LTR12: Risk lessons learned from working on a hydrogen-powered car

Sometimes it is a good idea to learn from best practices used in other industries!

In this episode, Andy David shares risk lessons learned while working with hydrogen-powered cars. He shares how design choices are driven by a central idea, which also greatly influences are approach to safety risk management. In the end, safety is an output of our risk mitigation activities. We have to keep the end user in mind and understand their needs for both safety and performance.

We also need to challenge our assumptions to find innovative solutions. As an example, hydrogen is a source of energy, but it does not mean a hydrogen-powered car is inherently more dangerous than a gasoline-powered car.

About Andy David

Andy David is an expert in safety critical embedded software development with many years of experience across different industries. He started his career with an internship at IBM followed by full time roles in heavy equipment, aerospace and automotive industries. He is the MD and Principal Consultant at A2D Consultancy, providing high-integrity software engineering, process and compliance consulting services. One of his current project is a hydrogen-powered car at Riversimple, a UK-based automotive startup.

About Let’s Talk Risk! with Dr. Naveen Agarwal

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