
ISO 26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
Draft International Standard Tutorial
ISSC 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
ISO 26262
Functional Safety Draft International Standard for Road Vehicles:
Background, Status, and Overview
Barbara J. Czerny, Joseph D’Ambrosio, Rami Debouk,
General Motors Research and Development
Kelly Stashko, General Motors Powertrain

ISO 26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
Draft International Standard Tutorial
ISSC 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
This tutorial presents an overview of the Draft International Standard (DIS) version of
the proposed ISO 26262 Functional Safety standard for road vehicles
It conveys the content of the standard as it is currently drafted
Since the release of the DIS, additional technical and editorial changes to the text have been made, but
these will not be covered in the tutorial slides
Permission was received from ISO to use content taken directly from the ISO/DIS and
contained in this presentation
The process presented in this tutorial, represents the ISO/DIS 26262 process and is not
intended to reflect or discuss the processes of any specific individual manufacturer

ISO 26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
Draft International Standard Tutorial
ISSC 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Break
Roadmap
Background
Status
Part 1: Vocabulary and Part 10: Guideline
Part 2: Management of Functional Safety
Part 3: Concept Phase
Part 4: Product Development: System Level
Part 5: Product Development: Hardware Level
Part 6: Product Development: Software Level
Part 7: Production and Operation
Part 8: Supporting Processes
Part 9: ASIL-oriented and Safety-oriented Analyses
Key aspects that have evolved over time
Summary
Q&A
O v e r v i e w

ISO 26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
Draft International Standard Tutorial
ISSC 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Background
Barbara J. Czerny

ISO 26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
Draft International Standard Tutorial
ISSC 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
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What is ISO 26262?
Applies to all activities during the safety lifecycle of
safety-related systems comprised of electrical,
electronic, and software components
Adaptation of IEC 61508 to comply with
the specific needs of E/E systems
within road vehicles
Specifies a functional safety life-cycle for
automotive products
Scope
Series production passenger cars
Maximum gross weight up to 3500 kg
Does not apply to E/E systems in special purpose vehicles
e.g., vehicles designed for drivers with disabilities