For traditional E/E systems for automotive, if that is an allowed expression, functions were developed to be sufficiently good, such as ABS. ISO 26262 was then applied to enable the definition of additional means and measures so that implementation would be reasonably safe for use, or fulfilling the ISO 26262 safety norm. For ADAS and AD we have a more complex situation. We are more or less forced to release functional growth along with the advances of functional development and the verification and validation of the same. This puts very stringent requirements on the components that constitute the ADAS or AD. All safety-relevant components need to have their contribution to the safety case known and deviations of the same taken care of by the system. What does that imply? A lot. The presentation will elaborate on some of the areas of concern such as the SeooC concept and ODD expansion in the light of ISO 26262, as well as verification in the light of ISO 21448.

Torc has a rich, diverse history in the autonomous vehicle space dating back to 2005. Since becoming an independent subsidiary of Daimler in 2019, Torc has become laser-focused on delivering an autonomous long-haul trucking solution. Torc’s team of highly trained test crew (in-vehicle fallback test drivers and safety conductor) are an important part of its research and development testing to help ensure safety. The research testing has evolved into a rigorous development lifecycle process. As we progress toward driverless operations, a cohesive cross-platform SIL/HIL/VIL testing strategy which includes best practices and standards will need to be employed. Attend the session to learn about Torc’s testing journey including specific testing examples its our plans for continuing to work toward delivering a safe and reliable autonomous solution.

The talk presents the Nuro Driver, its current architecture and main components, perception, mapping and localization and behavior. We look into the machine learning and robotics parts of the Nuro Driver and our approach to ensure the safety of the generated trajectories. We also show how to test and validate that the overall system works as intended.

Join Anurag's presentation and dive into the application of latest AI models in developing autonomous driving technology, discuss the transformative impacts of modern AI in building more robust and adaptive AD systems and share Plus’s real-world commercialization experience across the U.S., Europe and Australia.

In addition to perception sensors such as cameras, lidar and radar, accurate vehicle localization requires intelligent use of 'absolute' sensors such as GNSS, inertial measurements and a high-definition map. This presentation describes some of the key requirements and design trade-offs for inertial sensors, and how these sensors contribute to automation in challenging environments.

This presentation will demonstrate the value added by imaging radar, thermal cameras and lidar for automated driving. It will discuss situations where one sensor doesn't perform well but is compensated for by the other two modalities. It will focus on key use cases such as lost cargo.

This presentation will offer a comprehensive look at Sightline Technology, Goodyear’s innovative suite of tire intelligence solutions. By integrating sensory data with cutting-edge algorithms, Sightline delivers crucial insights for next-generation software-defined vehicles (SDVs). We will showcase specific examples demonstrating how these insights can enhance ADAS and AV applications.

California is the birthplace and epicenter of autonomous vehicles and remains at the heart of AV testing. In what has been an eventful year, it’s more important than ever to keep up-to-date with regulatory developments, and engineers wishing to test their technologies on California’s streets should not miss this presentation.

The behavioral capability of the automated driving system (ADS) is an important attribute of ADS safety. Behavioral capabilities can be categorized into three broad categories: regulatory compliance, conflict avoidance and collision avoidance. In particular, the annexes in ISO 2022 highlighted the need for more detailed scenario-dependent behavioral evaluation around conflict avoidance. Assuming the identification of a set of scenarios a-priori, this points to the need for objective metrics that can evaluate whether the behavior of the ADS meets the scenario-specific behavioral targets. This presentation aims to discuss computational metrics that can be used as behavioral benchmarks for flagging when ADS behavior does not meet expectations. Such metrics can also be applied to discovering novel scenarios and events with behavioral issues from existing data sets.

A safety case is a topic that has been much discussed when it comes to safe deployment for AVs. Within the framework, it becomes critical to talk about what metrics are identified, generated and reported upon. Even more critical is their relevance and impact on building trust and confidence, internal and external. This topic dives into metrics within a safety case and their value and impact in building trust.

