BeijingMay 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, SGS, the internationally recognized testing, inspection, and certification organization (hereinafter referred to as “SGS”), awarded the ISO 26262:2018 Functional Safety ASIL D Process Certificate to Xiaomi Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Xiaomi Auto”). Receiving this certificate signifies that Xiaomi Auto has established a product development and management process system compliant with the highest automotive functional safety level, “ASIL D,” in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 26262:2018 standard.
SGS awards ISO 26262:2018 Functional Safety ASIL D Process Certificate to Xiaomi Auto
Under the guidance of SGS’s Functional Safety Center, Xiaomi Auto strictly adhered to the requirements of the ISO 26262:2018 standard and collaborated closely with SGS experts. By integrating with the company’s existing development process system, it achieved a functional safety standard development process covering the entire product lifecycle, including functional safety management, concept phase, system development, hardware development, software development, and support processes.
Following an independent audit by SGS, the functional safety standard development process established by Xiaomi Auto was confirmed to meet the requirements of the ISO 26262:2018 standard, resulting in the award of the Automotive Functional Safety ASIL D Process Certificate. This milestone lays a solid foundation for Xiaomi Auto’s future functional safety products.
Hu Zhengnan, CTO of Xiaomi Auto, stated at the meeting: “Xiaomi Auto has always regarded safety as the highest technical priority, building a robust foundation through organizational construction and system development, and continuously driving improvement through the VSR mechanism. During this project, the SGS audit team provided professional support in areas such as process completeness, development templates, technical solution validation, and testing verification, helping Xiaomi Auto establish a safety development system that integrates overall vehicle coordination, key breakthroughs, and full-chain compliance. Currently, we still have room for improvement in software engineering, AI safety, and production change management. Xiaomi Auto’s receipt of the ISO 26262 Automotive Functional Safety Process Certificate is a milestone in our collaboration. We will continue to work with SGS in the future to enhance full-chain safety traceability capabilities and promote high-quality development in the industry.”
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Gu Xiaoyu, Vice President of SGS China, said: “In today’s rapidly advancing era of smart automotive technology innovation, the ISO 26262 standard has become a ‘universal criterion’ for automakers to produce safe vehicles and one of the entry barriers for automotive supply chain vendors. We are honored to award the ISO 26262:2018 Automotive Functional Safety ASIL D Certificate to Xiaomi Auto, and we are delighted to witness an increasing number of enterprises from various fields contributing to the safety of smart vehicles.”
In the future, SGS will continue to support Xiaomi Auto in its collaboration in the areas of new energy, intelligence, and internet connectivity for vehicles. At the same time, we look forward to joining hands in more fields to jointly promote the high-quality development of the automotive industry.