OpenDRIVE Standard for Road Description

Abstract

Abstract—The world of autonomous vehicles is developing fast. The best new ideas become new improvements, and later after the testing process, they can be used in the real world. These improvements need countless tests too. Simulation software provide a safer and cheaper alternative to execute them. Simulations are supported with real environment data, which makes the test more reliable and various. The OpenX family is an open format standard family, that provides road data in simulation software. OpenDRIVE was the first project, it gives the basic, the logical road description for simulation software in a standardized way.

Abstract—The world of autonomous vehicles is developing fast. The best new ideas become new improvements, and later after the testing process, they can be used in the real world. These improvements need countless tests too. Simulation software provide a safer and cheaper alternative to execute them. Simulations are supported with real environment data, which makes the test more reliable and various. The OpenX family is an open format standard family, that provides road data in simulation software. OpenDRIVE was the first project, it gives the basic, the logical road description for simulation software in a standardized way.