If the number of traffic casualties in the EU [1] continues to decrease at the current rate, the
target of Vision Zero (reducing road deaths to almost zero by 2050 [2]) will not be met …

The development in the areas of sensors and electronics has been bringing the automotive
industry increasingly closer to automated driving in recent years. Automated functions that …

Recent innovations, such as automated driving and smart mobility, have elevated the safety-
criticality of automotive systems due to the impact of these technologies on the traffic …

Automated Driving (AD) technology is anticipated to be a key aspect for achieving a higher
level of road safety, a further reduction of harmful emissions, improving traffic flow …

We present an integrated method for safety assessment of automated driving systems which
covers the aspects of functional safety and safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF) …

Safety evaluation is a critical aspect through the future stages of automation development.
Since there is a lack of historical and generalizable safety data in high levels of Connected …

The development of safety validation methods is essential for the safe deployment and
operation of Automated Driving Systems (ADSs). One of the goals of safety validation is to …

Technology is evolving quickly and more and more of the driving function is being handed to
the vehicle. Given that a significant portion of road accidents are attributable to" driver error" …

One of the major challenges for enabling market introduction of automated driving is to
identify risks and benefits of these functions. For this purpose, a new framework for …

Automation of the driving task has been an important topic in the auto motive industry for
some time now. With automated driving functions from level 3 on, according to VDA and …