Page - 4 - in Integration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems on Full-Vehicle Level - Parametrization of an Adaptive Cruise Control System Based on Test Drives

1. Introduction Today, systems up to SAE level 2 are available in production vehicles. Much research is focusedonhigher levels of automation, but suchtechnologiesare currentlyonlyavailable in simulations or as prototypes, which may change in the coming years. 1.1. Regulatory Framework The Regulatory Framework for ADAS can be divided into different levels, which are explained in the following sections. 1.1.1. International Treaties The goal of international treaties is to harmonize national legislations. Therefore, the Convention on Road Traffic was introduced in the year 1968 to define such factors as standard driving rules, the type approval for the vehicles and driver requirements [Eco68]. This treaty was ratified by nearly all European countries and in numerous countries worldwide, which pledged to adopt the contents in their national laws. Paragraph five of article eight states: Every driver shall at all time be able to control his vehicle or to guide his animals. The first paragraph in Article 13 states: Every driver of a vehicle shall in all circumstances have his vehicle under control so as to be able to exercise due and proper care and to be at all times in a position to perform all manoeuvres required of him. [...] From these formulations, it could be inferred that only ADAS that can be overruled by the driver are allowed. However, this interpretation is incompatible with the goal of introducing more highly automated vehicles. Therefore, the changes of the Convention were drafted in [Eco14]. The following addition, paragraph 5bis, should be made to article eight: Vehicle systems which influence the way vehicles are driven shall be deemed to be in conformity with paragraph 5 of this Article and with paragraph 1 of Article 13, when they are in conformity with the conditions of construction, fitting and utilization according to international legal instruments concerning wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles. Vehicle systems which influence the way vehicles are driven and are not in conformity with the aforementioned conditions of construction, fitting and utilization, shall be deemed to be in conformity with paragraph 5 of this Article and with paragraph 1 of Article 13, when such systems can be overridden or switched off by the driver. 4