SRES SafeStack | March 2026
SRES SafeStack is a monthly newsletter from SecuRESafe (SRES) featuring insights on functional safety, cybersecurity, autonomy, and AI across mobility and robotics—plus technical blogs, training opportunities, and SRES news.
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Building Defensible AI Assurance Arguments in ISO/PAS 8800
In our recent Fireside Chat with Jody Nelson, Gokul Krithivasan, Bill Taylor, and Eduard Dojan (SGS-TÜV Saar), the discussion focused on how ISO/PAS 8800 is being applied in real development programs — and what organizations must demonstrate to build a defensible AI assurance argument as machine learning becomes embedded in safety-critical systems.
Our new blog series distills key insights from that discussion across three parts:
1. Structural Foundation
The Structural Gap That Led to ISO/PAS 8800
ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 (SOTIF) operate primarily at the system level. Machine learning components were often treated as behavioral black boxes. ISO/PAS 8800 introduces an additional abstraction layer — refining SOTIF triggering conditions into AI triggering conditions and restoring traceability into the ML lifecycle through defined objectives and work products. [Read Part 1]
2. Implementation Discipline
Dataset Governance, Validation, and the Shift from R&D to Production
AI safety depends on structured dataset lifecycle controls — representativeness, independence, traceability, and validation rigor. Deterministic requirement decomposition gives way to scenario-based and statistical validation supported by documented processes and defensible evidence. [Read Part 2]
3. Certification and Adoption
Certification, Audit Expectations, and Applicability Beyond Automotive
ISO/PAS 8800 follows the structural logic of ISO 26262 — objectives, requirements, and defined work products — enabling both process and product certification. Its lifecycle concepts extend beyond automotive wherever machine learning influences safety-relevant behavior. [Read Part 3]
🚘 Upcoming Trainings: ISO 26262, ISO 21448 & ISO 8800
ISO 26262, Functional Safety Training
April 13-16 – Gain a complete understanding of the ISO 26262 standard and its practical application across the full safety lifecycle. This four-day live virtual course, led by SRES automotive safety experts, combines real-world examples, exercises, and discussion to help teams build confidence in developing and assessing safety-critical systems.
Attendees have the option to take the Automotive Functional Safety Professional (AFSP) certificate exam, accredited by SGS-TÜV Saar, following the course.
[ISO 21448, Safety Of The Intended Functionality (SOTIF) Training
📍May 5–7 – Learn how to apply ISO 21448 to identify functional insufficiencies, reduce unknown risks, and ensure safety in the absence of system faults. This three-day live virtual course, led by SRES automotive safety experts, focuses on practical strategies for integrating SOTIF with ISO 26262 in the development of ADAS and automated systems.
Attendees have the option to take the SOTIF Professional (SOTIFPRO) certificate exam, accredited by SGS-TÜV Saar, following the course.
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ISO 8800, AI-Safety Professional (AISP) Training
📍March 10–12 – This three-day certification course equips participants to address the unique assurance challenges AI introduces in safety-critical automotive systems. It begins with foundational AI concepts, then builds toward how existing automotive safety standards like ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 can be extended using frameworks developed specifically for AI, including ISO/PAS 8800, ISO TS 5083, ISO/IEC 42001, and ISO/IEC TR 5469.
Attendees have the option to take the AISP (AI-Safety Professional) certificate exam, accredited by SGS-TÜV Saar, following the course.
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📘 Looking for a different kind of training support?
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🚨 New Training: ISO/IEC TS 22440 – Functional Safety and AI Systems
SRES is now offering a one-day training introducing the foundational principles for ensuring the functional safety of AI-based systems, grounded in the ISO/IEC TS 22440 series.
Explore how AI integrates with established frameworks like IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 — and how machine learning challenges traditional deterministic safety assumptions, from lifecycle extensions to statistical validation of non-deterministic software.
Available as a private one-day session (virtual or in person).
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