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Navigating the Future: Transitioning to eMobility and Hybrids
The future of transportation is eMobility and Hybrids. In preparation, the automotive industry is in a transitional period from Gasoline and Diesel Vehicles to Electric and Autonomous Vehicles (EV and AV). Certain economic and market factors have led to the transition, but it is clear that this change is here to stay. This shift from mechanical products with combustion engines to mechatronic and electronic products with electric power has significant implications to OEMs and Tier Ones. If you are not a part of the change, you may not have a future in the Automotive and Truck Industry. Organizations will have to shift their product development strategy from mechanical design to a focus on System, Hardware, and Software. To navigate this transition Omnex recommends the 7 Levers strategy.
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Past Gate4SPICE Events
12th Feb 2026
Onsite - Location: California, USA
Presenters:
Juan Webb - Associate Director, Omnex inc.
Trapti Saxena - System and Software Quality Assurance Manager, Garmin International
Sujan Rao - ASPICE Provisional Assessor, Micron Technology
Lesley Hopson - Supplier Manager, Ford Motor Company
The event provided an in-depth look at Automotive SPICE® Potential Analysis (PoA), a streamlined method for assessing supplier capability and its impact on risk management, compliance, and time-to-market. Through presentations and hands-on workshops, participants gained practical insights and tools to evaluate PoA's suitability for their organizations, deepen their PoA expertise, and explore strategies for supplier readiness in ASPICE compliance and PoA adoption.
21st Jun 2024 - Online
Presenters:
Chad Kymal - CTO, Omnex Inc.
Ranjeet Chhabra - Principal Consultant and Trainer, ASPICE
Automotive SPICE® PAM v4.0 was released by VDA Working Group 13 in November 2023, followed shortly afterward by the publication of the Automotive SPICE® Guideline v2.0. These releases introduced substantial updates to both the PAM and the accompanying guidelines. This event focused on the major changes from version 3.1, along with their implications for assessment and implementation activities.
Key topics addressed:
- Overview of the major changes in the Automotive SPICE® model compared with v3.1.
- Key challenges observed in v4.0 for implementation and assessment.
- How the assessment scope was affected by the transition to SPICE® v4.0.
- Guideline differences between v4.0 and v3.1 — and whether previous rules remained applicable.
- The relevance of RL/RCs from v3.1 — and how organizations handled elements no longer included in the new guidelines.
- Whether Guideline v2.0 proved to be simpler, more concise, and easier to apply than its predecessor.
- Lessons learned from performing implementations and assessments against PAM 4.0.
- Approaches to cascading PAM 4.0 to the supply base from both OEM and Tier 1 perspectives.
- Integration considerations with other management systems.
11th April, 2024
Onsite - Volvo Cars PVH, Room the Loft Auditorium 4 Volvo Jakobs V7 418 78, Gateborg, Sweden
Presenters:
Chad Kymal - CTO, Omnex Inc.
Micael Winsten - Consultant, Omnex Inc.
With the release of the Automotive SPICE® PAM and PRM v4.0 on 29 November 2023, one of the key updates was the introduction of new process groups. This event explored one of these additions in depth: the Hardware Engineering Process Group (HWE).
The session provided insights into the structure, intent, and implications of the newly added Hardware Engineering Process Group within Automotive SPICE® PAM and PRM v4.0.
Nov 2, 2021 - Online
Presenters:
Chad Kymal - CTO, Omnex Inc.
Greg Gruska - Principal Consultant, Omnex Inc.
Juan Pimental - Principal Consultant, Omnex Inc.
Micael Winsten - Consultant, Omnex.
Mike Down - Consultant, Omnex Inc.
Prabhu Seshadri - Technical Director, Omnex India
Nikhil Unnikrishnan - Director of Consulting, Omnex Inc.
Moderator:
Dave Watkins
Organizations implementing ISO 26262 Functional Safety, ISO 21448 SOTIF, and ISO 21434 Cybersecurity must integrate Automotive SPICE® effectively into their development and assurance activities. While Automotive SPICE® is often associated with “Embedded Software,” it encompasses far more—covering software processes, system processes, and related engineering workflows. Notably, 9 of the 16 processes within the “VDA scope” are also included in the current Automotive QMS standard, IATF 16949. Automotive SPICE® serves as a foundational framework for implementing Functional Safety, SOTIF, and Cybersecurity practices across both systems and software domains. In practice, many of the Automotive SPICE® processes already align closely with those required by the Functional Safety and Cybersecurity standards.
This event examined how organizations can best leverage Automotive SPICE® within these contexts. Participants also had the opportunity to earn EP certification — External Passive — through their attendance.
7 LEVERS
Autonomous Vehicles and Electric Vehicles referred widely as simply "AV or EV" requires a high degree of functional safety and cyber-security checks. The addition of new electronics, hardware and software components introduce new risks, some that are multi-point failures. Several standards and quality management tools address system, software, and hardware elements of the fast-changing EV-AV product.
As per a safety study conducted by Omnex, Active Safety and ADAS technology have improved safety but not reduced the customer issues on the road. Breakdown happens more than ever. This is also because newer vehicles come with more complexity and becoming difficult to fix issues in the absence of an expert mechanic. Therefore, the importance of designing and developing an autonomous vehicle largely requires the application of tools to help companies stay organized and up to the quality standards. In addition to the product complexity, the EV and AV data including hardware and software has grown tremendously. Up to 50% of the vehicle content will be digitalized, as hardware and software by 2030. Additionally, software failures in warranty recalls have increased from 15% in 2016 to a reported 50% for certain OEMs.
To navigate the complex and ever-evolving EV-AV process, Omnex recommends the 7 Levers strategy. We find these levers to be essential, as they assist throughout the New Product Development process, from the concept phase all the way through to the end of life and decommissioning of the product. The 7 Levers strategy assist in re-assessing product strategy, taking care to account for the complex System, Hardware and Software Components in a Safety Product, and Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Systems. These seven major standards/best practices governing the Automotive Industry are all linked with each other and Omnex has defined these 7 Levers strategy (including Supply Chain, a set of best practices) with over 30 years of experience assisting large automotive companies worldwide. Implementation of these levers will ensure that your system will have Quality, Safety, and Security in all the product lifecycles, particularly in its design and launch.
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