Hugues Bonnin, Senior Expert in Safety of Connected Services at AUMOVIO, offers a rare inside look at how one of the industry’s leading safety organisations is approaching the rise of AI. He breaks down whether AI is viewed within AUMOVIO as a safety enabler, a productivity accelerator, or an unavoidable risk, and how that perspective shapes governance, trust, and real‑world deployment.

Hugues also reveals where AI is already delivering genuine value across the automotive safety lifecycle, from accelerating critical processes to improving the precision and efficiency of safety‑related activities. You’ll gain a clear, practical understanding of where AI can make the biggest impact today and where its potential is still expanding.

Hugues will be presenting at Automotive Functional Safety Week 2026, and this interview provides an early preview of the strategies, lessons, and forward‑looking perspectives attendees can expect to take away from his session.

How do you break down the silos between functional safety and cyber security without slowing innovation?

In this exclusive interview, Daniel Koroll, Quality Planner, Software Assessment at Porsche AG, reveals where these two disciplines most often clash, how AI is being used to strengthen both, and what it really takes to innovate quickly while maintaining uncompromising safety assurance. Daniel also shares practical advice for organisations just beginning to build a unified safety‑and‑security strategy, along with the developments he believes will most transform how the two are executed together.

A sharp, essential preview of the insights Daniel will expand on at Automotive Functional Safety Week 2026.

Get expert clarity on the SOTIF requirements shaping the next generation of ADAS and ADS as Abhash Das, Safety Standards Technical Manager at VinFast Europe, breaks down what OEMs and suppliers must prioritise. He shares proven approaches for validating safe system behaviour, even in unexpected situations, and exposes the gaps that still slow many teams down.

By downloading, you will learn how the industry must adapt as SOTIF expectations accelerate, and why functional safety and cyber security can no longer be treated as separate tracks.

Discover how BorgWarner is unifying automotive safety and security from development through to assessment.

This presentation reveals BorgWarner’s holistic approach to integrating ISO 26262 and ISO 21434, showing why these standards can no longer be treated separately and how a combined methodology strengthens both safety and security outcomes. You’ll gain insight into:

• ISO 26262 vs ISO 21434 – why convergence is essential
• A single development approach – the BW PDS recipe for unified processes
• Post‑SOP realities – managing safety anomalies and security vulnerabilities
• Key takeaways – the benefits and achievements of a combined strategy

Get an exclusive look at one of the standout sessions from Automotive Functional Safety Week 2025.

Milad takes a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities surrounding safety for software‑defined vehicles, offering a clear framework for understanding and improving safety performance as vehicles become increasingly complex and software‑centric. This presentation explores:

• A measurement framework for SDVs – how to quantify and track safety in a software‑driven environment
• Key safety challenges – and what can be done to address them more effectively
• Managing complexity – strategies for tackling the intricate systems at the heart of SDVs
• Essential takeaways – the insights you can apply immediately

Jofin George, Functional Safety Manager at Schaeffler, shares fresh insight into the most promising opportunities for applying AI within functional safety analysis, particularly in alignment with ISO 8800 and ISO 5469.

He highlights where AI can genuinely strengthen safety workflows, as well as the key risks and challenges organisations must be prepared to manage. Jofin also provides practical examples of how he is already using Generative AI to support hazard identification and system analysis, offering a grounded view of what AI can deliver today. He goes on to outline how automotive companies can ensure accuracy, reliability, and trustworthiness when integrating AI into safety‑critical processes.

Download now to discover how AI can responsibly enhance functional safety.

Download the Automotive Functional Safety Week 2025 Post‑Show Report for an exclusive breakdown of everything that shaped this year’s gathering for safety, security, and AI‑driven development in the automotive industry. 

Inside, you’ll find a detailed recap of the event’s core themes, including the technologies, regulatory shifts, and industry challenges that dominated the conversation. Explore highlights from featured speakers who shared cutting‑edge insights on functional safety, SOTIF, cyber security, and the evolving role of AI in safety‑critical systems.

The report also showcases our event partners, giving you a clear view of the organisations driving innovation across the automotive safety landscape. Plus, you’ll gain access to exclusive poll results captured live during the sessions, revealing what your peers are prioritising, where the industry is aligned, and where major gaps still exist.

