Automotive Compliance Engineering OS

Built for Legacy Programs,

Change Impact, and Audit Readiness

Connect requirements, HARA, TARA, FTA, evidence, and review workflows in one system designed for the most expensive part of compliance: rework, traceability, and audit pressure.

ISO 21434UN R155UN R156ISO 26262ASPICEGDPRGB 44495TISAX

Legacy + Change

Focused on the hardest compliance scenarios

EU + CN

Positioned for cross-market programs

Audit-ready

Traceable workflows from analysis to evidence

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Global Regulatory Landscape

Cybersecurity Barriers Are Rising Worldwide

Governments across the world are making automotive cybersecurity certification mandatory. Without it, your vehicles cannot be sold in the world's three largest markets.

🇪🇺

European Union

UN R155 / R156

Mandatory since 2024

UN R155 (cybersecurity) and R156 (software updates) are required for all new EU type approvals.

No CSMS certificate = no type approval = no EU market access.

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China

GB 44495 / GB 44496

Mandatory from 2026

GB 44495 (vehicle cybersecurity) and GB 44496 (software updates) become mandatory for all new vehicle types.

The only path to production permits for automotive electronics in China.

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South Korea

UNECE WP.29

Adoption in progress

Following the UNECE WP.29 framework with mandatory cybersecurity requirements rolling out.

Korea Auto Industries Coop. Assoc. driving compliance timelines.

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Japan

WP.29 / R155

WP.29 signatory

R155 adoption for domestic market under the Road Transport Vehicle Act.

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism oversight.

This is not optional

These regulations are market access gates, not best-practice guidelines. A 3-year vehicle development cycle means: if you're not compliant now, your 2028/2029 vehicles are already at risk.

The Cost of Getting Locked Out

Launch Delay

Program-level impact

Failed audit can delay launch readiness and push revenue recognition to the right.

Market Blocked

Revenue at risk

Without certification, affected programs can lose access to an entire market.

Hardware Recall

Fleet-wide cost

A vulnerable ECU without a safe remediation path can force expensive field action.

Supplier Blacklist

18-24 months

OEMs replace non-compliant suppliers. Re-qualification takes years.

Illustrative Benchmark Scenario

Use this as a directional model for internal planning, not as a universal promise. Actual impact depends on program complexity, process maturity, and evidence quality.

Current State

Audit PreparationMultiple weeks
Annual EffortSeveral hundred man-days
Expert Dependency3-4 specialists
Decision ConsistencyDepends on expert judgement
Evidence ChainManual and fragmented
Cost per AssessmentHigh internal and external effort

With Platform

Audit PreparationDays instead of weeks
Annual EffortStructured and lower effort
Expert Dependency1 focused owner plus team review
Decision ConsistencyWorkflow-enforced
Evidence ChainTraceable and review-ready
Cost per AssessmentLower per-program effort
Weeks → Days

Shorter audit preparation cycles

Fewer loops

Lower rework pressure

Traceable

Decisions and evidence linked

Illustrative scenario only. Validate assumptions against your current workflow, supplier landscape, and audit expectations.

AI Performance Verified

Automotive AI at Senior Expert Level

Independent Codex benchmark confirms: our AI analysis engine performs at the level of a senior automotive safety & cybersecurity expert across all critical domains.

Overall Chain Accuracy

93.9%+6.1%

SENIOR EXPERT

Equiv. 8-12 yr expert

Human Expert Equivalence Scale

Junior (0-3 yr)Mid (3-5 yr)Senior (5-8 yr)Senior Expert (8-12+ yr)
HARA
93.0%

Senior Expert

8-12 yr exp.

TARA
92.3%

Senior Expert

8-12 yr exp.

FTA
PERFECT100.0%

Senior Expert

10+ yr exp.

SOTIF
83.8%

Senior Engineer

5-8 yr exp.

Test Plan
PERFECT100.0%

Senior Expert

10+ yr exp.

Evaluated by GPT-5.4 Max + Claude Opus

Cross-validated by two frontier AI models against senior expert ground truth across all ISO 21434 / 26262 analysis domains.

What Does 93.9% Mean?

93.9%

Overall accuracy equals a senior automotive safety & cybersecurity expert with 8-12 years of hands-on ISO 21434 / 26262 experience.

100%

FTA and Test Plan modules achieve perfect scores — outperforming most individual human experts in these domains.

5x

Processes 5 complete vehicle programs in the time a senior expert handles one — without fatigue or inconsistency.

24/7

Available around the clock with consistent quality — no knowledge loss, no training ramp-up, no vacation gaps.

8-Step Structured Reasoning

Asset extraction → Interface mapping → Attack surface → Threat generation → Clause mapping → Evidence binding → Risk ranking → Mitigation — fully traceable AI chain.

