IET - Introduction to Automated Driving

The lecture aims to provide the basics of (highly) automated driving. The topic of automated driving is structured and a general overview is given. This contains the history of automated driving, a current evaluation of its societal aspects, the societal framework within which automated vehicles are developed and used, the legal boundary conditions as well as the economic challenges and potential benefits. The different levels of automation and connectivity of automated vehicles are explained according to different classification schemes. A functional architecture of automated vehicles is introduced.