Case Study
Thursday, June 29
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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ISO 21448 specifies many different possible techniques to use in the validation of SAE J3016 Level 4 automated vehicles. However, the standard does not indicate the strengths and weaknesses of those techniques or provide recommendations on which activities to apply at different points in the AV development cycle. After analyzing and applying many of those techniques, Motional has developed its own internal set of unique validation techniques that provide a “twist” on traditional techniques. For example, rather than driving large quantities of miles, Motional is assessing the quality of exposure of the miles being driven using detailed analysis of the ODD and behavioral performance based on capabilities. In addition, Motional is applying Highly Accelerated Life Testing to “stress test” the system and determine the failure points prior to deploying automated vehicles more widely. Attendees will:
Jeremiah Robertson is a Principal Safety Engineering Team Lead at Motional AD where he leads the organization’s Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF) workstream. As a Team Lead, Jeremiah is responsible for managing SOTIF-related tasks amongst team members and coordinating the resulting design requirements with Autonomy and Vehicle Product teams. The tasks under Jeremiah’s team include performing various hazard analysis techniques (e.g., STPA, DFMEA, FTA, etc.), identifying unknown hazard scenarios, developing and executing simulations, generating safety metrics for assessment, creating design requirements, and utilizing safety performance indicators to track safety performance over time. Previously, Jeremiah worked at Quantitative Scientific Solutions (QS-2) and Ernst & Young (EY) where he led small teams on several government-funded and commercial projects in the automated vehicle space.
The Pop in Your Job – What drives you? Why do you love your topic?
I love my job because I get to develop creative techniques that look at the safety of automated systems from new angles. There are always ways to improve the safety of a system, and most of the time creativity is the key to looking at problems from different perspectives.