Safety Case Integration in Autonomous Systems Course
Online course of 300 hours in safety case integration in autonomous systems. 6 modules covering autonomous safety cases, notations and argumentation, evidence sources, lifecycle integration, assessment and acceptance, and a safety case project, with an assigned technical tutor.
Safety Case Integration in Autonomous Systems Course — studying from India
Regulatory compliance, safety assessment and homologation are essential across India's automotive, aerospace, rail, energy and medical sectors. Vehicle type approvals are issued under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with testing support from the Automotive Research Association of India and the International Centre for Automotive Technology. The Bureau of Indian Standards issues product certification through the Standard Mark scheme. Reliability, availability, maintainability and safety engineers work on RAMS programmes for critical infrastructure, while homologation specialists manage certification pathways for exports and domestic launches.
Fees for India: ₹78,800 (Indian Rupee), with instalments and employer sponsorship available.
Relevant bodies in India
Typical roles
Questions from India
Which Indian bodies handle regulation, safety and homologation, and is this qualification recognised?
Vehicle homologation involves ARAI and AIS standards, and product standards involve the Bureau of Indian Standards. Sector regulators vary by industry. SEIUM's qualification is a private one, not an official degree, and it is not accredited by any national body in India, so recognition is for employers and the relevant body to decide.
Which employers in India hire for RAMS and homologation roles?
Automotive, aerospace, railway, defence, and medical device companies, along with testing and certification consultancies, are typical employers. Hiring depends on each employer's requirements and their own assessment of experience. A private qualification may help your profile, but it does not guarantee a role.
Is this course workable alongside a job in India, and what are the study conditions?
The programme is online and taught in English, so you can study while employed and do not need a student visa to study from home. Each student is assigned a technical tutor and completes a final project. Fees are payable in instalments, and employer sponsorship is possible.
Take the controls.
Run a real engineering trade-off from this field. Move the sliders, watch the model react in real time and beat the challenge.
What you will be able to do
Explain the structure and purpose of a safety case.
Build arguments using GSN notation.
Identify sources of design, test and operational evidence.
Integrate the safety case into the system lifecycle.
Apply UL 4600 requirements to autonomous systems.
Assess the soundness and acceptability of a safety case.
Prepare a safety case for an autonomous system.
Who it's for
- Safety case engineers.
- Autonomous systems safety engineers.
- Independent safety assessors.
- Assurance engineers.
- ADS type-approval managers.
- System safety consultants.
- Engineering or science graduates aiming to enter autonomous driving.
What you'll work with
- UL 4600 (safety of autonomous products)
- ISO/IEC/IEEE 15026-2 (assurance cases)
- GSN Community Standard (goal structuring notation)
- ISO 21448 (SOTIF)
- ISO 26262 (functional safety)
- Def Stan 00-56 (safety management)
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 (automated driving systems)
- Adelard ASCE
- Astah GSN
- Jama Connect
- IBM DOORS
6 modules · 300 h
1.1What a safety case is and what it is for1.2History: nuclear, offshore and railway1.3Challenges of autonomous systems1.4Standards: UL 4600, ISO 26262, ISO 214481.5ISO/TS 5083 on automated systems1.6Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 on automated vehicles1.7Requirements of authorities and insurers1.8Mobile robotics and autonomous drones1.9The safety case as a living document1.10Case study: analysis of a published safety case
2.1Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)2.2Claims-Arguments-Evidence (CAE)2.3Argument patterns and modules2.4Confidence arguments2.5Defeaters and counter-arguments2.6Assurance 2.0 and dialectical arguments2.7Editing tools: Astah GSN and others2.8Modular arguments for supply chains2.9Critical reading of arguments2.10Workshop: high-level GSN argument
3.1HARA and STPA hazard analysis3.2SOTIF evidence and scenarios3.3Simulation, track and road testing3.4Safety metrics: positive risk balance3.5Machine learning evidence3.6Cybersecurity and its argument3.7Human factors and remote supervision3.8Fleet data and monitoring3.9Quality and traceability of evidence3.10Practical exercise: evidence matrix for a robotaxi
4.1Safety plan and safety case4.2Preliminary, interim and operational safety case4.3Configuration management of the case4.4Integration with SPIs and field metrics4.5Change management and OTA updates4.6Independent assessment4.7Feedback from incidents4.8Safety case and deployment by ODD4.9Supply chain and component cases4.10Lab: modular case for a perception system
5.1Third-party assessment: TÜV and similar bodies5.2Criteria for social acceptance of risk5.3Comparison with a human driver5.4Communicating the case to regulators5.5Public transparency and safety reports5.6Lessons from autonomous vehicle incidents5.7Legal liability of the safety case5.8Review of deficient safety cases5.9Ethics in risk acceptance5.10Case study: reviewing a case after an incident
6.1Selection of the autonomous system6.2Definition of the ODD6.3High-level safety goal6.4Argument structure6.5Identification of evidence6.6Defeater analysis6.7Field monitoring plan6.8Simulated independent review6.9Report and presentation6.10Final project: final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within the intake, so you can combine it with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Adelard ASCE, Astah GSN, Jama Connect and IBM DOORS, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practice is based on real procedures: building GSN arguments, independent safety case reviews and evidence traceability. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.
Standards covered: UL 4600, ISO/IEC/IEEE 15026-2, GSN Community Standard, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO 26262, Def Stan 00-56, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 (ADS).
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior qualification is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
- English sufficient to read technical standards.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 300 hours over 3 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.
You work with Adelard ASCE, Astah GSN, Jama Connect and IBM DOORS, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.
A SEIUM Institute certificate, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.
Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.
No prior qualification is required; you need a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.
Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.
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