Real and synthetic scenarios generated for the development, training, virtual testing and validation of CCAM systems
SYNERGIES confronts pivotal challenges within the CCAM community, such as the absence of interoperable scenario databases, time-consuming and expensive development cycles, and regulatory ambiguities. It achieves this by implementing the Safety Assurance Framework developed in HEADSTART and SUNRISE. SYNERGIES furnishes stakeholders with interoperable, federated scenario databases, incorporating data from Safety Pool Scenario Database™, ADScene, StreetWise, VV Methods, L3Pilot, Hi-Drive, and more. This facilitates standardized processes, streamlines development cycles, and ensures regulatory compliance.
To accomplish this, SYNERGIES will culminate in a European platform designed to enhance the development, training, virtual testing, and validation of CCAM systems. The SYNERGIES Platform comprises a Scenario Dataspace, aligned with Europe’s approach to data sharing and competitiveness, and a Marketplace, ensuring continual updates and Dataspace scalability.
Furthermore, SYNERGIES encourages the inclusion of new initiatives into the scenario dataspace by offering the requisite tools and guidance, from data processing and scenario identification to scenario database governance. This presents a unique opportunity to amplify investments in research and development, consolidating Europe’s leadership in CCAM development, all while prioritizing safety and data protection.
Our Research Group is involved in nearly all work packages of the SYNERGIES project and leads Work Package 3 (WP3). WP3 aims to analyze existing data from various sources to evaluate their scope and variety, and to generate new data to fill identified gaps using simulations, vehicles and drones. ICCS will also develop and apply simulation tools to create scenarios for evaluating a ROS-based AD stack, with metrics proposed to assess scenario representativeness as part of WP6. Our Research Group is also the Dissemination Manager of this Project.
