Automated vehicles work side by side with humans and often operate with little in the way of barriers. Since they work so close to other humans, the potential risk for collision and operational hazards is high. Mitigating this increase in risk requires tight controls for their ground speed and directional control. Without a safety rated product, design engineers might have to add two or three redundant encoders in order to increase the level of safety. This costs both precious space and money. Using a SIL 3 rated encoder could eliminate the need for redundant encoders and can save the design engineer both space and money in their application.