Simulation framework for testing ADAS in Chinese traffic situations

Abstract

This paper describes a new simulation framework assisting the development of ADAS optimized for Chinese traffic. The framework couples the traffic simulators SUMO and VTD to combine different scales and fidelities. SUMO focuses on traditional European and American traffic, making it necessary to implement, calibrate and validate new traffic models. To this end, two driver studies conducted in China are described first. It is stated which characteristics in the driving behavior can be found and how they are reproduced in the simulation. Subsequently, the development and the implementation of the simulation framework are presented and test results are discussed. The focus on Chinese traffic demands a sophisticated combination of classic microscopic traffic simulations and more detailed considerations of the ego vehicle surroundings which are both integrated in the presented framework.