SAFETY & SECURITY DEVELOPMENT
Our Expertise in Safety and Cyber security development:
We provide comprehensive support for managing vehicle and systems development according to Cyber security and safety lifecycle processes:
Safety Management
- Establish process frameworks based on safety standards and best practices.
- Implement safety management systems in projects or organizations.
- Perform risk assessments and ensure vehicle compliance with homologation standards and certification requirements.
- Coordinate distributed safety development with partners and suppliers.
- Conduct confirmation reviews according to safety standards like ISO 26262.
- Develop safety assurance frameworks for safety assessments, audits, and certifications.
Product & Functional Safety
- Define vehicle-level safety strategies for specific operational use cases.
- Support systems development, including Safety Element Out of Context (SEOoC).
- Perform comprehensive safety analyses such as PHA, HAZOP, HARA, STPA, FTA, FMEA, and DFA.
- Develop Functional and Technical Safety Concepts.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative safety analyses.
AV Safety
- Define vehicle-level safety strategies for autonomous use cases.
- Perform ODD analysis and definition required for SOTIF.
- Conduct SOTIF HARA, scenario analysis, misuse scenario analysis, and human factor analysis.
- Develop Functional and Technical Safety Concepts for AV systems.
- Create safety assurance frameworks for autonomous driving use cases.
Cybersecurity
- Conduct TARA risk assessments and develop cybersecurity concepts.
- Ensure regulatory compliance through checks, consulting, and implementation.
- Develop security validation strategies to meet security goals.
- Provide coaching and process adaptations for cybersecurity.
- Ensure MISRA and CERT compliance.
The Team
- 1 Cybersecurity Expert with 10 years of experience.
- 1 Vehicle/Systems Safety Engineer with 5 years of experience.
VDL Enabling Transport Solutions
Automotive Campus 59 5708 JZ Helmond The Netherlands
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