vehicle development, including the next generation of technolo-
gies, thanks to our broad R&D activities, there are still unknowns that can-
not be predicted. It is essential, therefore, that from a safety and security
perspective, all system design processes must be robust enough to provide
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Safety and
Security,
from Start
to Finish
At AVL safety, SOTIF and cybersecurity
are not an addition to development,
but integral to it