What’s Next in AV Standards and Simulation Validation?

Abstract

Standards have the potential to both enable and hinder the deployment of AVs. With an increasing number of standards acronyms and numbers, it can be challenging for practitioners to make sense of past, present, and future AV standards. The chapter is organized by four “hot topics”, including (1) safety assurance, (2) physical infrastructure, (3) connectivity and cooperative driving automation, and (4) simulation validity and representativeness. Perspectives from leaders in the standards space are provided, giving the latest on standards activities and insights into where the field is going. Public sector and industry participants, including from US DOT, NIST, NASA, Euro NCAP, Toyota, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Foretellix, Japan Automobile Research Institute, Aurora, Intel / Mobileye, dSPACE Inc, and BMW, described the relevance of standards to their organizations and job function. A globally representative sample of standards development organizations (SDOs), including from SAE, ISO, IEEE, ASAM, and CSA provided their perspectives on how to harmonize the myriad of activities on related and overlapping topics. Standards gaps and future priorities were identified through collaborative, interactive breakout sessions.