Standardized Performance Evaluation of Vehicles with Automated Capabilities (VTTI-00-020)

Project Description: The near-term goal of this project was to develop and evaluate an initial set of standardized test procedures that vehicles equipped with automated driving features could undergo to compare capabilities and limitations across different implementations of automated technologies. In the longer term, this project will provide a basis for future automated-vehicle testing and gather evidence to help researchers determine the value of standardized testing as part of an automated-vehicle conformance process. In Spring 2018, using the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Smart Road, a controlled access test bed, and a fleet of vehicles equipped with automated driving features (i.e., ACC, LKA, and AEB), this initial project focused on answering two research questions: What testing should be conducted to evaluate both current and forthcoming capabilities of vehicles with automated driving features? How do currently available vehicles with automated driving features perform under the proposed standardized set of evaluations? Data Scope: The data set includes trial-specific variables and subjective, quantitative vehicle performance scores assigned by researchers. Each vehicle is coded with a number to protect the manufacturers’ identities. The vehicle performance scoring criteria for each test can be found on the first sheet. Data Specification: See attached data dictionary pdf.