Corridor for new mobility Aachen-Düsseldorf: Methods and concepts of the research project ACCorD
This addresses the problem of efficient validation for automated vehicles in diverse traffic scenarios, but it appears incremental as it builds on existing test capabilities and methodologies.
The paper tackles the challenge of testing and validating automated vehicles in interaction with connected Intelligent Transport Systems by creating an integrated development environment along the Aachen-Düsseldorf corridor, using a time- and cost-efficient toolchain that links simulation, closed test sites, and public test fields with a digital twin for real-time visualization and testing.
With the Corridor for New Mobility Aachen - Düsseldorf, an integrated development environment is created, incorporating existing test capabilities, to systematically test and validate automated vehicles in interaction with connected Intelligent Transport Systems Stations (ITS-Ss). This is achieved through a time- and cost-efficient toolchain and methodology, in which simulation, closed test sites as well as test fields in public transport are linked in the best possible way. By implementing a digital twin, the recorded traffic events can be visualized in real-time and driving functions can be tested in the simulation based on real data. In order to represent diverse traffic scenarios, the corridor contains a highway section, a rural area, and urban areas. First, this paper outlines the project goals before describing the individual project contents in more detail. These include the concepts of traffic detection, driving function development, digital twin development, and public involvement.