ISO/PAS 8800 walkthrough (Part 2) covering the AI safety and dataset lifecycles, including requirements, design, implementation, verification, and validation.

Learn how redundancy architecture shapes system behavior, including fail-over vs parallel designs, latent failures, and real-world safety considerations.

SRES SafeStack is a monthly newsletter from SecuRESafe (SRES) featuring insights on functional safety,...

Learn why engineers working closest to safety and compliance standards — often the most skeptical of general-purpose AI tools — may actually be best positioned...

Learn how ISO/PAS 8800 enables certification and audit activities — including applications beyond automotive.

Learn how ISO/PAS 8800 introduces structured dataset governance, validation strategy, and statistical assurance to support defensible AI safety arguments in...

A fireside chat with SRES and SGS-TÜV Saar on how AI safety is audited under ISO/PAS 8800, key challenges for ML systems, and what engineers should expect as...

This article introduces our ISO/PAS 8800 Walkthrough series, beginning with a structured overview of the...

Learn how ISO/PAS 8800 extends ISO 26262 and SOTIF to introduce structured traceability into the machine learning lifecycle and enable defensible AI assurance...

The February 2026 edition of SafeStack brings together new insights on functional safety and AI assurance, upcoming ISO 26262, SOTIF, and AISP trainings, and...

SecuRESafe (SRES) is now offering a one-day training course introducing the foundational principles for...

Learn how SRES tailors advanced safety trainings—bridging the gap between standards like ISO 26262, SOTIF, and ISO 8800, and the real-world systems engineering...

Explore expert perspectives on AI assurance, expert-in-the-loop safety workflows, and risk strategies in the January edition of SRES SafeStack.

Explore how AI is reshaping safety-critical engineering—from co-pilot workflows to expert oversight and evolving safety cases.

Explore insights from MOVE America and Auto-ISAC 2025 on autonomy, cybersecurity, and mobility innovation in this edition of SRES SafeStack.

An introduction to Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) and how it helps autonomous vehicle teams build clear, defensible safety cases.

Observations from CES 2026 on humanoid robots, current safety strategies, and the gaps that emerge as robots move into shared human environments.

This article was written by an SRES functional safety expert and examines why software failures are treated as...

Explore the major ISO 26262 Edition 3 updates affecting item-level and system-level development, including new terminology, reorganized clauses, and changes to...

Humanoid robot safety is becoming an urgent topic as robots shift from controlled factory floors into shared human environments. As humanoids gain mobility,...

Companies that skip AI governance guardrails move slower. Learn how structured oversight prevents rework, delays, and compliance freezes—and accelerates...

Learn how to choose between public, private, and customized training formats — and how each helps teams build deeper, more consistent expertise in standards...

This article was written by an SRES automotive cybersecurity expert and explains why ISO/SAE 21434 requires a...

As AI-powered engineering tools move deeper into automotive development, teams are asking a new set of questions: Where do these tools genuinely accelerate...

There’s an ongoing debate in the AV safety community: can autonomous vehicles be made safe using today’s specialized AI, or is artificial general intelligence...

Learn the difference between ISO 26262 certificates and certifications. Why it matters, what the standard requires, and how to choose the correct training.

SRES, in partnership with SGS-TÜV Saar, now offers the Certified Automotive Cybersecurity Professional (CACSP) training—an expert-led, 3-day course on ISO/SAE...

SRES Senior Consultant Johannes Hoffmann shares early insights into ISO 26262 Edition 3, including proposed updates to terminology and functional safety...

SRES has launched a new one-day training and workshop to help engineers perform a TARA in compliance with ISO/SAE 21434:2021. The course includes a hands-on...

AI safety isn’t complete without cybersecurity. Learn how ISO/SAE 21434 complements ISO 8800 for secure, real-world AI system deployment.

SRES is now offering a new two-day training workshop on safety analyses for ADS teams, with hands-on training in FMEA, FTA, STPA, and more.

Watch our 3-part webinar series on AI safety, functional safety, and advanced software development—hosted by SRES and LHP.

SRES welcomes Bill Taylor as Partner. Bill brings decades of experience in AI safety, functional safety, and autonomous systems.

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

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

 This article offers an in-depth look at topics related to Autonomous Systems. It continues from Part 1, Part 2...

This article offers an in-depth look at topics related to Autonomous Systems. It continues from Part 1 and Part...

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

In Part 2, we explore high-level frameworks for setting risk thresholds and defining acceptance criteria as outlined in ISO 21448:2022.

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

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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