A must‑read snapshot of the trends, perspectives, and data shaping the future of automotive safety as we head into 2026.

Download the 2026 Early Attendee Snapshot to view who has already signed up for Automotive Functional Safety 2026.

These attendees will get the chance to hear from our packed speaker line-up, led by experts from Renesas Electronics, NXP Semiconductors, VinFast, Daimler Truck, Porsche, JLR and more.

Philip Koopman, Technical Consultant and Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Helen Monkhouse, Chief Engineer of Functional Safety at HORIBA MIRA, and Danilo Da Costa Ribeiro, System Safety Manager at Continental, join Riccardo Vincelli, Director of Functional Safety at Renesas Electronics, and Franck Galtié, Functional Safety Fellow at NXP Semiconductors, for a deep dive into SOTIF implementation, managing unexpected scenarios, and the growing influence of AI.

A must-watch panel discussion exploring the realities, challenges, and future direction of safety for increasingly intelligent systems.

To support industry alignment and strengthen the safe integration of automated driving systems, ISO/TS 5083 introduces a structured set of requirements designed to guide organisations through the complexities of AD system development.

Thomas Kirschbaum, Senior Expert in System Safety at Bosch, shares his perspective on the standard’s core objectives, the best practices teams should adopt when preparing for compliance, and the key conformity requirements that matter most. He also explores the broader influence ISO/TS 5083 will have on automotive safety and how it helps organisations build more robust, future‑ready AD systems.

As Autonomous Vehicles move from level 2 to level 3-5, and the vehicle becomes mostly AI driven, almost every new project will require SOTIF in some way. Automotive IQ spoke with Antonello De Galizia, System Safety Engineering | SOTIF Expert for Automated Driving at CARIAD, who explained the ISO 21448 considerations for L3+ autonomous vehicles, focusing on:

• What needs to be considered when adding SOTIF to a product
• How SOTIF changes the safety concept of L3+ autonomous vehicles
• The operational design domain for autonomous driving applications, and the differences between L2/L3 and L5
  

Abhash Das, Safety Expert at ZF Group, shares his perspective on how to effectively balance operational safety and functional safety for autonomous vehicles. He highlights the growing need for a unified approach that brings together:

• Combined safety and security expertise within an interconnected, integrated organisation
• Safety knowledge that scales from individual components to complex systems‑of‑systems
• Security capabilities spanning product security through to IT/OT security
• A single, centralised source for all safety and security activities

Download to learn how the industry can build safer, more resilient autonomous vehicle platforms.

Automotive IQ interviewed Gareth Price, Director Software Delivery at Eatron Technologies to get a further understanding of where the industry currently stands with Functional Safety, which we will be posting as a two-part video podcast. Get your copy of Part 1 of this exclusive video interview. Watch part 2 here.

While ISO 26262 is reaching a certain level of maturity, advancements in electrification, autonomous driving, software-defined vehicles, and AI-based applications are introducing new challenges of ensuring safety with new unparalleled levels of complexity. Furthermore, SOTIF is also coming in thick and fast, and safety experts are on the cusp of decision making for the third edition of ISO 26262. To prepare for the next edition, OEMs and Suppliers are looking for the next wave of guidance to accommodate for changes in the automotive industry right now. Unmissable.

Automotive IQ spoke with a panel of experts from NXP Semiconductors to delve into the latest developments and challenges in functional safety. Franck Galtié, Carmen Klug-Mocanu, Marcus Müller, and Mat Blazy-Winning provided invaluable insights into NXP’s functional safety priorities for 2024, shedding light on the company’s strategies amidst the automotive industry’s shift towards autonomous driving and electrification.

From navigating evolving standards landscapes to streamlining functional safety processes and reinterpreting ISO 26262 for complex software architectures in Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), the conversation covered the most pressing FuSa challenges for 2024.

In the second part of this video interview with Gareth Price at Eatron Technologies and Automotive IQ, Gareth shares his views and knowledge on what should be included in the next edition of ISO 26262 and SOTIF. Following on from this, Gareth gives his insight into what direction other safety standards are heading in, and how the industry can prepare for any new requirements being faced.

Missed part 1? Watch here.