Title: Product Integrity Assurance Argument Framework for Vehicle Autonomy

Author(s): David Ward, John Birch, Mark Cousen

Publication Event: Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Safety-Critical Systems Symposium, Bristol, UK

Publication Date: 2017-02-07

Resource URL: https://scsc.uk/r894.pdf

Abstract:

Increasing  autonomy  of  vehicle  control  features  requires  product integrity considerations that push the  boundaries,  and lie beyond the  scope, of the  present  edition  of  the  automotive  functional  safety  standard  ISO  26262. They  include  reliability,  availability  and  cyber  security  as  well  as  the  safety-related aspects of Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF), fail-operational functionality  and  the  human-machine  interaction.  The  purpose  of  this  paper  is to suggest a framework for the construction of an explicit product integrity assurance argument that caters for such considerations. The proposed framework builds on work previously developed by MISRA for arguing the achievement of functional safety within the scope of ISO 26262.  The paper asserts that there is particular  value  in  the  creation  of  an  explicit,  holistic,  product  assurance  argument for vehicles that feature autonomy as the considerations are inherently interrelated and extend beyond the scope of any one particular industry standard.