MathWorks certified to provide guidance for AI-assisted engineering

MathWorks recently announced the TÜV SÜD certification of MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, and System Composer included with IEC Certification Kit has been expanded to cover generic AI tool classification guidance in accordance with the automotive standard ISO 26262.

MathWorks says it is the first tool vendor to provide guidance for select AI-assisted engineering workflows in functional safety applications, informed by specific use cases evaluated by TÜV SÜD. The guidance includes practical applications of AI-assisted model-based design, focusing on workflows that use Simulink Agentic Toolkit for agentic model development, model review and test case generation. By illustrating how these use cases can be integrated into safety-critical development processes in a controlled and auditable manner, the guidance aims to help organisations accelerate development while preserving engineering rigour, traceability and standards compliance.

Agentic AI capabilities extend model-based design

The MathWorks technology behind this approach integrates agentic AI capabilities with model-based design workflows. These capabilities enable engineers to move beyond prompting AI systems to AI agents that operate directly on Simulink models and engineering workflows. MathWorks says it is continuing to expand its agentic AI capabilities with new skills that guide agents in applying MATLAB and Simulink functionality to engineering tasks.

Simulink Agentic Toolkit enables AI agents to understand model structure, create and modify designs, run simulations, generate tests and connect requirements to models. The toolkit combines Simulink-specific tools with expert-authored skills for model-based design workflows. Skills authored by MathWorks engineers and domain experts guide agents through model development, algorithm specification, plant modelling, testing, validation and requirements generation. Expert-authored skills guide agents to apply the appropriate functionality for each task while engineers retain responsibility for validating results.

“Engineering teams are looking for ways to benefit from agentic AI without sacrificing the rigour that system development demands,” said Michael Carone, Principal Product Marketing Manager – Simulink Platform, MathWorks. “By connecting AI agents to Simulink models, simulations and testing workflows, MathWorks is helping engineers apply agentic AI within established engineering processes while preserving the accountability required for complex engineered systems.”

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