Lack of ADAS Benchmarks Is Haunting Car Industry

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eetimes.com, Aug. 11, 2020 – 

How safe is "safe enough"? That's the nagging question that lurked in every discussion of fully autonomous vehicles. Many auto companies pushed their AV plans to the back burner, and seemingly pushed off the question too. But now, with advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) serving as the preferred autonomous technology throughout the auto industry, that question is reasserting itself. The AAA just said the industry is falling so far short of safe operation with ADAS that OEMs should back off their plans to offer ADAS too.

A report by the American Automobile Association (AAA) last week didn't exactly give a ringing endorsement to active ADAS features, such as lane keeping and automatic emergency braking, both pushed by many automakers in the name of "saving people's lives."

After testing a host of ADAS vehicles both in real-world conditions and in a closed-course setting, AAA issued an alarm that points out the uneven performance among many ADAS vehicles today. They cautioned that ADAS features showed "the lack of consistency" in performance, "far from 100 percent reliable." The report cited the potential of a "dangerous scenario," in which "active driving assistance systems often disengage with little notice – almost instantly handing control back to the driver."

"AAA recommends," the report said, "manufacturers increase the scope of testing for active driving assistance systems and limit their rollout until functionality is improved to provide a more consistent and safer driver experience."

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