Vehicle operation safety model test system

Abstract

System and techniques for test scenario verification, for a simulation of an autonomous vehicle safety action, are described. In an example, measuring performance of a test scenario used in testing an autonomous driving safety requirement includes: defining a test environment for a test scenario that tests compliance with a safety requirement including a minimum safe distance requirement; identifying test procedures to use in the test scenario that define actions for testing the minimum safe distance requirement; identifying test parameters to use with the identified test procedures, such as velocity, amount of braking, timing of braking, and rate of acceleration or deceleration; and creating the test scenario for use in an autonomous driving test simulator. Use of the test scenario includes applying the identified test procedures and the identified test parameters to identify a response of a test vehicle to the minimum safe distance requirement.