The presentation will highlight the role of advanced technologies in enhancing the safety of highly to fully automated vehicles, focusing on “Safe AI”, “Cybersecurity”, and “Testing, Validation & Verification”.

Shawan Mohammed will emphasize the importance of specialized control systems activated in critical situations to increase functional safety. These systems not only detect potential hazards, but also respond with nuanced actions, making them a cornerstone of vehicle safety. Challenges in cybersecurity, particularly regarding the dependency on precise GPS and external communication channels, will be addressed. Securing these technologies is crucial to effectively prevent manipulations.

Furthermore, the significance of Augmented and Virtual Reality in simulating and validating driving scenarios will be discussed. Innovative connection technologies like the Akkodis Gigabox enable efficient data collection and analysis, continually improving system reliability and safety. These technologies address key challenges in developing safe autonomous vehicles and are vital for shaping future standards and regulations.

In this session, you will find out how to:

• Detect potential hazards, and respond with nuanced actions
• Secure these technologies to effectively prevent manipulations
• Collect and analyze data efficiently, while continually improving system reliability and safety

• How can Safe AI systems improve the detection and response to potential hazards in autonomous driving?
• What are the most critical cybersecurity challenges facing autonomous vehicles today, particularly in terms of GPS and external communication dependencies?
• Are safety, security, and reliability goals that can only be enforced through government regulation, or will companies and industry stakeholders naturally prioritize them on their own?
• Are ISO norms and regulations, particularly around AI, a catalyst or a hindrance for car manufacturers in Germany, and how do they impact the speed of innovation compared to other countries like the US and China?
• How can Germany leverage its strong engineering legacy to adapt more rapidly to AI, SDVs, learning from the successes of American and Chinese manufacturers in these areas?