Driven by the vast consumer marketplace, the electronics megatrend has reshaped
nearly every sector of society. The advancements in semiconductors and software,
originally built to serve consumer demand, are now delivering significant value
to non-consumer industries. Today, electronics are making inroads into
traditionally conservative, safety-critical sectors such as automotive and
aerospace. In doing so, electronics—now further propelled by artificial
intelligence—are disrupting the functional safety architectures of these
cyber-physical systems. Electronics have created the world of cyber-physical
systems, raising broader concerns about the broader category of product
assurance.
Product Assurance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence continues
the work of previous SAE Edge Research Reports in examining open research
challenges arising from this shift, particularly in automotive systems, as core
electronic technologies (e.g., the combination of software and communications)
have even redefined what it means to be a "product."