ISO 21448:2022 Autonomy Safety Training for Automotive Professionals

Course overview

This 2.5-day training course establishes guiding principles and practical best practices for autonomous vehicle safety as described in the ISO 21448:2022 standard, Road Vehicles — Safety of the Intended Functionality. The course agenda closely aligns with ISO 21448:2022, and the relevant certification applies to autonomous and semi-autonomous (or “automated driver assist”) systems, spanning Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) autonomy levels 1-5. This course includes several group exercises and work examples to illustrate key concepts relating to relevant real-world automotive technologies and systems.

What does this training cover?

Introduction to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles (AV)
Safety of the Intended Function (SOTIF)
The ISO 21448:2022 framework for SOTIF
ADAS and AV system specification and design
Hazard identification and risk analysis
Acceptance criteria, validation targets and validation effort using rationale such as:
- Globalement au moins aussi bon, or “globally at least as good” (GAMAB)
- “As low as reasonably practicable” (ALARP)
- “Minimal endogenous mortality” (MEM)
Analysis of functional insufficiencies and triggering conditions using various methods such as failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA) and systems theoretic process analysis (STPA)

Functional modifications to reduce SOTIF risks
Developing a complete verification and validation strategy
Verification – Evaluating known hazardous scenarios using scenario testing at the system and vehicle levels
Validation – Evaluating unknown hazardous scenarios using simulation and test
Defining criteria for SOTIF release and the associated SOTIF release process
Operating phase activities necessary for post-release implementation in the field
An introduction to other relevant safety standards in ADAS and AV
Process-oriented requirements for safety development processes
Wrap-up and discussion topics

Optional UL Certified autonomy safety professional exam

Participants who complete the full 2.5-day training are eligible to take a two-hour certification exam in the afternoon of the third day. Those who pass the exam will be individually certified as UL Certified Autonomy Safety Professionals (UL-CASP) in ISO 21448.

Upon successfully completing the UL-CASP exam, participants will receive a certificate and badge that they can use to demonstrate their competence in the ISO 21448 AV safety standard. The certification is valid for three years, after which individuals may recertify.

Why should I take this training?

Upon successful completion of this workshop, you will be able to:

Understand the fundamentals of SOTIF according to the ISO 21448:2022 framework
Comprehend and construct development processes for ADAS and AV systems that achieve SOTIF
Perform hazard analysis and risk assessment per ISO 21448:2022, including defining acceptance criteria for validation of ADAS and AV systems
Analyze systems with respect to triggering conditions as well as functional insufficiencies, and derive scenario testing to fully develop and verify performance in the face of such conditions

Develop a verification and validation strategy to address both known and unknown hazardous scenarios through a combination of testing methods and techniques applied at the system level and vehicle level
Understand the role of simulation, vehicle scenario tests and vehicle field/fleet tests when creating a complete verification and validation argument

Who is this training for?

AV hardware and software developers
Simulation engineers working with ADAS and AV verification
Test and validation engineers
Project and product leaders
Compliance engineers

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