Automotive Development Standards: ASPICE, ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262
．Automotive SPICE (A-SPICE or ASPICE for short) is a software process improvement and capability measurement standard for the automotive industry. It is currently prevalent in the automotive supply chain and is a standard for car manufacturers to evaluate the software development process of suppliers. ASPICE is derived from the reassessment model provided by ISO 12207 and ISO 15504–5:2006. It is currently issued by VDA WG13 (Working Group 13 of the German Automobile Association) and is a registered trademark of VDA. The latest ASPICE standard is version 4.0 released in December 2023.
．ISO/SAE 21434 is an international standard for automotive cybersecurity. This standard is developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). It aims to solve the cybersecurity problems of the automotive industry, and it is also in line with the vehicle regulations of ECE R155 issued by UNECE: The requirement of vehicle cybersecurity system management for supply chain.
．ISO 26262 is an international functional safety standard for the development of electrical and electronic systems in road vehicles. It defines guidelines to minimize the risk of accidents and ensure that automotive components perform their intended functions correctly and at the right time. It outlines a risk classification system (Automotive Safety Integrity Levels, or ASILs) and aims to reduce possible hazards caused by the malfunctioning behavior of electrical and electronic (E/E) systems. ISO 26262 mandates a functional safety development process (from specification all the way through production release) that automotive OEMs and suppliers highly recommended follow and document (for compliance) to have their devices qualified to run inside commercial (passenger) vehicles.