SecuRESafe (SRES) Strengthens Leadership in Autonomous Systems and AI Safety, Appoints Industry Veteran Bill Taylor as Partner

We are incredibly excited to announce that Bill Taylor is officially joining us as a Partner today, joining...

VDA 450: Vehicle Power Distribution and Functional Safety – Part II

Learn how VDA 450 defines power distribution safety, functional safety requirements and fail-operational design for automated driving systems.

SRES Partners on AI & Safety Webinar Series with LHP

SRES and LHP are hosting a free AI Safety Webinar Series on ISO 42001, the EU AI Act, and aligning software innovation with safety development.

Credo AI and SecuRESafe (SRES) Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Responsible AI Governance and Safety

Credo AI, a leader in Responsible AI governance solutions, and SecuRESafe (SRES), a pioneer in AI-driven safety...

Demystifying SOTIF Acceptance Criteria and Validation Targets – Part 3

Quick Reference: Part 1 and Part 2.In our previous (Part 2) blog entry, we explored the building blocks of...

SW-FMEA Example

This follow-up to our SW-FMEA guide shows a complete example using inverter architecture, helping teams apply software safety analysis in practice.

Demystifying SOTIF Acceptance Criteria and Validation Targets – Part 2

Quick Reference: Part 1 and Part 3.In the first entry (Part 1) of our blog series, we introduced the concepts...

VDA 450: Vehicle Power Supply and Functional Safety – LV net voltages

Learn how VDA 450 defines LV net voltage ranges for vehicle power supply, improving safety and functional design for EV and ICE vehicles.

Safety and Artificial Intelligence – A look into the ISO 8800 Standard

As of October 17, 2024, the ISO/PAS 8800 standard went under publication. Generally, it takes 7 weeks from this time for the standard to be released.

Is the SW-FMEA Busywork? – A SW-FMEA Guide

Explore how SW-FMEA strengthens software architecture analysis, mitigates safety risks, and supports ISO 26262 compliance through a systematic approach.

Autonomous Vehicles and Explainable AI (XAI): A Fresh Look

Explore the challenges of Explainable AI (XAI) in Autonomous Vehicles and how ISO standards like ISO/PAS 8800:2024 and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 provide process-based...

Demystifying SOTIF Acceptance Criteria and Validation Targets – Part 1

We will discuss the basic concepts of SOTIF acceptance criteria and validation targets per ISO 21448:2022

Interplay between ISO 21448 and ISO 8800 for Autonomous Systems

How do ISO 21448 and ISO 8800 complement each other to enhance safety in autonomous systems? Learn how these standards tackle functional and AI-specific...

October 2024 Recap: How is AI and Autonomy doing?

In August of this year, the EU AI Act was enacted into law. Starting in 2025, enforcement will begin with substantial non-compliance fines, potentially...

SOTIF and FuSa Coupling

SOTIF and Functional Safety are distinct but have key areas of overlap. Understanding these connections can make applying SOTIF less daunting.

Requirements as She is Spoke

Learn how to write precise, verifiable requirements by using clear language, removing ambiguity, and ensuring consistency across technical teams.

It’s Requirements all the Way Down

Explore the requirements hierarchy: how many levels are reasonable, their relationships, and the value of bidirectional traceability.

The FMEA and ISO 26262 Relationship

Discover how FMEA and ISO 26262 align to improve system, hardware, and software safety in automotive engineering.

How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Requirements

“Show me the requirements!” is a ubiquitous refrain in systems, safety, and security engineering. Requirements are the basic foundation of most...

What’s wrong with big data?

Is more data better? This question has spelled the end of countless AI projects. Common sense tells us that, yes, more data allows the model to fit our problem...

Walking on Thin Ice: The Risks of Ignoring Responsible AI in AI System Deployments

Roughly 2 years after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, AI incidents have surged over 70%, per the 2024 AI Index Report. The launch marked the start of the...

Short series: Introduction to the ISO/IEC 42001 Standard

ISO/IEC 42001 establishes our AI Management System and emphasizes the ethical and responsible use of AI.

SynSpace and SRES Partner to Provide ASPICE and Functional Safety Services

SecuRESafe (SRES) and SynSpace Group (SynSpace) have jointly announced a strategic partnership today to provide complementary AutomotiveSPICE® and functional...

Syntax, Semantics…Say What?

There are countless debates whether Artificial Intelligence is really “intelligent”, and then what “intelligent” really means. Some of these debates gravitate...

Could ISO/SAE 21434 Have Stopped the TeslaLogger Exploit?

A proactive implementation of a Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) based on ISO/SAE 21434 Clause 15 could have addressed the vulnerabilities in...

Digging into the ISO/IEC 5469:2024 – Artificial intelligence: Functional safety and AI systems standard

The ISO/IEC 5469:2024 standard was released in January of 2024, and, unlike ISO/CD PAS 8800, it is not specific to just automotive.

