Mobileye earns first TÜV SÜD inspection certificate for its AEB development process

Mobileye, based in Jerusalem, announced on October 22, 2026 that it has achieved the first inspection certificate from safety auditor TÜV SÜD for its automatic emergency braking development. The independent audit inspected that Mobileye's AEB development process conforms with ISO 21448, the international Safety of the Intended Functionality, or SOTIF, standard for automotive software. Mobileye described the milestone as reflecting the increasing impact of the technology in saving lives around the world. The company said the certificate gives its customers an independent view of the rigor behind its process.

AEB is designed to help mitigate or avoid certain frontal collisions by warning the driver and, when appropriate, automatically applying the brakes. Because the function must interpret a wide range of road users, objects and driving environments, its safety depends not only on the absence of hardware or software faults but also on a structured approach to the intended functionality of the system. Mobileye argues that safety validation in a rapidly evolving driver-assistance market requires more than extensive road experience or accumulated driving distance, and that its approach rests on disciplined, documented and independently assessed practices designed to identify foreseeable risks before deployment. The company said TÜV SÜD's certificate places its longstanding AEB safety-development practices in the ISO 21448 framework, raising the industry standard for safety development processes.

The assessment is specific to Mobileye's AEB development process, but the underlying safety processes TÜV SÜD assessed are part of Mobileye's broader approach to developing driver-assistance and autonomous-vehicle technologies. SOTIF complements functional-safety disciplines by addressing hazards that may result from performance limitations or reasonably foreseeable misuse, rather than failures alone. Mobileye says that distinction is becoming more important for automakers, suppliers and regulators as driver-assistance functions become more capable and operate in increasingly varied conditions.

Mobileye previously received a TÜV SÜD recommendation for its Safety Management System for SAE Level 4 autonomous systems. That covered Mobileye's safety-management framework for autonomous vehicles using the Mobileye Drive system.