The concept of operational design domain (ODD) has been discussed in research and industry for a number of years but real-world applications beyond testing are not yet on the road. Regulations will demand a comprehensive ODD description for type approval as well as service area approval. In this presentation we walk through simple ODD definitions which can be leveraged in multiple aspects of the development process, including for type approvals. We will discuss how the ODD can be developed and rendered testable. We focus on development of an ODD specification which is technically precise, verifiable and human interpretable.

The presentation will include an overview of the AVSC (Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium) and its mission regarding the development of best practices and how they lead into other standards organizations, along with the impact and influence AVSC has had since its inception in 2019.

This presentation will introduce the Autoware Open AD Kit 3.0, a collaborative effort from key software-defined vehicle stakeholders such as Arm, AWS, eSync Alliance, Leo Drive, Excelfore, RedHat, PIX Moving, SOAFEE and TIER IV. The Open AD Kit framework is a testament to Autoware Foundation's vision of developing SDV solutions based on open standards and collaboration. On the technical side, the presentation will go through the company's elaborate CES demo to explain the essential components (cloud-native, DevOps, OTA, containerization, etc) that enable the big loop, a concept that is frequently used to describe how modern software development methodologies are translating into automotive.

Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to improve vehicle safety and driving comfort. The integration of AI in ADAS functions plays a pivotal role in ensuring these systems are not only innovative but also meet the highest safety standards. Join this presentation to learn about the evolving ADAS/Safety lifecycle and the various impacts of AI on enhancing safety assurance.

The automotive industry is being transformed by connected vehicles and advanced perception systems, generating a wealth of data that has the potential to revolutionize mapping. However, challenges in data processing, integration and standardization remain. Overture Maps offers a collaborative solution. It provides an open, customizable base map for driver-facing navigation and machine-readable applications, empowering the automotive ecosystem to build unique map products, enhance user experiences and unlock new revenue streams. By establishing interoperability for automotive data layers like traffic, hazards and parking information, Overture enables a rich ecosystem for seamless data exchange. Sensor data generated by millions of vehicles holds tremendous potential. However, challenges remain in standardizing data formats, streamlining mapmaking and establishing efficient sharing mechanisms. We invite OEMs, suppliers and the broader automotive ecosystem to collaborate with us to unlock the full potential of this data. Together, we can enhance map quality and coverage while fostering innovation and efficiency only possible through collaborative mapping. Join us to learn how Overture is empowering the automotive ecosystem to harness the full potential of collaborative mapping.

After two decades and billions of dollars being poured into self-driving, access to this technology is limited to a few locations. Before we can realize the tremendous personal and societal value that driving assistance and automation promise to deliver, we must design a system that can safely and verifiably handle the persistent long-tail of real-world driving scenarios. Traditional systems have failed to tackle the long-tail of driving scenarios using brittle and time-consuming rules-based programming. Wayve is pioneering a new approach using end-to-end embodied AI. Wayve will present its end-to-end embodied AI as a solution to effectively handle complex, real-world driving situations.

Developing AVs is a time-intensive and complex process that requires best-in-class data and AI training infrastructure. Companies developing software-defined vehicles need to accelerate time-to-market and minimize costs without sacrificing safety, combining vehicle sensors, map data, telematics and navigation guidance using machine learning and data fusion techniques. Data- driven development is not without its challenges. One of the biggest challenges is data collection and integrity, as data needs to be collected accurately and consistently to drive accurate decisions. Additionally, data-driven development requires data analysis capabilities, as information needs to be analyzed and interpreted to make meaningful decisions. Finally, data-driven development requires collaboration between stakeholders and technical teams to ensure that data is being used appropriately. In close collaboration with Red Hat and Nvidia, IBM will deliver fully integrated systems that bring AI-powered computing to everywhere data is created, from the edge to the cloud, helping businesses easily deploy tailored AI applications to drive innovation. This presentation examines how to best leverage AI-powered data infrastructures and software to accelerate AV development and achieve maximum efficiency.

