Driverless vehicles, also known as automated or autonomous vehicles (AVs), come in all shapes and sizes. They rely on artificial intelligence to perceive dynamic roadway environments and maintain control while reacting to objects as they navigate to a destination. Autonomous vehicle capabilities are evolving as academia and industry improve the integration of artificial intelligence into embedded systems and transportation infrastructure.
Southwest Research Institute develops a broad spectrum of automated driving systems with autonomy solutions for motor vehicles designed to traverse urban roadways, off-road environments and military battlefields. Our scientists and engineers draw on multidisciplinary expertise spanning Intelligent Systems, Automotive Engineering and other Technical Disciplines spanning deep sea to deep space.
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Innovation Meets Safety & Security at SwRI
SwRI offers research and testing of automated driving systems (ADS), advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and AV-enabling technologies that benefit government, industry and the public through innovation, safety and security.
- Research that helps clients reach advanced levels of autonomy.
- Testing that helps the public gain confidence and trust in technology.
- Collaboration that promotes safety and security standards for industry.
Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Our autonomous vehicle testing promotes innovation with a focus on development of safe, secure and reliable technologies
Software-in-the-Loop – Contact us to develop a custom software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing solution, modeling and simulation or digital twin technology.
- Autonomous Vehicle Simulation
- Fuel Economy Testing of Connected and Automated Vehicles
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
AV Simulation Software for Off-road Environments
Autonomous vehicle simulation creates virtual scenes based on real-world, off-road locations for software-in-the-loop testing.
ViewHardware-in-the-Loop – HIL testing for commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles and military unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) supporting ADAS research with test tracks, off-road environments and a closed-campus shuttle. We offer a fleet of ADAS-enabled vehicles for research and testing of light-duty, heavy-duty, passenger, agriculture, military and recreational applications.
- Automated Shuttle Test Vehicle
- Adversarial Learning of Camera Sensors
- Vehicle Testing Track
- Wrong Way Driver Detection
Automated shuttle for ADAS Testing
SwRI’s automated shuttle is a working AV that transports employees while serving as a controlled hardware-in-the-loop test vehicle.
ViewAutonomous Vehicle Research
Our AV research and development services focus on innovation and collaboration for our clients in government and industry. Our expertise spans software development and hardware integration to leverage artificial intelligence, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, drive-by-wire, cameras and sensing systems.
- Automated Driving Systems & UGVs
- Industrial Robotics & Automation
- Machine Learning Technologies
- Robotics Engineering
- Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
- CAV Data Exchange
Autonomous Vehicle Cyber Security – Our cyber security for AVs includes services that secure data over the air, within embedded systems and across vehicle-to-everything networks.