Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a Reality
The current paper discusses the most recent advancements in automated vehicle (AV) certification and how existing regulations/best practices from the nuclear field helped make AVs a reality. In particular, three main pillars differentiate the newly devised certification frameworks from previous auto...
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| author | Riccardo Donà Biagio Ciuffo Anastasios Tsakalidis Lorenzo Di Cesare Calogero Sollima Marco Sangiorgi Maria Cristina Galassi |
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| description | The current paper discusses the most recent advancements in automated vehicle (AV) certification and how existing regulations/best practices from the nuclear field helped make AVs a reality. In particular, three main pillars differentiate the newly devised certification frameworks from previous automotive regulations: the introduction of a <i>safety management system</i>, the adoption of <i>in-service monitoring and reporting</i> data logging systems, and the use of <i>virtual testing</i> to demonstrate the safety of the AV; a set of pillars that are also found in the nuclear practice. The argumentation is informed by relevant literature and shared experiences from the nuclear power plant and transportation fields where there are established safety practices to manage safety-critical cyber-physical systems. Although the nuclear and transportation fields might seem unrelated, strong synergies were found, including risk management approaches and operational data collection procedures, which supported the timely drafting of the new regulation for AVs. Nonetheless, some open challenges remain due to peculiar aspects of AVs that will need to be addressed in the near future. Namely, practical methodologies for the residual-risk calculation for the various Operational Design Domains (ODDs), the design of scalable monitoring techniques, and the definition of detailed procedures for the virtual testing tool qualification. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ad404b8b73e4cdd82e95355988792262023-11-23T23:59:15ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-10-011520770410.3390/en15207704Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a RealityRiccardo Donà0Biagio Ciuffo1Anastasios Tsakalidis2Lorenzo Di Cesare3Calogero Sollima4Marco Sangiorgi5Maria Cristina Galassi6Uni Systems Italy, Via Michelangelo Buonarroti 39, 20145 Milan, ItalyEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, ItalyEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, ItalyEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, ItalyEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, ItalyEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, ItalyEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, ItalyThe current paper discusses the most recent advancements in automated vehicle (AV) certification and how existing regulations/best practices from the nuclear field helped make AVs a reality. In particular, three main pillars differentiate the newly devised certification frameworks from previous automotive regulations: the introduction of a <i>safety management system</i>, the adoption of <i>in-service monitoring and reporting</i> data logging systems, and the use of <i>virtual testing</i> to demonstrate the safety of the AV; a set of pillars that are also found in the nuclear practice. The argumentation is informed by relevant literature and shared experiences from the nuclear power plant and transportation fields where there are established safety practices to manage safety-critical cyber-physical systems. Although the nuclear and transportation fields might seem unrelated, strong synergies were found, including risk management approaches and operational data collection procedures, which supported the timely drafting of the new regulation for AVs. Nonetheless, some open challenges remain due to peculiar aspects of AVs that will need to be addressed in the near future. Namely, practical methodologies for the residual-risk calculation for the various Operational Design Domains (ODDs), the design of scalable monitoring techniques, and the definition of detailed procedures for the virtual testing tool qualification.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/20/7704automated drivingmonitoringreportinginvestigationoperational datasafety |
| spellingShingle | Riccardo Donà Biagio Ciuffo Anastasios Tsakalidis Lorenzo Di Cesare Calogero Sollima Marco Sangiorgi Maria Cristina Galassi Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a Reality Energies automated driving monitoring reporting investigation operational data safety |
| title | Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a Reality |
| title_full | Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a Reality |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a Reality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a Reality |
| title_short | Recent Advancements in Automated Vehicle Certification: How the Experience from the Nuclear Sector Contributed to Making Them a Reality |
| title_sort | recent advancements in automated vehicle certification how the experience from the nuclear sector contributed to making them a reality |
| topic | automated driving monitoring reporting investigation operational data safety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/20/7704 |
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