Kate Chandler takes a Deep Dive into Cross-Domain Safety Assurance for Automated Transport Systems

 

SyntheSys attended the Institute of Civil Engineers in London for the release of the Policy Report Launch of Cross-Domain Safety Assurance for Automated Transport Systems. Led by the University of Warwick, the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), High Value Manufacturing Catapult, UK Research and Innovation, and more than 30 stakeholders contributed to the year-long project and working party discussions. Launched in March 2022 the project explored a comprehensive approach to cross-domain integration incorporating Air, Maritime and Land to identify common synergies, safety management protocols and systems architecture requirements necessary to achieve the economic potential of the global automated transport ecosystem.

The report presented a number of recommendations with Key Requirements, such as the establishment of associated safety levels, the development of a common safety assurance framework, and the creation of a qualification process for Virtual Test Environments, in order to enable trust in evidence from virtual testing.

Keynote addresses were delivered by the Chair of the Commons Select Science and Technology Committee, the Right Honourable Doctor Greg Clark MP, the Chair of the Transport Select Committee,  Iain Stewart MP and the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom, Louise Haigh MP.

Several presentations from international and local cross domain speakers preceded panel discussions on the future challenges facing the implementation of the report findings.  The event concluded with an insight into next steps by the Head of Verification & Validation (V&V) of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) at WMG, Professor Siddartha Khastgir.  With closing remarks by the Dean of WMG, Professor, Robin Clark.

Overall a great insight which clearly demonstrates the importance of system’s architecture and associated frameworks.  

If you would like to speak to Kate about the initiatives SyntheSys can support in this area, please start the conversation by emailing info@synthesys.co.uk

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