Human-Controlled Virtual Driving Scenarios for AD/ADAS Corner Cases

The patent creates virtual copies of real-world driving scenarios, including corner cases, in a simulated environment. These virtual scenarios replicate the essential characteristics of real-world situations without requiring actual physical testing, thereby validating AD/ADAS functionality significantly faster while maintaining reliability.

The system performs preliminary identification and generation of corner case scenarios through virtual simulation before conducting any real-world testing. By pre-validating scenarios in the virtual environment, the patent reduces the time and resources needed for subsequent real-world testing phases.

The patent replaces resource-intensive real-world testing with virtual simulations that copy the essential features of corner case scenarios. This approach maintains safety validation effectiveness while dramatically reducing the consumption of physical resources such as test vehicles, test tracks, and human testers.

The system enables automated identification and generation of corner case scenarios through the virtual environment itself, without requiring extensive human intervention or physical test infrastructure. The virtual system self-generates and self-validates scenarios, reducing external resource requirements.

The patent uses virtual simulations to copy and replicate corner case scenarios that would be extremely difficult to encounter in real-world testing. This enables comprehensive scenario coverage including rare and edge cases without the productivity loss associated with billions of kilometers of physical testing.

The system performs preliminary virtual testing to achieve comprehensive scenario coverage before real-world deployment. This preliminary action in the virtual environment ensures that all necessary corner cases are identified and validated, eliminating the need for prolonged real-world testing and thereby improving overall productivity.