SOTIF Consulting

As technology and the drive towards automated driving and autonomous cars increases, so too does the need for robust safety standards and regulations. These standards are constantly undergoing review and adaptation to keep up with emerging technologies, and this can be challenging for manufacturers and supply chain partners.

The absence of unreasonable risk due to these potentially hazardous behaviors related to such limitations is defined as the safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF). Functional Safety (addressed by the ISO 26262 series) and SOTIF are distinct and complementary aspects of safety.

The new SOTIF standard ISO 21448 is a valuable orientation aid for a responsible process-related and technical implementation of the new challenges, especially with regard to the introduction of autonomous driving in several stages.

SGS is a highly respected provider of functional safety training and consultancy services to the automotive industry. We are actively involved in the development of new and existing standards, and we are keen to share this expertise with suppliers and manufacturers worldwide.  

SOTIF Consultancy Services From SGS

• SOTIF training
• Functional safety training
• Functional safety consulting
• Gap analysis for processes and products  
• Support with safety management covering SOTIF aspects  
• Consulting on SOTIF compliant safety concepts and safety cases  
• Rollout of SOTIF processes  
• Moderation of Risk and safety analyses
• Interface management with suppliers  
• Assessments audits and certification

Why choose SGS as your SOTIF partner?

SGS leads the world in neutral automotive functional safety services. We have years of evaluation and certification experience and are actively involved in the ongoing development of standards and research into autonomous driving. As such, we are ideally placed to provide comprehensive up-to-date advice and consulting services in all areas of SOTIF and functional safety.