Atomic Chain Analysis

Each analysis step produces verifiable, auditable output. No black-box decisions — every AI conclusion links back to regulation clauses and RAG evidence.

Multi-Standard Reasoning

Simultaneous ISO 21434, ISO 26262, UN R155/R156, ASPICE, and 8 Chinese standards (GB/T 44495-44497) in a single analysis run.

1053 MITRE ATT&CK Patterns

Threat intelligence backed by CAPEC/CWE ICS attack pattern database — the largest automotive-specific threat knowledge base available.

Illustrative Benchmark Model

Model the Internal Business Case

Use this scenario model to pressure-test the economics of legacy work, change impact, and audit preparation. Review the assumptions before using it in a budget discussion.

Your Organization

3

Active vehicle programs requiring compliance

30

Components requiring cybersecurity assessment

3

Full-time staff dedicated to compliance today

Without Compliance-Wächter

Compliance assessments

90 × 14 days × €1.200

1.512.000

Audit failure rework

36 failed of 90 (40%) × €25.000

900.000

Compliance team

3 FTE × €85.000

255.000

Annual Total

0

With Compliance-Wächter

AI-assisted assessments

90 × 2.5 days × €1.200

270.000

Audit failure rework

5 failed of 90 (5%) × €25.000

125.000

Reduced team

2 FTE × €85.000

170.000

Platform license

30 components × €3.000

90.000

Annual Total

0

Illustrative annual delta

0

75%

modeled cost reduction

0

modeled man-days released

Complete Coverage

Every Standard. One System.

From cybersecurity to functional safety, from supply chain to data privacy — see what each regulation requires and how we automate it.

UN R155

Cybersecurity Management

EU type approval for vehicle cybersecurity. Mandatory for all new vehicles since 2024.

UN R156

Software Update Management

Secure OTA update processes. Required for EU type approval alongside R155.

ISO 21434

Cybersecurity Engineering

Full lifecycle cybersecurity process from concept to decommissioning.

ISO 26262

Functional Safety

Safety integrity levels (ASIL) and hazard analysis for automotive systems.

ASPICE

Process Maturity

VDA ASPICE Annex D traceability from goals to validation evidence.

GDPR

Vehicle Data Privacy

DPIA generation, cross-border transfer mapping, and processing registers for connected vehicles.

TISAX

Supplier Security

Supply chain cybersecurity assessment with questionnaires and risk tracking.

GB 44495

China Cybersecurity

China's mandatory vehicle information security standard. Required from 2026.

Structured effort

less manual coordination

Fewer rework loops

clearer ownership and handoffs

Gap visibility

across analysis and evidence

Days, not weeks

in strong-fit scenarios

Category Comparison

Where Compliance-Wächter Fits

Compare platform categories instead of vendor names to see where engineering-native compliance orchestration is missing.

CapabilityConnected Vehicle PlatformHorizontal GRC PlatformSafety Analysis SuiteRequirements StackCompliance-Wächter
Engineering analysis depth
Specialist
Integration-based
Native
Change-aware impact analysis
Limited
Integration-based
Partial
Native
Legacy delta workflows
Limited
Native
Audit evidence orchestration
Partial
Partial
Partial
Native
Automotive regulation depth
Operations-led
Horizontal
Method depth
Automotive-native
Vehicle operations and OTA focus
Native
Project layer

Category-level comparison for market education. Exact feature depth varies by product, version, and deployment scope.

What teams ask before they buy

Representative buyer conversations from the automotive compliance workflow we are targeting.

We do not need another dashboard. We need to know what changes when requirements move and what evidence has to be updated.

T1

Representative buyer signal

Engineering lead, EU Tier-1 supplier

Our biggest pain is not the first analysis. It is the rework after late requirement changes and the audit scramble that follows.

EU

Representative buyer signal

Compliance manager, European OEM program

If a tool can help us bridge China and Europe without rebuilding traceability from scratch, that changes the economics of export programs.

CN

Representative buyer signal

Cybersecurity lead, China-to-EU vehicle program

Book a Working Session

Tell us where the pressure is highest: legacy programs, requirement changes, or audit readiness. We will tailor the session to your current workflow instead of giving you a generic demo.

Best if you include your current toolchain, active standards, and whether you are evaluating a pilot in the next 3-6 months.

What happens in the session

We map your current workflow, handoff points, and evidence bottlenecks across engineering and compliance.

We focus the walkthrough on the right path: legacy delta analysis, change-aware impact, or audit-ready evidence orchestration.

We identify whether a pilot is a fit, what data would be needed, and what success should look like.

Best suited for OEM, Tier-1, and compliance-heavy engineering teams.