There is little doubt that the power of computing has profoundly influenced our everyday lives in highly visible and numerous invisible ways. Take a moment and think about some of the ways in which technology is integrated into our lives and you will realize the high…

Over the last two years functional safety has become a “hot” topic, attracting the attention of the media and large investments from both venture capitalists and established computing businesses. They are perhaps fueled by a disruptive vision, potentially…

Arm is proud to announce the launch of its Functional Safety Partnership Program which brings together partners in Arm’s broad ecosystem who specialize in the area of functional safety and can reliably support our customers with industry-leading functional…

Autonomous Adam: A new chapter in the self-driving story

I’d like to introduce you to Adam. He’s in his mid thirties, single, has a physical space in an office but also travels for work and takes his digital life and enterprise with him. Adam lives in…

The automotive industry is currently looking at the technology innovation needed to move from today’s prototype autonomous vehicles to deployable safe, self-driving solutions. This technology must be able to tackle the key challenges that are currently…

The appetite for further autonomy in our vehicles is spurring advances in the underlying technology. As the number of sensors in and around the vehicle increases, so must the capability of CPUs for large-scale data processing. Traditional system designs…

Functional safety is a critical element in the design of any system that contributes to the safety of people or the environment. It enables the ability to detect, diagnose and safely mitigate the occurrence of a fault, ensuring the safe operation of a…

According to ISO26262, functional safety is the absence of unreasonable risk due to hazards caused by malfunctioning behaviour of electrical and electronic systems. This statement alone drives very specific requirements on to any safety-related system…

At the 55th Design Automation Conference 2018

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) brings together an interesting mixture of EDA and IP companies enabling tool users, licensees and partners to meet. Automotive and functional safety continued to be major…

Co-authored by James Scobie and Govind Wathan

The automotive industry is rapidly transforming, with technology driving innovation, automotive standards shaping requirements and consumer preferences changing demands.

As a key player in the automotive…

The disruption occurring in the automotive industry is creating an increased desire for innovation that, in turn, is dramatically increasing software content within vehicles. This innovation is happening in autonomous drive, Advanced Driver Assistance…

All new Arm processors to have proven systematic capability for functional safety

The focus on functional safety IP is rapidly growing and we’re seeing this growth not just in automotive but in many other markets including, avionics, medical, industrial…

Building on the wide popularity of Arm-based SoCs in markets such as automotive, industrial and healthcare, we are thrilled to announce Arm’s own, highly optimized runtime software components for use in safety-related and safety-critical applications…

Functional safety is a critical element in the design of any system that requires a high level of reliability. It enables the ability to detect, diagnose and safely mitigate the occurrence of a fault, ensuring the safe operation of a system in the event…