Now Available: SAE EDGE Research Report on Unsettled Topics in Automated Vehicle Test and Validation

June 14, 2019

Courtney E. Howard

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SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, announces the availability of a new SAE EDGE™ Research Report, focused on unsettled domains and suggested next steps to help advance autonomous vehicle and automated driving system test and validation. Groundbreaking new SAE EDGE Research Reports illuminate key issues in emerging and unsettled areas of interest to the mobility engineering industry, help to inform current decision-making and future strategy, and provide a structured framework and methodical approach for thinking about and working with rapidly shifting technologies. The first report in the SAE EDGE AV test and validation series, headed by industry veteran Dr. Rahul Razdan, is now available for purchase .

Groundbreaking new SAE EDGE Research Reports illuminate key issues in emerging and unsettled areas of interest to the mobility engineering industry, help to inform current decision-making and future strategy, and provide a structured framework and methodical approach for thinking about and working with rapidly shifting technologies.

Automated vehicle (AV) test and validation is a particularly hot topic and unsettled domain, with little consensus among AV innovators – both new entrants and industry veterans alike – as to the optimal methods for testing and validating automated vehicles, systems, and subsystems.

"Over a hundred years, the current automotive paradigm has reached a level equilibrium within the economy. Autonomous vehicles will change this equilibrium in unexpected ways in fields ranging from transportation to finance,” Razdan predicts. “Test and validation is the key capability which will differentiate between AV as a science experiment and AV as a real product."

Now available for order: Unsettled Technology Areas in Autonomous Test and Validation

Look for the first report in the SAE EDGE AV test and validation series this month. Razdan and his team are already hard at work on the second report in the AV test and validation series.

Stay tuned for an upcoming podcast in which Razdan delves into AV test and validation, including testing on public roadways, and today’s top automated and connected vehicle headlines. If you’re interested in more mobility engineering multimedia, including informative and insightful videos and podcasts featuring industry leaders and innovators, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Flagship SAE EDGE Research Report now available

Available now, the flagship SAE EDGE Research Report – “ Unsettled Topics Concerning Sensors for Automated Road Vehicles ” by Dr. Sven Beiker, founder and managing director of Silicon Valley Mobility – identifies key unsettled domains relative to sensors for automated driving systems or automated vehicles. The full report is available for purchase now, and can be sampled with a complimentary preview issue.

For more information on the SAE EDGE™ Research Reports, visit sae.org/edge or write This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Suggest future SAE EDGE Research Report topics by writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Courtney E. Howard is editorial director and content strategist at SAE International. Contact her by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..