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ISO 26262
Automotive functional-safety standard for road-vehicle electrical and electronic systems.
ISO 26262 (10 parts, 2018 edition + amendments) defines the lifecycle for automotive functional safety: concept, system-level development, hardware, software, production, supporting processes, and safety analyses. It introduces ASIL (Automotive Safety Integrity Level) and the Safety Case as the assurance argument.
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Functional Safety
Engineering discipline that protects against unreasonable risk caused by malfunctioning behaviour.
ASIL
Automotive Safety Integrity Level — A through D, where D is the highest rigour.
HARA
Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) is the ISO 26262 method that identifies hazardous events and derives Safety Goals and ASILs for a vehicle item.
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