Autonomous vehicles collect petabyte-scale sensor data. The IoT FleetWise Rich Sensor data solution allows auto makers to scale the collection and transfer of meaningful data by defining driving campaigns, enabling them to extract more value and context, reducing the time and cost of autonomous driving feature development. Simultaneously, software is playing a pivotal role in vehicle design and evolution, driving the transition toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs). This session will showcase the latest breakthroughs in cloud-native development, demonstrating how auto makers can leverage AWS and Qualcomm technologies, such as the Snapdragon Digital Chassis, to scale and accelerate vehicle software development, including leveraging virtualized digital twins and cloud-native tools to test and validate code. This session aims to equip attendees with the knowledge and strategies to embrace the 'Big Loop' of data-driven and software-defined development, accelerating the path to safer and more capable ADAS and autonomous vehicle technologies.

Without new architectural solutions for immediate implementation, silicon chip manufacturers struggle to keep up with automotive innovation. As a driver of automotive progress, AMD is able to solve this with new embedded AMD Ryzen™ processors and adaptable FPGA/SoCs, elevating heterogeneous computing. We will be discussing the benefits of the AMD new offerings and demonstrate them on Xylon’s Surround View system with integrated AI capabilities. This POC showcases a unique combination of programmable FPGA logic for data pre-processing, dedicated AI processing partitions, and scalar processing on a multi-core part for post-processing. Performance metrics and demonstration videos will highlight advantages of this hybrid compute platform.

To introduce automated driving systems (ADS) to market, OEMs must demonstrate ethically acceptable safety levels, which requires achieving a positive risk balance amid numerous real-world risk factors. Real-world data insights must be complemented with model-based and scenario-based testing methodologies. In this talk, we will explore leveraging AI for identifying critical data sequences and using advanced technologies like GenAI for automated scenario generation. Additionally, we will outline innovative solutions in smart fleet management to address data coverage gaps for ADS development and validation. This holistic approach aims to accelerate development cycles by optimizing data acquisition and enhancing safety validation processes.

The path to scalable autonomous driving demands more than just cutting-edge technology—it requires a holistic system design that combines driving performance with efficiency, and adaptability. May Mobility’s patented Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology redefines real-time decision-making in autonomous vehicles, ensuring safe, adaptable operations across diverse environments. By combining this technology with meticulously characterized Operational Design Domain (ODD) elements and other techniques acquired through real-world experience, May Mobility’s approach enables AVs to scale across new cities and routes with unmatched precision and efficiency. This session will explore the critical importance of integrating AI and data analytics to overcome the complexities of AV scalability, to mastering the long-tail of real-world driving scenarios. Attendees will gain insights into the future of autonomous driving, learning how to harness AI-powered decision-making and end-to-end system design to accelerate deployment, enhance safety, and drive the future of urban mobility. Join us to explore the intersection of technology, data and AI in transforming autonomous vehicle development.

The presentation will explore ways of visualizing the performance of certain ADAS features in scenarios currently tested in NHTSA's NCAP and provide insight into some unique and challenging scenarios where performance is degraded or becomes more variable.

The presentation introduces modeling of ODD (operational design domain) in ASAM OpenSCENARIO DSL 2.1, and incorporating it into safety-driven validation of ADS. It presents virtual testing, interaction of scenarios and ODD. Specific attention will be given to the challenges of modeling ODDs and validating correct behavior of the ADS within an ODD.

In order to validate that your autonomous software is capable of behaving correctly in all driving scenarios, including those one in 10 million driving events, it is necessary to employ a comprehensive simulation and testing methodology that supports the replay of real-world vehicle data. The cornerstones of a comprehensive testing strategy most likely include a pure virtual software open loop (SoL) solution as well as a hardware open loop (HoL) testing solution. Together with our OEM customers, we have identified an additional market need for a simpler and less expensive (compared with HoL) production target replay and simulation solution.

