Proving Ground Test Scenarios in Mixed Virtual and Real Environment for Highly Automated Driving

Abstract

In response to the changing social demand for safer and more efficient transport in the last few years the development of autonomous driving functions has increased dramatically and in so created many challenges for the automotive industry. Since autonomous driving functions must handle nearly countless traffic participants and various situations, most companies developing such technologies began testing on public roads which became possible due to the amendment of laws in several progressive countries or states worldwide leading the way, for example leading states such as California, The Netherlands and from 2017 Hungary [1]. However, recent regrettable incidences highlight the risks of public road testing and strengthen the role of closed proving grounds and specially designed and constructed controlled urban-like test areas which can represent the real-world environment.