ICV-Safe: Testing safety of intelligent connected vehicles in open and mixed road environment
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| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB - RISE VIKTORIA AB, Electromobility |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 000 000 |
| Project duration | August 2020 - December 2023 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Bilateral call for proposals with China |
| Call | Research, development and innovation in the fields of life science, traffic safety and applied ICT - China collaboration |
Purpose and goal
The project aims to develop methods to test intelligent connected vehicles in mixed traffic through international collaboration. The project has outlined a holistic safety assessment framework and has developed multiple algorithms connected to individual modules within the framework. Algorithms have been tested and validated through the simulation tools developed within the projects. Data collection tools have been advanced with anonymization and privacy-preserving methods to enable cross-border data usage.
Expected results and effects
The project has generated in total 26 publications including 11 journals, 9 conferences articles and presentations as well as 5 master theses and 1 PhD thesis. Those represent the state-of-the-art of the development and contribute significantly to advancing the safety of autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic. The data collection and simulation tools developed and utilized within the projects have improved their TRL level for open-source usage and commercial introduction.
Planned approach and implementation
The project took a safe-system approach regarding autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic including different modules for a holistic safety framework. The partners enabled the approach with tight interactions through planned and ad-hoc meetings, workshops, and research exchanges. This leads to results related to individual modules such as vehicle, data, infrastructure, connectivity, and system-level evaluation methods. Involvement with student projects has also been successful with excellent student theses and results.