SECREDAS: Safe and (Cyber-)Secure Cooperative and Automated Mobility

Abstract

Infrastructure-to-Vehicle (I2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication is likely to be a key-enabling technology for automated driving in the future. Using externally placed sensors, the digital infrastructure can support the vehicle in perceiving surroundings that would otherwise be difficult to perceive due to, for example, high traffic density or bad weather. Conversely, by communicating on-board vehicle measurements, the environment can more accurately be perceived in locations which are not (sufficiently) covered by digital infrastructure. The security of such communication channels is an important topic, since malicious information on these channels could potentially lead to a reduction in overall safety. Collective perception contributes to raising awareness levels and an improved traffic safety. In this work, a demonstrator is introduced, where a variety of novel techniques have been deployed to showcase an overall architecture for improving vehicle and vulnerable road user safety in a connected environment. The developed concepts have been deployed at the Automotive Campus intersection in Helmond (NL), in a field testing setting.Comment: Accepted as a demonstrator paper for the 2023 IFAC World Conferenc