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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Amit Aneja, Chandler, AZ (US);
Vasant Kumar Easwaran, Frisco, TX (US);
Rahul Gulati, San Diego, CA (US);
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for safety monitoring of a vehicle control system. An example method of operating a vehicle includes detecting an error associated with a system-on-a-chip (SoC) having a main domain and a safety domain, wherein the main domain is coupled to a first bus for communicating with one or more electronic control units (ECUs) and wherein the safety domain is coupled to a second bus for communicating with the one or more ECUs; indicating the error to the one or more ECUs via at least one of the first bus, the second bus, or a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) in response to detecting the error, wherein the PMIC is configured to supply power to the main domain or the safety domain; and performing one or more actions in response to detecting the error.