The rapid advancement of software-defined vehicle and related advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) necessitates a progressive approach not just to software development but also the electronics hardware and physical systems development for delivering the features. By leveraging holistic digital twins, auto makers can significantly enhance the robustness and thorough testing of ADAS functionalities. This shift left approach integrates scenario-based testing, virtual validation and compliance with Safety Of The Intended Functionality leveraging virtual hardware for digital validation before the hardware is finalized.

Existing ADAS only automate basic vehicle control like cruise and lane management. No ADAS currently assists by observing other drivers' behaviors and styles. The University of Texas, Austin presents algorithms that identify nearby drivers' behaviors and actions using readily available sensors directly on vehicles in real time with minimal computational demands. These algorithms use unprocessed sensor data, avoiding any data processing and allowing seamless integration into existing ADAS. Behavior prediction ADAS fit between the perception and the planning layers of the autonomous vehicle infrastructure. The algorithms have been applied to diverse traffic data from India, China, Singapore and the USA, demonstrating their global applicability.

Reduction of the parameter space for synthetic scenario creation is conducted with a novel approach using the GCAPS safety model. Using real-world data from perception systems, CISS, or naturalistic driving data, the decomposition process of GCAPS creates a concrete scenario. The concrete scenario is parameterized, and ranges of the parameters are identified. The safety model uses the object trajectories, road path and informed statistics to determine several metrics such as conflict probability. Applying the safety model to the concrete scenario and parameter ranges segregates the parameter space by the safety model metrics, enabling a focused evaluation of the ADAS.

This study investigates the integration of model-based system engineering (MBSE) into ISO 26262 processes, focusing on the idea of independence in safety-critical automotive systems. This idea is borrowed from other domains, like DO-178C for aviation, and extended with back-to-back testing. Practices and tools commonly used in MSBE will be examined, and their place in the verification and validation process will be shown. The role of independence at various safety integrity levels will be examined. Finally, a case study will be presented to show how this can be achieved with existing tools and processes.

The automotive industry is undergoing rapid transformation with the introduction of new vehicle architectures and software-defined vehicles, alongside advanced processing platforms. This shift creates a wealth of innovative data-driven opportunities. In this presentation, Dr Xiao will explore real-time HD semantic map solutions designed to enhance parking experiences and enable Level 4 autonomous parking systems. The solutions use low-cost sensors – surround-view cameras – to create sharable parking lot maps. These maps, stored in the cloud, provide real-time updates on parking spot availability and type (EV, handicapped, etc). Dr Xiao will explain how these advancements lead to smarter, more efficient parking solutions.

Explore the future of autonomous transit with our autonomous rapid transit (ART) system, as we explore its real-world applications in enhancing transportation services for airports and public transit. We will share several ART operations utilizing full-size buses and ADA-compliant vehicles, alongside an innovative ART airport people mover project that integrates electric buses and a vehicle management platform. We will discuss the implementation process and lessons learned in adopting these solutions. Join us and uncover how ART offers faster deployment and reduced total costs while meeting safety requirements, making it a game-changer for the autonomous transit market.

It seems that on a weekly basis we see another accident or incident involving the apparent failure of an AV or ADAS. Regardless of the frequency of these incidents, they are used as fodder by the media to frighten the public, earning more clicks and add revenue. We've seen AVs jamming up streets, hitting cyclists, dragging pedestrians and a recent tragedy where a Ford MachE ( supposedly with Blue Cruise engaged) struck a stopped vehicle on a highway, resulting in a fatality. I will discuss my opinions as to why such incidents happen and propose technical solutions to reduce or eliminate these issues in the future. Solutions can take the form of better or increased sensors on vehicles or more robust localization and communication systems. There are also many investments that can be made around infrastructure, which could greatly improve the safety and efficiency of ADAS and AV systems. I will discuss a few of these technical approaches (including V2V and V2X) as well as who should be paying for them.

