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technology choice is up to the OEMs,
but driver alertness and reaction
time remain critical for L3. FEV has
developed its own Driver Monitoring
System to help engineers understand
operational capabilities. " It's another
point of functional safety. You need to
understand reaction times, controllability
- the expectations of which
are different between passenger cars
and commercial vehicles with trained
drivers, " he explained. Driver reaction
times and human performance is an
area FEV is studying and will likely
expand into further. Tasky noted that
engineers are not ideal for the studies
because they understand system
design and the concept of reaction
times. " So, you need average people
for these studies, " he noted.
FEV has an AV test facility at
its Auburn Hills, Michigan location,
where it conducts sensor component
and system tests and benchmarking.
" Our setup is simple and repeatable
for what we're trying to capture, " Tasky
said. " Our test vehicles are configured
to be flexible platforms, easily
swapping out sensors and equipment.
We can keep the data confidential, or
we can sanitize it in a scatterband so
customers can see where their product
fits in a plotted curve of other data.
Some companies want to promote
their data, so we'll put their name on
a slide to show where they fit in. We'll
also pull in experts on optics and other
specialty areas to work with the sensor
makers to improve their technologies. "
He cited the example of one (San
Francisco) Bay Area sensor maker that
needed guidance on functional safety
before their review meeting with an
OEM. " We were very familiar with the
OEM and their expectations, so we
helped the customer get their hardware
and software ready for that meeting, "
he recalled. That included providing
a guidance path for integrating their
sensor into a vehicle to meet the ASIL
(Automotive Safety Integrity Level) for
a certain ADAS feature.
Bolstering its AV testing competency
means FEV is constantly seeking
to add top-quality talent.
Combining new engineering hires,
including those versed in domain-control
architectures and cloud computing, with
its experienced people " is the structure
we've created at FEV, " Tasky explained.
Mechatronics and data science are
important degrees for young engineers,
he said, as is software. And " a systems
engineering mindset is critical. "
" Complexity in AV testing is not
going to slow down; it's going to accelerate, "
he asserted. ■
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