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ReliablE in-Vehicle pErception and decisioN-making in complex environmenTal conditionS

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Increasing CAV’s ability to face unexpected situations

In the context of this project, unexpected situations faced by the Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) during regular operation are called 'events'. CAVs need to handle these events safely and efficiently. The higher automation level increases the system’s ability, as well as its complexity. These events are gathered under three use cases: Interaction with Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), Non-Standard and Unstructured Road Conditions and Low Visibility and Adverse Weather Conditions. The EU-funded EVENTS project will create a robust and self-resilient perception and decision-making system for CAVs to manage different situations and continue to operate safely. An improved minimum risk manoeuvre will be activated when the system cannot handle the event.

Objective

Driving is a challenging task. In our everyday life as drivers, we are facing unexpected situations we need to handle in a safe and efficient way. The same is valid for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs), which also need to handle these situations, to a certain extent, depending on their automation level. The higher the automation level is, the higher the expectations for the system to cope with these situations are.
In the context of this project, these unexpected situations where the normal operation of the CAV is close to be disrupted (e.g. ODD limit is reached due to traffic changes, harsh weather/light conditions, imperfect data, sensor/communication failures, etc.), are called “events”. EVENTS is also the acronym of this project.
Today, CAVs are facing several challenges (e.g. perception in complex urban environments, Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) detection, perception in adverse weather and low visibility conditions) that should be overcome in order to be able to drive through these events in a safe and reliable way.
Within our scope, and in order to cover a wide area of scenarios, these kinds of events are clustered under three main use cases: a) Interaction with VRUs, b) Non-Standard and Unstructured Road Conditions and c) Low Visibility and Adverse Weather Conditions.
Our vision in EVENTS is to create a robust and self-resilient perception and decision-making system for AVs to manage different kind of “events” on the horizon. These events result in reaching the AV ODD limitations due to the dynamic changing road environment (VRUs, obstacles) and/or due to imperfect data (e.g. sensor and communication failures). The AV should continue and operate safely no matter what. When the system cannot handle the situation, an improved minimum risk manoeuvre should be put in place.

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HORIZON-CL5-2021-D6-01

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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

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EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON
Net EU contribution
€ 866 375,00
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PATISION 42
106 82 ATHINA
Greece

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