A common scenario database for Automated Vehicles validation and certification

Abstract

Scenarios are extensively used throughout the safety validation and verification of automated vehicles, therefore creating a list of scenarios as a common reference for the manufacturers and Type Approval Authorities is needed to ensure an even-handed type approval process. The present paper offers solutions for this need, addressing issues related to the establishment, population and update principles of a common scenario database. It describes the positioning of this database in the verification framework of automated vehicles and presents the different scenario types implied. Going deeper in the details, the possible layers needed for the definition of a scenario are also presented. Finally, the paper introduces the first steps made on the definition of a scenarios catalogue for the validation of L3 highway applications, established at UNECE level, and for L4 applications, established at EU level.