As ADAS technology proliferates in passenger vehicles, there is a pressing need to understand how aftermarket modifications may affect the functionality of these systems. To address these challenges, SEMA stays at the forefront of research and testing, particularly with rapidly evolving vehicle technologies such as ADAS and autonomous features. In this presentation, SEMA will share the results of its groundbreaking research projects that tested the effects of various aftermarket modifications (suspension lifts) on the ADAS functionalities in a Chevrolet Silverado and Ford F150, including lane departure warnings/lane-keeping assist, forward collision warnings/automatic emergency braking, blind-spot detection and rear cross-traffic alerts.

Four lines of defense to a safer vehicle: process – build what you specify (automotive SPICE); functional safety – ISO 26262:2018; safety of the intended function – ISO 21448; cybersecurity ISO 21434.

As the automotive industry advances toward higher levels of vehicle autonomy and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, cloud-based services will play a larger role. While the ISO 26262 standard sets functional safety requirements for software running inside the vehicle, cloud-based applications must adhere to the same requirements. Swift Navigation’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service is a cloud-based GNSS corrections service running on AWS that provides vehicles with high-accuracy location data for precise navigation, ADAS and autonomy and V2X communication. Skylark recently achieved ISO 26262 certification, elevating the role of GNSS in the automotive sensor suite and setting a design pattern for the development of cloud-based applications used for safety-critical use cases. Learn more about the service architecture and cloud infrastructure used to ensure compliance with safety standards while leveraging the unique benefits of the cloud.

This session will present a vision for how connectivity technologies can meaningfully support advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) worldwide. The 5GAA roadmap for advanced driving includes both wide area and local broadcast communications and shares a vision for how they can augment ADAS solutions. Attendees will learn the immediate and near-term benefits of vehicles equipped with 5G modems and gain insight into the regulatory and standards headwinds to overcome.

Battelle is assisting the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) with research to develop realistic and easily changeable mock roadway features (e.g. curbs, pavement markings, barriers, vegetation) to rapidly create and take down diverse scenarios for testing automated driving systems (ADS). These realistic, lightweight, portable (mock) roadway features will enable proving grounds and other facilities to increase their testing adaptability and agility without having to invest in expensive infrastructure upgrades. We will present several concepts under development – including foam curbs, removable pavement marking and lightweight concrete barriers – and the methods used to develop and test them (e.g. sensor signatures, likeliness and durability testing).

The presentation will show how, through automating the use of formal methods via abstract interpretation among other techniques, enterprises can alleviate the tester burden, reduce iterations generated by penetration, fuzzing and unit testing, and allow developers to focus on high-value tasks. This unique approach, which combines static and dynamic analysis, was recommended by NIST (NIST.IT.8151) and the White House's ONCD, and has the additional powerful advantage that it yields no false negatives. This means a guaranteed absence of undefined behaviors like buffer overflows. We will further demonstrate how developers can comprehensively verify software properties and produce critical-bug-free code, ensuring memory safety.

As Level 3 ADAS functions continue to dominate vehicle roadmaps in the short term, testing these ADAS functions adequately is a continuing challenge for the automotive ecosystem. In this session, Rohde & Schwarz will introduce two new test methods for ADAS testing: the optimized, cost-effective on-vehicle radar test and combining V2X with the sensor HIL test for pre-road test reliability tests. The session will share initial project/demo descriptions, key learnings and potential application areas for these new test methods.

Validation of automated driving functions, especially for SAE L3, has become a challenging aspect of new vehicle development. Large quantities of tests have to be performed in different environments. Complex SIL and HIL setups and highly scalable cloud simulations are necessary to cover the required testing. In ISO 21448 (SOTIF), sampling is a central component and focuses on targeted parameterization and variation of scenarios. In this presentation, the audience will learn about the SOTIF standard and its effect on vehicle development. We will also present a scalable, virtual toolchain solution for automation, parameterization and efficient, targeted analysis of the test.

