SE activities significantly contribute to the concept developments of new concept cars and the core functions of them.
The role of SE activities is depicted in the picture below differently from PM domain. Detailed SE activities are conducted during the product development processes in the automobile industry.
| Systems Engineering Lite |

| Product Development Process Model |

| The meaning of car development process phases |

Safety, an important area in SE, is also critical in cars, and already required as essential requirements in global car market, especially in electric/electronics areas based on ISO26262.
Safety related tasks, based on SE, are the essential process elements for the development of cars as well as for the entire key components.
Thus, SET provides SE and safety consulting services which link each functionality of the car system to the fault analysis process.
| Systems Engineering and Safety Process |

| Linking between System Functions and Failures |

| Car development process phases specific activity |
