Integration of human driving behaviour in the validation of CCAM systems (CCAM Partnership)

Funded projects will deliver: validated, human-behavioural driver models representing the full variety and statistical distribution of human driving in safety-relevant scenarios; a common model repository accessible via the federated CCAM data exchange platform; defined pass/assessment criteria for CCAM type-approval, consumer testing and industrial development; methodologies to design safe, predictable, human-like CCAM system behaviours that are acceptable to all road users; demonstration of model application in mixed-traffic closed-loop virtual safety validation, realistically simulating human-driven vehicle reactions; and integration evidence of models within HEADSTART, SUNRISE and SYNERGIES virtual validation frameworks—all raising technology readiness to TRL 5 and supporting accelerated, safe deployment of CCAM systems.

• Build upon i4Driving and BERTHA outputs to cover a multitude of safety-critical driving scenarios, including emergency and complex real-world situations

• Account for the variation and statistical distribution of human driving behaviours, including non-driving tasks

• Calibrate and parameterise models to reflect road infrastructure, vehicle types, traffic rules, national/regional differences and driver demographics (age, gender, experience, cultural factors)

• Validate models well beyond current scenario sets and degrees of validation to reach TRL 5

• Capture parameterisation and validation data via driving simulators and/or instrumented real-traffic monitoring

• Integrate models into virtual validation and verification approaches from HEADSTART, SUNRISE and SYNERGIES projects

• Demonstrate successful integration in safety-relevant mixed-traffic scenario simulations provided by HORIZON-CL 5-2023-D 6-01-02

• Share final models through the federated CCAM data exchange platform (HORIZON-CL 5-2025-D 6-06)

• Incorporate SSH expertise for behavioural insights and model enrichment

• Encourage and structure international cooperation with Japan, the United States and other third-country partners, ensuring regional/cultural adaptation of models