In the new ICON research project “LOPAAS” (Layers of Protection Architecture for Autonomous Systems), Fraunhofer IESE is collaborating with Fraunhofer IKS and the University of York in England in the Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP) to develop an approach to assuring the safety of autonomous systems and, in particular, autonomous vehicles.
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The market introduction of autonomous systems and automated driving, in particular, poses many challenges. One key challenge is how to assure safety without operating with such severe restrictions regarding speed and other factors that the added value disappears. This is precisely the challenge that has been underestimated in many forecasts to date, and pilot studies conducted by automotive manufacturers also confirm passengers’ perception that autonomous vehicles are mostly slow and hesitant.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS, and the University of York have been researching this topic for years and are advancing the state of the art and the state of the practice. With the help of the ICON project, the partners are now bundling their research competencies to develop a reference safety architecture and safety argumentation for automated driving and autonomous systems.
Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE