Functional use cases and test scenarios for automated vehicles and commercial vehicles at unregulated intersections
To test functional use cases of autonomous vehicles and commercial vehicles, a controlled intersection with 4 junction arms and an uncontrolled intersection with 3 junction arms is implemented on the test track in St. Valentin.
For the crossing area with controlled C-ITS traffic lights, 18 functional test cases are provisionally planned on the test track in St. Valentin. These result in over 195 concrete traffic scenarios due to different speeds and obstacles. Communication V2I is also to be tested in different variants.
Functional use case 1: intersection scenario without traffic light control
Use-Case 1 shows a traffic scenario on an uncontrolled intersection (90°). Vehicle 1 (car) drives straight ahead. Vehicle 2 (van) approaching and turning left is automated. A pedestrian (center of the picture) passes the crosswalk on the street into which the turning (transporter) is entering. The automated vehicle 2 (transporter) detects the oncoming vehicle 1 (car) and lets it pass and brakes to let the pedestrian cross.
Other planned use cases and test scenarios on the test track in St. Valentin:
- Turn scenarios
- Obstacle detection
- Crossing obstacles such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycles and much more, crossing scenarios in every form
- Two-way traffic scenarios
The crossings will be developed according to the guidelines of the research society “Straße – Schiene – Verkehr” (“Road – Rail – Traffic”) and the RVS (Richtlinien und Vorschriften für das Straßenwesen, guidelines and regulations for roads). With the traffic light system, C-ITS communications between vehicle and infrastructure can be tested on our test track in St. Valentin.
You might also be interested in
Further Insights
Rain tests for automated driving – Digitrans launches Outdoor Rain Plant
On November 16, 2022, the specially developed outdoor rain plant for rain tests of automated vehicles and their sensors was put into operation. The system makes it possible to generate realistic rain at the push of a button, thus significantly simplifying the testing of sensors for environment detection in rain.
Hub-to-hub transport with autonomous transport systems
In a practical use case, research is being conducted in Upper Austria with the two project partners BRP Rotax and the freight forwarder Schenker on a public transport section with an autonomous transport vehicle to find a hub-to-hub logistics application suitable for everyday use and independent of weather conditions.
Five reasons why we built an outdoor rain plant for testing autonomous driving functions
Testing autonomous driving functions and their sensors under adverse weather conditions is an important safety criterion for the introduction of automated vehicles in Europe. Learn why it is becoming increasingly important to test these systems systematically and reproducibly.