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Challenges for Periodic Technical Inspections of Intelligent Cars

Authors:
Mona Gierl
Felix Müller
Reiner Kriesten
Philipp Nenninger
Eric Sax

Keywords: periodic technical inspection, security, autonomous driving, homologation.

Abstract:
The periodic technical inspection is a regulatory measure to ensure road safety and environmental sustainability during the operation of vehicles. It contains a non-destructive visual and impact assessment of its systems and components. With the advancement of autonomous and connected cars, new technologies, growing number of sensors, and new electrical/electronic-architecture designs find their way into the vehicle, which implies new challenges for the evaluation of road safety and environmental sustainability. In this paper, the need for advanced inspection methods due to upcoming new technologies enabling autonomous driving is investigated. A brief background about ongoing research and regulations addressing the verification and validation of autonomous and connected cars is given. The current procedure of periodic technical inspections in Germany is summarized and prospect challenges - addressing both, advancing technologies for autonomous vehicles and cyber security considerations of connected cars - are identified. Based on the listed challenges, possible improvements are derived, which should serve as a reference work to upcoming discussion about the extent of Periodic Technical Inspections (PTI) for autonomous cars.

Pages: 41 to 46

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2022

Publication date: May 22, 2022

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2327-2058

ISBN: 978-1-61208-974-4

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from May 22, 2022 to May 26, 2022