On September 10, 2018, NHTSA docketed a report (see NHTSA-2014-0070) titled “A Framework for Automated Driving System Testable Cases and Scenarios – NHTSA Final Report.”
The report describes a framework for establishing sample preliminary tests for Automated Driving Systems. The framework uses a checklist-type approach to identify high-level scenario tests by specifying relevant tactical maneuvers, ODD, OEDR, and potential failures. Each of these components were then further specified to develop a comprehensive set of procedures for a given scenario test. According to the authors, the scenario framework lends itself well to being applied across the three testing techniques identified for the testing architecture (modeling and simulation (M&S), closed-track testing, and open-road testing), although specific test procedures and implementations will vary, depending on the technique and tools used. This test scenario framework and the sample test procedures developed may provide a launching point to more comprehensive ADS test development and ultimately, test execution.
The report was prepared by researchers from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Southwest Research Institute, and Booz Allen Hamilton on behalf of NHTSA.
For a copy of the report, click here.
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