In the current world of automated vehicles (AVs), the primary goal is to achieve high safety, while often sacrificing usability. In particular in urban environments, human intervention is often required to maneuver the AV out of a situation. The reasons for the urban challenges are manifold and include high levels of occlusion and a high degree of uncertainty for the behavior of other traffic participants. To address these challenges, a consortium consisting of Intel Deutschland GmbH (Intel Germany), Schaef
SafeADArchitect will research an overall system architecture that takes into account uncertainties and risks at various levels in order to safeguard autonomous vehicles. The architecture thereby includes all components from the vehicle platform to the exteroceptive and proprioceptive sensors, the environment perception and the decision making process through to the vehicle's actuators. Therefore these components are extended to enable a continous risk assessment, monitoring and minimization. The risk assess
We’re eager to announce that a new automated vehicle program we contributed to, SafeADArchitect, has been approved for funding through the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Addressing safety concerns in urban environments, the project looks to make automated cities a safer reality than ever.