Test crossing

At the center of the test field is an intersection including the required infrastructure consisting of traffic areas, traffic lights, sensors and V2X communication. The test intersection is used to test and validate automated and connected vehicles (AVF) in a secure environment before the developed vehicle control algorithms are evaluated, tested and used in real road traffic. The AI algorithms, AI models and data sets used are analyzed and their conformity with the standards of a proprietary data analysis tool is checked(SafeAI).

The traffic areas will be supplemented by an intelligent, movable traffic light system that can be variably controlled via open interfaces and a comprehensive detection sensor system for recording and precisely determining the position of all road users (including non-networked pedestrians and cyclists).

Automated Valet Parking

"Mobility as a service" means full automation - at this high level of expansion, humans are no longer actively involved in many driving maneuvers. One example is the driverless parking service (SAE Level 4), which can be offered at airports, for example. This driverless parking service is to be verified on the test field in a parking garage laboratory and later certified. The preliminary stage of automated valet parking will be tested first: parking via smartphone. Here, the driver stays close to their vehicle and monitors the parking process using an app on their smartphone. As no connection with charging cables can be established in the empty parking garage, the vehicles are automatically charged inductively there

5G campus network

A V2X communication infrastructure will be integrated to connect road users with each other and with the infrastructure (e.g. traffic lights, sensors, etc.). The IABG subsidiary VITES has installed a private 5G mobile network ("campus network") as a test platform for the communication-specific applications. This network will be used to demonstrate the suitability of 5G technology for networking autonomous vehicles and at the same time to develop end-to-end applications that can be used to gain experience for later real-life operation. Another advantage of a dedicated campus network is the ability to carry out cyber attacks (jamming, spoofing) and develop appropriate hardening and countermeasures.

Simulation center

Implementation in the 2nd construction phase with high-performance computer center for the planned simulators and the highly parallel numerical simulation.

It is planned to integrate a driving simulator from the Chair of Traffic Engineering at TUM. This will make it possible to carry out virtual tests for which implementation at the real test intersection would be too dangerous or too complex. The close proximity opens up a wide range of possibilities for a virtually latency-free combination of driving simulation and real test field, for example by linking both worlds in real time in a single test environment.