Testing autonomous vehicles and AI: perspectives and challenges from cybersecurity, transparency, robustness and fairness

TL;DR

This paper discusses the challenges and future directions for testing AI in autonomous vehicles, emphasizing cybersecurity, transparency, robustness, and fairness to ensure trustworthy AI systems.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of testing challenges and proposes new methodologies considering cybersecurity, explainability, and ethical aspects for AI in AVs.

Findings

Highlighting cybersecurity audit importance

Need for explainability in AI decision-making

Identifying gaps in current testing methodologies

Abstract

This study explores the complexities of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), examining the challenges introduced by AI components and the impact on testing procedures, focusing on some of the essential requirements for trustworthy AI. Topics addressed include the role of AI at various operational layers of AVs, the implications of the EU's AI Act on AVs, and the need for new testing methodologies for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving Systems (ADS). The study also provides a detailed analysis on the importance of cybersecurity audits, the need for explainability in AI decision-making processes and protocols for assessing the robustness and ethical behaviour of predictive systems in AVs. The paper identifies significant challenges and suggests future directions for research and development of AI in AV technology, highlighting the need for multidisciplinary expertise.