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A case study for uncovering AV edge cases using hyper-scale virtual simulation
According to users, Foretellix V-Suites™ provide 100x productivity gains compared to scenario libraries using concrete or logical scenarios. The V-Suites™ are implemented in OSC2, which makes the scenarios adjustable to your ODD needs and a great vehicle to ramp up on the much-anticipated standard. Following today’s release announcement, Foretellix is offering V-Suites™ for ADAS functions (L2+, L3), Highway driving (L4), and mining (L2+, L4).
If you wish to understand how such a performance boost is achieved and whether the V-Suites™ can serve your needs, keep reading 😊
V-Suites™ are Foretellix’s out-of-the-box reusable V&V packages that we have been developing in close collaboration with our customers since 2019. They include abstract scenarios, coverage metrics, reference maps, checkers, and KPIs that report on functional and performance issues with the SUT. You can adjust built-in tests or easily generate new ones with an intuitive user interface that does not require deep knowledge of OSC2. The exciting news is that we have migrated all the V-Suites™ to the standard OSC2 syntax. Additionally, we have enlarged our portfolio, enriched the provided scenarios, expanded the provided HMI support, and enhanced the V-Suites™ to support many L2 – L4 ADAS & autonomous driving functions. This next evolution of the V-Suites™, combined with the native OSC2 engines of Foretify™, provides a fast path for customers to start reaping the benefits of OSC2 in terms of V&V automation and scaling.
The ASAM OpenSCENARIO 2.0 Standard is a huge step forward for enabling V&V teams to easily aggregate and share knowledge. It allows defining abstract scenarios that:
On top of the technical considerations, both projects and engineers often prefer acquiring the latest and greatest standard languages and flows. Standards facilitate vendor collaboration and enable technology growth. They may also assist in attracting talented members to your team.
As the V-Suites™ are implemented with OSC2, I would need to repeat everything that is new and exciting about the language to fully answer this. Nevertheless, here are a few key points to consider when selecting a V&V package:
Figure 2 shows a subset of the thoroughly implemented V-Suites™. The OSC2 capabilities for rapid scenario development and easy maintenance allow quick high-quality V-Suites™ growth.
Note that we constantly expand our portfolio, and several other V-Suite libraries are at different levels of readiness. If you are interested to learn if any of these can assist your project, shoot us an email to get more details.
Many customers find the V-Suites™ to be the fastest and easiest way to quickly assess the value of the OSC2. Once the basic Foretify integration with a customer’s SUT is achieved, simple test tables can be used to demonstrate both generic and sophisticated user-defined test suites for generating and running tests at scale.
If you are interested to understand more about our OSC2 V-Suites™ and how they could be leveraged for testing your Autonomous Driving System and ODD, check out our website here or shoot an email to info@foretellix.com.
Drive safe,
A case study for uncovering AV edge cases using hyper-scale virtual simulation
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Safety, together with its Verification and Validation, is the largest unsolved problem in autonomous driving. Safety is also simultaneously a purpose, blocker, enabler, and expected consequence of autonomous driving. Solving it requires radical innovations exceeding those enabling core autonomy capabilities like Perception, Prediction, and Planning. This is because truly effective Safety solutions address not only technology but also mindset, development methodology, and culture. Foretellix is leading the charge, which makes it tremendously exciting to be here.
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