AI System Lifecycle Processes – ISO/IEC 5338

Back in 2020 we would have never thought that a semiconductor manufacturer would be almost five times as valuable as the world’s biggest retail chain.

Where the FMEDA can go Wrong

In functional safety we consider risks stemming from two main buckets of failures: systematic and random hardware failures. Systematic failures are faults...

High Voltage Electrical Safety – Designing in Layers of Protection

Discover the layers of protection needed for automotive high voltage systems, including key safety standards like FMVSS 305 and ISO 26262. Learn how these...

Responsible AI requires an AI Management System – A look into ISO/IEC 42001:2023

Over the past few months, we’ve posted about recent AI incidents involving ethics and safety. Such incidents embody the need for responsible AI (RAI), which...

How does ISO 26262 address open source software?

We previously wrote about updates on the Third Edition of the ISO 26262 Standard. One of the updates included the additional topic of using pre-existing...

Autonomy Safety Standards in Automotive

The world of standards in the automotive autonomous vehicle industry is continually changing, at least relative to more stable standards in functional safety...

January Recap: How is AI and Autonomy doing?

Already early in 2024 we’ve seen several AI incidents including Deepfakes of celebrities, both alive and dead, and Chevrolet selling a Tahoe for $1.

InSilicon Solutions Partners and SRES Partner to Provide Functional Safety Services to the Semiconductor Industry

SecuRESafe (SRES) and InSilicon Solution Partners (ISSP) have jointly announced a partnership today to provide expert functional safety consulting and...

SRES Partners with Jama Software

SecuRESafe (SRES) announced today they have partnered together with Jama Software, Inc. to provide the automotive industry with world-class support in...

Vultara and SRES partner to provide automotive security and safety services

SecurRESafe (SRES) and Vultara, Inc. (Vultara) have jointly announced a partnership today to provide cybersecurity and safety solutions to the mobility...

SRES Partners with SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH to provide SOTIF Professional and Safety for Artificial Intelligence Training

SecuRESafe (SRES) announced today they have signed a new cooperation agreement with SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH to provide both their SOTIF Professional training based...

November 2023 Recap: How is AI and Autonomy doing?

It’s now been a year since OpenAI released an experimental chatbot dubbed “ChatGPT”. Since then, the terms “ChatGPT” and “AI” have mushroomed, creating a...

Updates on the Third Edition of the ISO 26262 Standard

Although in fall of 2023 the preparation for the Third Edition of the ISO 26262 standard started, don’t expect an official release until sometime in Q2 of...

ISO 26262 is like bringing a knife to a gun fight with AI

As you have seen in the news on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the California Department of Motor Vehicles issued a suspension of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous...

Autonomous Vehicles and Explainable AI (XAI)?

As you have seen in the news on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the California Department of Motor Vehicles issued a suspension of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous...

Do you bleed safety?

One cool fall afternoon in Minnesota, as we were just finishing up football practice during my sophomore year...

SRES Announced as new course provider for TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Training Program

SecuRESafe (SRES) announced today they have achieved designation as course provider of the TÜV Rheinland...

The start of a new beginning – the responsible engineer

At SRES we not only support functional safety, autonomy safety and cybersecurity, but we promote and are evangelists for responsible development. Being...

Why Responsible AI should matter?

AI is here and we are unable to turn back the clocks. In some cases, AI is resembling some of the fears from a 1960’s sci-fi movie. It has been known to...

Organizational compliance department: a sample framework

Whether you are working in safety, security, AI or other disciplines, it is critical that you show compliance of standards and regulations to your customers...

Short series: PMHF Formula

When conducting the FMEDA for the quantitative analysis, it is required to calculate the PMHF. There are formulas provided in the ISO 26262:2018 standard,...

Short series: Decomposition

Although we commonly think of the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards as our leading guidance for industrial cybersecurity, it is actually a very horizontal...

Short series:  ISA/IEC 62443

Although we commonly think of the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards as our leading guidance for industrial cybersecurity, it is actually a very horizontal...

Short series: Responsible AI

What is Responsible AI (RAI) and why is it important?

Short series: we want to hear from you

Please send us your questions about functional safety, autonomy safety, cybersecurity and responsible AI in the comments or send us an email to info@sres.ai.

Short series: documentation

Although documentation might be one of the least favorite activities for an engineer, it is extremely critical when we talk about safety, security and...

Short series: safety analysis (FMEA)

In this video we discuss why Safety Analysis, such as an FMEA in ISO 26262, should not include RPN values that have been traditionally used in automotive...

Short series: introduction

Welcome to our SRES Shorts series where we will be discussing various technical topics related to functional safety, autonomy safety, cybersecurity and...