Harmonizations of Autonomous Vehicle Safety Validation and Verification for Higher Education
Objectives
We aim to establish a consortium comprising universities and SMEs dedicated to enhancing and standardising the safety aspects of autonomous vehicles (AV). This initiative seeks to strengthen collaboration among universities, SMEs, and alliances focused on AV safety, spotlight AV safety for newly educated engineers in Europe, and promote responsible engineering for AI-powered AV systems.
Activities
The implementation consists of analysing standards, frameworks and developments for building a common understanding of AV safety in higher education. Based on the analysis we develop open AV safety-related flexible syllabus modules for bachelor and master level, including open-source frameworks, public MOOC e-courses, teaching materials and AI-based course tools.
Expected impact
- AV course on bachelor level (5–6 ECTS)
- AV safety V&V plug-in modules (B and M level, 2–3 ECTS)
- AV Safety V&V open-source framework adapted for higher education
- Public e-course on AV Safety V&V with online lectures and hands-on material
- Practical use cases with universities and SMEs (AV shuttle, delivery robot, drone, etc.)
- AI-enhanced tool for combining educational units for use cases
Project datasheet
- Project number: 2024-1-EE01-KA220-HED-000245441
- Duration: 1.09.2024 – 31.08.2027 (36 months)
- Coordinator: ITT Group (EE)
- Project card: Erasmus+ EC repository
- Partners: Silesian University of Technology (PL), Riga Technical University (LV), Tallinn University of Technology (EE), Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ), Prodron sp. z o.o. (PL)
Publications and results
Scientific publication
Razdan, R.; Mironov, D.; Leoste, J.; Malayjerdi, M.; Bellone, M.; Sell, R. Enabling Autonomous Vehicles: Gaps in Research and Education Infrastructure. AI 2026, 7, 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ai7080275
Project materials
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication and website reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission and the National Agencies for Erasmus+ Programme cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.