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ISO 26262: Automotive Functional Safety Crash-Course 2026
Understand ASIL, HARA, FMEDA & the Full Safety Development Lifecycle
Created byNico Ploen
Last updated 4/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Perform a complete HARA for any automotive item: identify operating situations, classify S/E/C parameters, and derive ASIL ratings with confidence.
- Your Safety Goals will be well-formed — ASIL-rated, implementation-free, and with a defined fault tolerance time interval
- When a design review reveals an ASIL D requirement you can't meet with a single channel, you'll know how to apply ASIL decomposition correctly,
- Interpret FMEDA outputs: read SPFM, LFM, and PMHF values, compare them to ASIL targets
- Navigate the full software safety lifecycle: from deriving Software Safety Requirements through MISRA C compliance, MC/DC coverage selection,
- Map the modern standards landscape — ISO 26262, SOTIF, ISO PAS 8800, ISO 21434, and ASPICE
- Use all five course toolkits (HARA Workbook, Safety Plan Template, FMEDA Calculator, Software Safety Checklist, ASIL Requirements Matrix) on real projects
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Course content
7 sections • 28 lectures • 4h 23m total length
Requirements
- Basic understanding of automotive system architecture (ECUs, microcontrollers, embedded software)
- Familiarity with embedded software development concepts is helpful but not required
- No prior ISO 26262 or functional safety knowledge needed
Description
Every year, automotive companies lose millions in recalls caused by functional safety failures.
Since July 2024, UNECE WP.29 has made cybersecurity compliance mandatory — and the pressure on functional safety is accelerating right alongside it.
Most engineers learn ISO 26262 on the job, under deadline pressure, from colleagues who are also figuring it out.
That's how safety gaps happen.
Here's exactly what you'll walk away with:
A complete HARA for a Battery Management System, from operating situations through ASIL derivation and Safety Goals — using the included HARA Workbook.
The ability to read and apply ASIL decomposition rules correctly (the most misused concept in ISO 26262). FMEDA methodology from scratch: FIT rates, fault categories, SPFM/LFM/PMHF calculation — using the FMEDA Calculator toolkit.
Full software safety coverage: MISRA C, MC/DC, tool qualification, and SW safety analysis. The modern safety standards map: how ISO 26262 connects to SOTIF, ISO PAS 8800, ISO 21434, and ASPICE.
What makes this different from the 4-hour crash courses on Udemy? Depth and completeness. This course covers the full lifecycle — concept through production — with real worked examples and downloadable tools, not just slides.
Designed for automotive engineers, embedded developers, safety managers, quality managers, and anyone entering the automotive supply chain. No prior ISO 26262 knowledge required.
Enroll now. Your next project kickoff will be different.
AI Disclosure: This course uses AI-assisted tools for visual design and audio production. All content has been created, reviewed, and edited by the instructor to ensure accuracy and real-world relevance based on professional experience.
Who this course is for:
- Automotive engineers at OEMs and Tier-1/2 suppliers who need to apply ISO 26262 on real projects
- Embedded developers transitioning from non-automotive industries who keep hitting the words "ASIL" and "HARA" in job descriptions and need to understand what they actually mean in practice.
- Safety managers, quality managers, and project leads who want a complete mental model of the ISO 26262 lifecycle
- Engineers preparing for certification who need a structured foundation before spending on exam prep.