Collisions are rare events (~ 1 in 100 000 crossings)
SOTIF (Safety of the Intended Functionality) ensures that systems operate safely, even without hardware or software failures. Unlike traditional safety standards, it addresses risks from design limitations and unexpected scenarios.
Our traffic simulations are designed to meet SOTIF ISO 21448 standards by generating realistic scenarios to test and improve system safety.
When analyzing a use case regarding traffic safety and efficiency, we don’t just select pre-defined scenarios.
Instead, we sample millions of times to obtain statistically significant results.
Our expertise lies in simplifying complex traffic processes, utilizing stochastic distributions to model crucial aspects such as emergency reactions or cognitive behavior while accounting for factors like age, gender, and skill.
In cases where scientific evidence is lacking, we conduct our own experiments to establish representative probability distributions, ensuring that our solutions are always backed by solid data.
Initially, I was skeptical about all simulations because I thought that they would only run through known and prepared (synthetic) scenarios that do not reflect the random constellations of real life well enough. However, in a project with us, thireks has shown that their implementation of stochastic simulation does indeed make it possible to reproduce real conditions. I would work with thireks again in this area at any time.
M. Müller, AUDI
The collaboration with thireks was very straightforward. The thireks product simply works and does so reliably.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. Bogenberger, TU Munich
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