Final Event, 21. und 22.11.2023,
Carl-Benz Arena, Stuttgart

Thank You!

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Over 300 participants gathered in Stuttgart and over 600 followed via stream on both days! During the VVM Final Event Project Results Day and VVM Final Event International Contribution Day on November 21 and 22, 2023 in Stuttgart at Carl Benz Arena we could present the VVM project final results in presentations, exhibitions, demonstrations and international panel discussions.

This occasion marks the culmination of the VVM project, presenting our collective achievements and setting the course for the future of safety verification in automated vehicles. The event featured many high-class presentations and a extensive exhibition, offering a unique opportunity for discussions with experts in the thematic area of safety validation methodologies. 

The posters and presentations are available on our website.

Thank you for being a part of the V&V Community, you made the event truely unique!

 

virtual exhibition

The centerpiece of our event is our exhibition area. In 14 thematic areas, you have the chance to get in depth information via live demonstrations, exhibits and poster discussions. While we cannot make up for the discussions and expert insights, we can provide the posters of the experts from the exhibition for more details on the different aspects of VVM. 

 

Accessible on our website: VVM virtual exhibition

presentations and videos


Day 1 – Project Results

 

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome by
Roland Galbas, Bosch Coordinator VVM
Ernst Stöckl-Pukall, BMWK
Georg Massing, Mercedes-Benz Host
9:30 - 9:45 Michael Kram, Bosch - Introduction by the Consortium Lead
9:45 - 10:05 Ulrich Eberle, Stellantis - PEGASUS VVM Context
9:45 - 10:05 Roland Galbas, Bosch (Coordinator VVM) - VVM Main Approach
9:45 - 10:05 Jan Reich, Fraunhofer - Assurance Argumentation Framework
9:45 - 10:05 Helmut Schittenhelm, Mercedes-Benz - Overall Methodology

 

Special Session on V&V in Design, Development and Operation

 

14:00 - 16:30 Jana Rehbein, Volkswagen - System Design and V&V
14:00 - 16:30 Kai Storms, TU Darmstadt - Operational Concept: ODD Description Creation, Ontology, Omega Format
14:00 - 16:30 Christoph Glasmacher, RWTH Aachen - Scenario-based Reality Abstraction
14:00 - 16:30 Christian Neurohr, DLR - Advances on the Criticality Analysis for Automated Driving Systems
14:00 - 16:30 Martin Bollman, ZF - Criticality Metrics and the Identification of criticality phenomena
14:00 - 16:30 Nayel Fabian Salem, TU Braunschweig - Contributions to a Traceable Behavior Specification and Capability Analyses
14:00 - 16:30 Thomas Kirschbaum, Bosch - The Role of Risk for safety assurance in development and operation
14:00 - 16:30 Marcus Nolte, TU Braunschweig - The Role of Argumentation - Overview Argumentation Strategies
14:00 - 16:30 Tino Brade, Bosch - Towards a sufficient ODD Completeness
14:00 - 16:30 Nayel Fabian Salem, TU Braunschweig - Building Blocks of the Argumentation: Behavior Specification

 

Special Session on V&V Test Design, Test Planning and Execution

 

14:00 - 16:30 Roland Galbas, Bosch - V&V Concept and Requirements of the Argumentation
14:00 - 16:30 Jürgen Nuffer, Fraunhofer - Design & Test Planning
14:00 - 16:30 Martin Dörr, ZF - Test orchestration - The way to seamless testing
14:00 - 16:30 Stefan Otten, FZI - Seamless Testing in Practise – Example realizations
14:00 - 16:30 Helmut Schittenhelm, Mercedes-Benz - Test Execution and Text Evaluation
14:00 - 16:30 Michael Schuldes, RWTH Aachen - Demonstrator: Scenario Database

 

Day 2 – International Contribution

 

9:00 - 9:10 Roland Galbas, Bosch - Introduction Day II  
9:10 - 9:25 Helmut Schittenhelm, Mercedes-Benz - Welcome by the host  

 

Session 1: The VVM safety case approach and process view; Chairman: Roland Galbas, Bosch

 

9:25 - 9:40 Helmut Schittenhelm, Mercedes-Benz - How the VVM overall methodology supports the safety case
9:40 - 9:55 Jan Reich, Fraunhofer - How VVM defines and operationalizes a safety case structure for ADS
9:55 - 10:05 Steve Shladover, UC Berkeley- US-perspective on the safety case
10:05 - 10:15 Hiroki Nakamura, JARI - SAKURA - a Japanese safety case approach
10:15 - 10:25 Stefan de Vries, IDIADA - SUNRISE an EU initiative for safety case deployment

 

Session 2: The argumentation of safety and it’s role in the applied safety case; Chairman: Marcus Nolte, TU Braunschweig

 

11:10 - 11:20 Marco Fistler, iav (contracted by BMW) - Navigating VVM with the Key Process Perspectives
11:20 - 11:30 Thomas Kirschbaum, Bosch - This is how VVM argues safety and links to R&D processes
11:30 - 11:40 Trent Victor, Waymo- US-OEM perspective on the applied safety case
11:40 - 11:50 Jan Stellet, Bosch - Tier 1 perspective applying VVM to the AFGBV

 

Session 3: The role of ODD in the safety case; Chairman: Ulrich Eberle, Stellantis

 

13:30 - 13:40 Ulrich Eberle, Stellantis - Introduction into session
13:40 - 13:50 Helmut Schittenhelm, Mercedes-Benz - This is the VVM view on the ODD in the safety case
13:50 - 14:00 Tino Brade, Bosch - This is the VVM ODD coverage and modelling approach
14:00 - 14:10 Siddartha Khastgir, WMG Warwick - The UK ODD coverage approach and realization steps
14:10 - 14:20 Matthias Löhning, BMW - ISO activities in context of automated driving systems

 

Panel: Summary and future challenges

 

15:30 - 16:30 Moderator: Hans-Peter Schöner, Insight from Outside Consulting
Trent Victor, Waymo; Peter Waldmann, BMW; Gregor Kugelmann, Mercedes-Benz; Helmut Schittenhelm, Mercedes-Benz; Roland Galbas, Bosch; Laurette Guyonvarch, Renault