Autonomous and/or automated driving is a challenge for all vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers. However, offering new future technology needs sound basic technologies. Reliability in automotive future technologies conflict with an increasing number of conventional mid-age and new vehicles under recalls worldwide. Future technologies are vulnerable in regards to the validation on vehicle levels and to hacker attacks. Each successful hacker attack provides prima facie evidence of lack of safety and security. The legal consequences are significant for all peoples involved in selling safety without sufficient proof.
Safety expectations for automated and autonomous vehicles: liability arising from basic technology vs. future technology
International automotive and supplier industry
VDA 2 (2012)
Quality management
VDA Maturty level assurance
ISO 26262
ISO TS 16949
VDA Failure analysis field
Product liability
APQP and PPAP
Risk management
Technical Standards
Supplier management
European law
General Terms & Conditions
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)
Quality Assurance Agreement
Product safety
Compliance
Complaint management
recall campaigns
Business interruptions
Incoming inspections
Tools
Contract management
delay in delivery
General Conditions of Purchase
Compensation of damages
General Conditions of Sale