Autonomous Driving: Styrian Development Saves Millions in Test Kilometres

A Styrian development by TU Graz, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, AVL and Fraunhofer Austria transfers real routes into the driving simulator in great detail. TU Graz By Christoph Pelzl - TU Graz, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, AVL and Fraunhofer Austria have developed a method to validate test drives through highly realistic driving simulation studies and to substantially simplify the approval process for automated driving systems. Further images for download at the end of the text A new test method, developed by TU Graz, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, AVL and Fraunhofer Austria transfers real routes into the driving simulator in great detail. TU Graz Driving simulator tests are popular - for understandable reasons: any scenario can be simulated at the touch of a button. They are independent of time and weather conditions and without any safety risk for the vehicle, people or the environment. Moreover, an hour in the driving simulator is cheaper and requires less organization than a real driving lesson on a test track. "In the field of highly automated driving, however, driving simulator studies are often questioned because of the lack of realism.