The traffic volume, even it is already dense, will increase further in the next years and so the number of the accidents, in which trucks are involved over proportionally. Stand alone safety systems (ABS, ESP) are distributed functions inside a vehicle, which communicate with each other, but not strongly integrated at the moment. Furthermore functions like steering and braking are not yet fully electronically controlled. There is still conventional mechanical actuator control in use, resulting in a lack of safety potential. The development of safety-critical systems is mainly driven by the...