We present an ecosystem comprised of multiple building blocks that are centered around a
simple, pragmatic concept for service-oriented architectures (SOA). Due to rigid design-time …

Future mobility will be electrified, connected and automated. This opens completely new
possibilities for mobility concepts that have the chance to improve not only the quality of life …

This paper discusses ongoing work in demonstrating research in mobile autonomy in
challenging driving scenarios. In our approach, we address fundamental technical issues to …

While current automotive safety standards provide implicit guidance on how unreasonable
risk can be avoided, manufacturers are required to specify risk acceptance criteria for …

Striving towards deployment of SAE level 4+ vehicles in public traffic, researchers and
developers face several challenges due to the targeted operation in an open environment …

The market introduction of automated vehicles has motivated intense research efforts into
the safety of automated vehicle systems. Unlike driver assistance systems, SAE Level 3+ …

The complex functional structure of driverless vehicles induces a multitude of potential
malfunctions. Established approaches for a systematic hazard identification generate …

Automated vehicles need to be aware of the capabilities they currently possess. Skill graphs
are directed acylic graphs in which a vehicle's capabilities and the dependencies between …

The foundational role of datasets in defining the capabilities of deep learning models has
led to their rapid proliferation. At the same time, published research focusing on the process …

The development and deployment of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) is a very challenging
endeavour from a safety perspective. These vehicles are safety-critical systems must …