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Accidents are a class of adverse events. They have many causes. What may appear to be bad luck for the individual (being in the wrong place at the wrong time)? Analysis often shows a chain of events, failures and errors that lead almost inevitably to the
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Safety for Future Transport and Mobility
Safety for Future Transport and Mobility
Hans-Leo Ross
Safety for Future Transport and Mobility
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Hans-Leo Ross Lorsch, Hessen, Germany
ISBN 978-3-030-54882-7 ISBN 978-3-030-54883-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54883-4
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The work was first published in 2014 by Carl Hanser Verlag München Wien with the following title: Funktionale Sicherheit im Automobil: ISO 26262, Systemengineering auf Basis eines Sicherheitslebenszyklus und bewährten Managementsystemen © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
During the last pages of this book, my father died after a long illness at the age of 89 years. Of course, he had a great influence on my thinking and my professional development. He was born in the years between the two world wars, and his childhood was marked by the aftermath of the First World War and people mourned the Imperial Era. At that time, Göttingen was still considered the technical centre of science, and the language of science was still German. At the very beginning, I would like to apologise to all readers for thinking like a German when writing this book. I live my daily life in German, with my children and my wife I only speak German. Most of the conversations about the topics in this book I have conducted in German. I continue to try regular contact with China, France, England and Scandinavia and with companions from the USA, but they all confirm that I think typically German. With many of these people, I speak English, but I still think the complex matters in German thoughts. It is an insight of this book that the language context is a major influence on the understanding
