Problem statement

The automation of vehicles in combination with the introduction of cooperative vehicle functions currently represents a trend topic in the automotive and supplier industry. To date, however, there is no well-founded quantification of the minimum necessary safety level (performance criteria) of such innovative automation systems. In addition, there is no comprehensive methodology for testing and releasing automated and cooperative vehicles or their components that would be suitable for implementation in the current development processes of vehicle manufacturers.

Project objective

The aim of the PEGASUS research initiative (project for the establishment of generally accepted quality criteria, tools and methods as well as scenarios and situations for the release of highly automated driving functions) is to develop a generally accepted procedure and corresponding tools for testing highly automated vehicle functions using the example of the highway chauffeur. In particular, this is intended to prepare the release of highly automated vehicles for the market.

Realization

In a first step, PEGASUS will develop findings for defining the performance level of HAF functions. Based on this, test methods, test catalogs and test instruments for ensuring the safety of automated vehicles are to be developed, compliance with which is to be demonstrated by means of simulation-, laboratory- and field-based methods.