Automotive Safety Cases – An Empirical Case Study of Requirements

Paper in proceeding, 2008

The automotive industry is using software and electronics to an increasing degree to realize new functionality that can be considered safety related. This qualitative and empirical study, with rigorous data analysis, takes the perspective of automotive vehicle manufacturers and explores requirements that are raised for automotive safety cases. Here, 85 unique requirements are presented and discussed as a basis for a framework for automotive safety cases.