Challenge

A long-standing client approached Muon Tech to develop a complete vehicle system for a new specialist vehicle. The project presented two key challenges:

• The need to integrate numerous pre-sourced components from an overseas supplier, despite limited technical documentation.

• Ensuring the entire system design complied with the stringent ISO 26262 functional safety standard, critical for automotive applications.

Solution

Muon partnered closely with the client and their incumbent suppliers to deliver a compliant, cost-effective, and audit-ready vehicle system. Our support included:

• Performing a comprehensive whole-vehicle functional safety analysis to identify compliance gaps and critical risk areas.

• Guiding design decisions to balance ISO 26262 compliance with seamless integration of pre-sourced components, even where documentation was limited.

• Optimising the use of existing components to reduce costs and maintain supplier continuity.

• Supporting the client through a successful external safety audit, ensuring regulatory acceptance.

Impact

Thanks to Muon Tech’s involvement, the client achieved:

• Functional Safety Compliance: Achieved industry-standard safety levels comparable to major OEMs and compliance to ISO26262.

• Cost-efficiency: Maintained cost-efficiency by using existing equipment, delivering a compliant, safe vehicle system without the overhead typically associated with large-scale manufacturers.

• Optimised product: Delivered the most optimised product, Aligning the solution with the scale and needs of their business.