The ADAS Experience

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The times given here refer to CEST = UTC+2h

9.:00
Welcome
Maren Finck - carhs.training gmbh; Uwe Burckhardt - DEKRA Automobil GmbH

9:00
Opening Remarks by the DEKRA Managing Director
Guido Kutschera - CEO Region GSA DEKRA Group; Chairman of the board of Managing Directors, DEKRA Automobil GmbH

Next Generation Automotive Technologies Demand the Next Generation Proving Ground

9:15
From real world Scenarios to real world Testing - Derivation of Requirements for a Test Track Based on real Accident Data
Dr.-Ing. Christian T. Erbsmehl, Pascal Breitlauch - Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI

• Future requirements for ADAS and AD Assessment
• The need of realistic data
• Derivation of Test Track Requirements
• The Vision of Data-Eco-Systems for Assessment

9:45
Evolving PG for the Development and Validation of AD in Different ODDs
Dr. Sebastian Siegl - AUDI AG; Uwe Burckhardt - DEKRA Automobil GmbH

• Autonomous driving and proving ground testing
• Scenario and swarm-based testing in different operational design domains
• Connectivity and Infrastructure on the proving ground

10:15
Coffee Break

Future UN Regulations and NCAP Requirements on ADAS

10:45
FRAV & ACPE: Legal Requirements for ADAS
Dr.-Ing. Patrick Seiniger - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute

• FRAV (Functional Performance Requirements for Automated Driving Systems and ADS-Equipped Vehicles)
• ACPE (Acceleration Control for Pedal Error)

11:05
Euro NCAP Assisted Driving Grading 2024
Adriano Palao - Euro NCAP

• New ACC Performance assessment: PTW and VRU scenarios
• New Driver Monitoring requirements
• New “Hands-off” Assisted Driving systems assessment

11:35
Euro NCAP ADAS Testing and Assessment for Commercial Vehicles
Matthew Avery - Euro NCAP; Dr.-Ing. Patrick Seiniger - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute ; Christian Semisch - DEKRA Automobil GmbH

• Motivation and strategy
• Testing
• First results

12:20
Lunch Break

International Consumer Protection Requirements on ADAS

13:20
Update on IIHS AEB Pedestrian and New Car-to-Car Front Crash Prevention Testing
Dr. David Kidd - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

• Pedestrian AEB testing and performance
• New car-to-car front crash prevention testing
• Justification
• Early results

13:50
Safety Instructions
Maren Finck - carhs.training gmbh

14:00
Shuttle Service to the DEKRA City Course Test Tracks

Live Demonstrations with Opening of the DEKRA City Course Test Tracks

18:30
Evening Event with Driving Activities

• Self-Driving Experience
  • GP Track
  • Off-Road
  • Highspeed Oval

*valid driver license required

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

The times given here refer to CEST = UTC+2h

Introduction of the Live Driving Demonstrations

9:00
Ready for NCAP beyond 2023?
Thomas Wimmer - 4activeSystems GmbH

09:05
ADAS Validation – Reliable Driving Functions Under All Conditions
Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH

09:10
Streamline Testing Processes and Enhance Efficiency
Markus Schmidl - Humanetics Austria GmbH

• TrackBase Connect live demo - the brand new proving ground management software
• UFOmicro - PTW platform - live demo
• UFOnano - VRU platform - live demo

09:15
Driving Robot Accuracy
Jan Christopher Kolb - Kistler Instrumente GmbH

09:20
Real World Safety – Testing Beyond Protocols
Bernhard Bonde - MESSRING GmbH

09:25
Round and Round - Continuous Function Verification on a Circular Path Powered by iMAR / EFS TechHub
Patrik Vockenberg - iMAR Navigation GmbH

09:30
abd

Live Driving Demonstrations on the Proving Ground

12:35
Lunch Break

ADAS Development and Validation Methods

13:45
Next Level Proving Grounds - PG and Road Digitalization
Dr. Nils Katzorke - Mercedes-Benz AG

• Identifying and prioritizing test infrastructure needs for proving ground design
• Agile scenario alteration to increase the complexity of test scenarios
• Fields of interest for digital proving ground twins

14:15
Re-Using Scenarios Across Different Test Environments
Jan Georges - TraceTronic GmbH

• Key elements of a validation toolchain for ADAS/AD
• Challenges and approach for scenario specification
• Test execution in different environments for MiL/SiL/HiL and on proving grounds
• Scenario validation and test-run evaluation

14:45
Overview of Euro NCAP 2023 Active Safety Test Procedures for Vulnerable Road Users
Adrian Hellmann - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute

• Current Tests with Pedestrians, Cyclist and Motorcycles (2023 Protocols)
• Advantages and disadvantages of self-propelled platforms compared to belt systems
• Detailed look at CBDA (dooring) trials
• Outlook to 2026

15:15
The New Euro NCAP Car-2-Car Scenarios & Test-Tools on Track
Andreas Rigling - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg

• Challenges in testing Euro NCAP car-2-car scenarios
• Smart traffic lights
• Radar check tool for targets

15:45
Development and Validation of a Vision-only ISA Function for 29 Countries
Amit Shainkopf - Mobileye

• Key dilemmas
• Increasing demand for passive and active features built upon the ISA technology

16:15
Fare Well