STARTREC: Verification of a safety-critical system for autonomous vehicles

International audienceIn this paper, we present our ongoing work on verification activities of the software used in a safety-critical embedded system dedicated to autonomous vehicles. These activities are focused on the use of formal methods for the verification of functional properties on the embedded code, and statistical methods for the analysis of its Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET). The project's goal is to address some technical barriers of software verification that will impact the safety demonstration of future autonomous driving systems. These barriers are challenging because of the high complexity of an embedded hardware and software, and appeal for methods and tools reaching the highest level of rigorousness