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# Together with SystemX, SYSTRA is in Singapore to test the safety of autonomous vehicles

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The ASV project – Automated driving Simulation & Validation – is being led in
conjunction with the technological research institute SystemX and Nanyang
Technological University (NTU) of Singapore.

The aim of the project is to develop a digital simulation platform to test and
validate the functional safety of autonomous vehicles in urban and semi-urban
environments.

All the research work to which SYSTRA will have access will be led by NTU with
its 1.8 hectares test circuits called CETRAN (Centre of Excellence for Testing
and Research of Autonomous Vehicles). For 48 months, autonomous vehicles will be
tested in this confined, dedicated environment. These tests will enable the
exploration of scenarios under different climatic conditions, the identification
of parameters to be assessed and the validation of perception models and vehicle
decision in relation to its environment via different user cases. The project
has a double objective: the establishment of international standards and the
validation of functional safety for autonomous driving systems. These are the
two major challenges to be overcome before autonomous vehicles can be deployed
operationally on a large scale in the targeted territories.

Isabella Balbo, project coordinator in INO commented: “We are proud to be
partners in this project which represents for SYSTRA an important reference in
the field of autonomous vehicles and which enables the technical skills of
SYSTRA’s teams in this new mode of transport to be enhanced. Singapore is an
interesting testing ground, with the presence of companies such as BMW,
Nutonomy, and Navya, and a high level of investment is foreseen.”

This project is line with the major strategic plan ‘Smart Mobility 2030’ led by
the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the organisation in charge of managing road
infrastructure in Singapore.

SYSTRA is partnered with several organisations including France’s national rail
company SNCF, the carmaker Renault and simulator firm OKTAL (via its
AVSimulation subsidiary).

**Find out about SYSTRA’s activities in the field of autonomous transport in its White Paper:**
[Automated and Autonomous Public Transport](https://www.systra.com/en/newsroom/article/automated-and-autonomous-public-transport-possibilities-challenges-and)

**More information about SystemX:**