Product Development for AV and EV Reliability
C2313
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Why should SAE offer this course?
- Automotive warranty and recalls have significant impact on the manufacturers
- Reliability plays an important role in Autonomous Vehicles and Electric Vehicles
- The proposed reliability training integrates reliability into product development
- Currently SAE Professional Development Program doesn’t provide such integrated reliability training
According to NHTSA, there were 891 vehicle recalls in the United States in 2025, affecting approximately 29 million vehicles; 71 electric vehicle recalls affecting more than 1 million vehicles, and 6 Autonomous Driving System (ADS) recalls (and a total of 13 ADS recall since 2022). Furthermore, Warranty Week reports that Worldwide Auto Manufacturers allocated a total of $72.5 billion for future warranty repairs or $50 – $7,100 per vehicle sold in 2024. 2025 Consumer Report indicates that Electrical Vehicles have more reliability issues than ICE vehicles. The product recalls, warranty and reliability issues not only impact the financial aspect of a company but also influence customer satisfaction, brand reputation, and market competitiveness. Therefore, reliability can position a company as a leader across various industry sectors.
This course is developed for practicing engineers. The class will focus on the integration of reliability into product development for autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles. The integrated five-step reliability process covers: Define the Requirements, Design to the Requirements, Verify to the Requirements, Launch to the Requirements and Manufacture to the Requirements.
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- By attending this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the current state of automotive reliability and opportunities
- Explain how reliability can improve safety, avoid recalls, and reduce warranty
- Describe major reliability design and analysis methods
- Explain how an autonomous vehicle (AV) works
- Explain how an electrical vehicle (EV) works
- Describe “5-Step Product Development Process for AV and EV Reliability”
- Describe System Engineering for AV and EV
- Describe software reliability design, Verification and validation
- Apply Robust Engineering to AV and EV
- Apply FMEA to AV and EV
- Explain DVP, PVP, DVP&R, PVP&R, and Computer Aided Verification
- Define reliability requirements and testing plans
- Apply Reliability Analysis for test data and field warranty data
- Describe why accelerated testing and stress screening
- Describe product design and process design for error-proofing
- Explain how process control and process capability relates to reliability
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Participants should include product development engineers, product design engineers, process engineers, quality engineers, reliability engineers, test development engineers and program management. Middle and senior management should also attend this course.
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The participants should have basic knowledge of probability, statistics, and product development process.
- Duration
- 19:30
- CEU
- 2