PEGASUS research sub-project “Testing”- effective verification of automated driving

Daimler AG is for the first time presenting the most important findings from the PEGASUS subproject “Testing” to the international public. PEGASUS is a is a research project subsidised by the Federal Ministry of Trade and Energy (BMWi) for establishing generally acccepted good quality criteria, tools, methods, scenarios and situations for the approval of highly automated driving function.

Self-driving cars are no longer just a part of  science fiction films. Soon they could be part of road traffic as a matter of course. However, many questions still need to be resolved before automation systems can be used on a general basis and in millions on the roads. Among them are how the safety and reliability of these systems can be verified or what role humans will play in interaction with the technology. The aim of the joint project is to develop uniform technical standards for the verification of highly automated vehicle systems, and to answer important questions concerning the safety and reliability of the systems.