Explore the critical role of perception simulation in developing safe and reliable autonomous vehicles. This keynote offers an in-depth look at aiMotive's aiSim and its capabilities in simulating real-world sensor data to train and validate perception systems. Learn how aiSim empowers engineers to create highly realistic and challenging scenarios for perception algorithms, ensuring they are prepared for complex road environments. Discover the impact of perception simulation on accelerating the development of AI-driven perception in self-driving technology.

Estimating connected and automated vehicles' (CAVs) energy impacts is challenging due to the non-linear dependence between CAVs' interactions with the environment and the scarcity of real-world data. To overcome these limitations, an 'anything-in-the-loop' (XIL) workflow has been developed. The XIL workflow integrates various CAV controllers into real powertrain components or vehicles in a safe, controlled and highly repeatable experimental environment, enabling a thorough validation and analysis of functionalities, dynamic performance and energy impacts. The presentation provides an overview of the workflow tasks and highlights achievements in energy conservation and insights into validating a multivehicle simulation leveraging experimental results.

An essential methodology that every ADAS/AD project must leverage is hardware-in-the-loop testing (HIL). While traditional HIL testing is more accurate than SIL, it runs orders of magnitude more slowly than cycle-for-cycle software-in-the-loop testing. Complexity, cost and deployment challenges limit scalability. In this session, Ambarella, in cooperation with Dell, will introduce a new methodology that delivers a low-cost, scalable server-based HIL rig simulation architecture that matches or exceeds the speed and accuracy of traditional HIL rigs for AI model verification with the flexibility of on-premises and/or remote deployment.

Ontario Tech University/Automotive Centre of Excellence's core research facility will share the journey of the precipitation characterization and testing functionality of ADAS for soiling due to weather impacting the vehicle sensors and detecting targets. Ontario Tech and ACE are leading the way in developing new, advanced development routines and testing methodologies for real-world weather conditions. The world-class Climatic Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel and other environmental chambers provide testing in rain/snow/ice/fog in varying temperatures and humidity. ACE provides calibrated rain/snow/ice/fog precipitation characterization that accurately and repeatably reproduces real-world performance of lidar, radar, cameras and other optical sensors in full vehicle operation.

The safety of autonomous systems is one of the challenges addressed by the CVH project at IRT SystemX through simulation. One of its aims concerns perception, considering physically realistic simulation of sensors, from a hardware point of view on one hand, and modeling of the environment on the other hand. In the case of radars, the applied methodology comprises four main topics: building the virtual sensor, modeling virtual targets, describing simulation scenarios and characterizing the phenomenological model of perturbations. This paper discusses modeling virtual targets, in order to demonstrate the relevance of our methodology through quantified results.

Both these AD approaches utilize sensors, hardware, processors, cameras, etc, but their integration and computing power requirements are different. The presentation will examine where the concepts diverge and determine if there is a direct path from one to the other. Another essential factor to consider is how the vehicle perceives the immediate environment. Different mapping options – HD Maps versus mapless – will be presented and compared.

Analysis of the current state of development of autonomous vehicle technologies requires a critical analysis of the requirements and key elements of autonomous driving systems, in particular visualization systems. The report focuses on emerging trends in lidar sensor technologies to improve the performance of autonomous vehicles. New trends include new optical sensors with improved performance, fast response principles of lidar sensors, optical laser beam distribution systems – particularly diffractive optics, and a new method of obtaining information in a visual camera format with distance information (possibly in color), which allows users to analyze information based on artificial intelligence on a chip and others.

The presentation will cover challenges with traditional lidar calibration, advantages of targetless calibration, use cases and applications and Deepen AI's targetless calibration.

Expand your operational design domain (ODD) and cover new geographical regions by fine-tuning large language models (LLM) and augmenting autonomous driving scenarios with abstract knowledge of standards, regulations and laws.

The presentation will provide an introduction to in-vehicle network (IVN) security, including TSN standards and industry adoption, security architectures and multilevel security validation.