What is ISO 26262?

ISO 26262 is an international standard for functional safety of electrical/electronic (E/E) systems in passenger vehicles. It addresses possible hazards caused by malfunctioning behavior of these E/E systems, including interaction of these systems. It provides a framework for automotive safety lifecycle management, covering aspects such as functional safety requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and configuration. The standard aims to avoid systematic failures and detect random hardware failures, and mitigate their effects to achieve acceptable levels of safety. It is commonly used by automotive manufacturers and suppliers to ensure the safety of their E/E systems.