How good is the simulation you’re using to develop and test your ADAS/AD functionality? How realistic are the sensor models? How realistic do they have to be? How reproducible is your whole toolchain? How complete the testing of your simulations ODD?

These and related questions have been a relevant topic for the simulation practitioners in the automotive industry for at least the last 15-20 years. Now it’s time to come together to provide the framework with which to tackle the above challenges. Well-known standards body ASAM e.V. and Prof. Dr. Alexander Braun from University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf have partnered to start the discussion about a standard for simulation quality, both on the very low level (physical-realistic sensor simulation) as well as the very high level (is your whole toolchain fit for purpose and reliable?). A first workshop / conference „Quantifying Simulation Quality“ has been (will have been) held in September in Düsseldorf where experts discussed the status quo in simulation quality and brainstormed: what should a standard about simulation quality look like?