HEADSTART Project
31/12/2021
HEADSTART project aims to define testing and validation procedures of Connected and Automated Driving functions including key technologies such as communications, cyber-security and positioning. The tests will be in both simulation and real-world fields to validate safety and security performance according to the key users’ needs.
The expected impact of HEADSTART project is based on three main action pillars:
- Testing and validation: Potentiation of development strategies bringing time and costs reduction;
- Assessment: Creation of assessment protocols increasing vehicle safety awareness;
- Certification: Support of regulations ensuring the safe introduction of CAD technologies to the market.
The main technical approach is:
- Integration of positioning, communications and cyber-security in CAD test scenarios
- Comprehensive procedure for the allocation of test cases per testing platform
- Selection criteria and specification for proving ground test scenarios taking into account criticality
- Proving ground testing and validation
- Correlation between simulation and proving ground results
- Harmonized, open result compilation and sharing
- Field trial test methodology description
- Cyber-security principles and integration in the testing methodology
During its initial months the HEADSTART project has:
- Compiled worldwide state-of-the-art on scenario-based validation and testing initiatives.
- Analysed and summarized CAV testing needs of several stakeholders including: OEMs and TierXs, type approval authorities and technical services, commercial testing initiatives, academia.
- Created the expert network with its 6 subgroups.
For more information, visit the project's website.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement number 824309.
