Corridor for new mobility Aachen-D\"usseldorf: Methods and concepts of the research project ACCorD

TL;DR

This paper presents the development of an integrated testing environment for automated vehicles along the Aachen-Düsseldorf corridor, combining simulation, real-world testing, and digital twin technology to enhance validation processes.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive methodology and toolchain that links simulation, test sites, and real-world data for automated vehicle validation in diverse traffic scenarios.

Findings

Real-time visualization of traffic events using digital twin.

Efficient testing of driving functions with real data.

Integration of simulation and real-world testing environments.

Abstract

With the Corridor for New Mobility Aachen - D\"usseldorf, 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.