TÜV SÜD Awards ISO 26262 ASIL D Functional Safety Process Certification to Changan Automobile, Supporting High-Quality Overseas Expansion of Domestic Automakers

ChongqingMay 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, TÜV SÜD Group (hereinafter referred to as “TÜV SÜD”) awarded Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Changan Automobile”) the ISO 26262:2018 Automotive Functional Safety ASIL D Process Certification Certificate, accredited by the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS). The granting of this certificate marks that Changan Automobile has established a product development and management process system that meets the highest level of international automotive functional safety requirements. This not only lays a solid technical foundation for the development and mass production of its intelligent connected vehicle models but also provides a key safety trust endorsement for its high-quality global expansion.TÜV SÜD Greater China Transportation Service Central South and Southwest Region General Manager Gao Shifeng, Functional Safety Senior Expert Jia Liping, and Changan Automobile Quality Department General Manager Shen Xinghua, Deputy General Manager Li Ning, along with other leaders from both sides, attended the certification ceremony and participated in discussion and exchange. During the talks, the two sides engaged in in-depth exchanges on the compliance challenges faced by Chinese automakers in the context of globalization, further consolidating the consensus for long-term collaborative development and jointly building a safety foundation for the globalization of intelligent connected vehicles.

When the “new three modernizations” of automobiles become the norm, software and hardware are no longer simply stacked but deeply integrated. How to cope with the soaring system complexity has become the first threshold for safety design. ISO 26262, as an internationally recognized functional safety standard for road vehicles, has become one of the important indicators for measuring the maturity of an automaker’s R&D system and long-term competitiveness. This standard covers the entire lifecycle from product concept, R&D, production, operation and maintenance to scrapping, aiming to reduce unreasonable risks caused by systematic failures and random hardware failures through systematic methods and processes. It plays a positive role in promoting the improvement of industry safety levels and supporting the implementation of intelligent driving technology.

Changan Automobile’s receipt of the ISO 26262 ASIL D functional safety process certification certificate is a strong proof that its risk management capabilities have entered the international advanced ranks, safeguarding the large-scale deployment of Changan Automobile’s future intelligent connected related technologies. Shen Xinghua of Changan Automobile pointed out during the exchange that the efficient progress of this project from evaluation to certification was due to the full trust and close cooperation between the teams of both sides. He looks forward to refining and consolidating this successful cooperation model into a reusable methodology in the future, establishing a regular communication mechanism, deepening strategic cooperation in a wider range of fields, and jointly exploring new blue oceans in the automotive industry value chain.

TÜV SÜD’s Gao Shifeng congratulated Changan Automobile and emphasized that thanks to the collaboration experience accumulated by both sides in previous UN R155 CSMS (Cyber Security Management System) and UN R156 SUMS (Software Update Management System) certification projects, a solid foundation was laid for the smooth implementation of this functional safety certification. He further stated that currently, the global expansion strategy of Chinese automobile brands is undergoing a key transformation from “scale expansion” to “high-quality development.” Facing the increasingly complex regulatory environment in overseas markets, building a resilient compliance management system is the core pillar for enterprises to achieve sustainable global development. TÜV SÜD will continue to leverage its technical advantages in vehicle homologation and compliance to empower Changan Automobile to steadily advance in the global market.