Vehicle software supplier Applied Intuition and Audi have joined forces to develop a unified solution for the development, validation, type approval and deployment of automated driving (AD) systems for the Audi Group.
This collaboration aims to establish a new benchmark for validating and releasing AD functions with top-tier safety across an expanded operational design domain (ODD). The solution, which is independent and futureproof, can be used across different AD stacks within the Audi Group.
The complexity of AD functions, combined with disparate tooling, often results in slow and costly development processes. To address this challenge, Applied Intuition and Audi have expanded Applied Intuition’s end-to-end simulation and data management solutions with specialized applications developed jointly by both companies. This unified framework leverages Audi’s expertise in scenario-based systems engineering and Applied Intuition’s proficiency in software engineering to deliver an AD release and lifecycle management solution.
The companies say the solution is designed to be applicable to other automotive equipment manufacturers in the future.
Dr -Ing. Gero Kempf, executive VP for ADAS/AD in the engineering department at Audi, said, “In compliance with AD regulations, Applied Intuition’s solution allows us to highly automate our scenario-based, data-driven engineering workflows and adapt jointly developed applications as white-box solutions for the overall management of high-performance, safety-critical AD systems.”
Qasar Younis, co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition, said, “Applied Intuition and Audi’s joint solution is critical to ensuring AD software safety. With unified applications, a data-driven approach, automated testing and cloud-based collaboration, our unified framework allows Audi to validate, certify and bring next-generation AD systems to market faster.”
Applied Intuition and Audi plan to roll out new functionalities over the course of their partnership.