Premium ADAS Development for series production

Premium ADAS Development for Series Production 

For a premium automotive OEM, VAIVA developed several radar-based safety functions, fully in line with the V-model - from functional definition and architecture through software development and software testing to final system validation. 

Through end-to-end responsibility across the entire development chain, VAIVA ensured seamless integration, accelerated validation cycles, and solutions precisely tailored to the platform and the OEM's specific requirements. 

The scope included demanding ADAS functions such as Prediction, Trajectory Refinement & Smoothing, and Path Algorithm Development. The software was designed to be modular, reusable, and scalable to enable efficient integration into the customer platform and flexible adaptation across feature variants. 

To speed up validation, VAIVA used CarMaker-based test scenarios for use-case-driven tests and early application assessments. Combined with resimulation for rapid root-cause analysis and an automated test toolchain to improve efficiency and release quality, a so-called "shift-left approach" with the gTest framework integrated into CI/CD (SWE.6 smoke tests) ensured continuous feedback and greater software confidence. 

The project successfully achieved ASPICE Level 2 using VAIVA's own processes and methods. The radar-based safety function was developed in accordance with ISO 26262 ASIL B; in the customer's functional safety assessment, the highest maturity level on its internal rating scale was confirmed. 

The results of our work: Radar-based safety functions developed with a high level of process maturity, functional safety expertise, automated validation, and series-production readiness. 

Skills and experience used: Highlights 

• End-to-end Development 
  From early concepts and system architecture to software implementation, testing, and validation

• Complex Radar Feature Development 
  Prediction, Trajectory Refinement & Smoothing, and Path Algorithm Development for premium ADAS functions 

• Modular Software Architecture 
  Reusable and scalable software components for efficient integration and flexible adaptation 

• Simulation-supported Validation 
  Virtual simulation-based test scenarios, for example with CarMaker, for use-case-based testing, early assessment, and rapid issue resolution through resimulation. Thousands of hours on virtual roads so that nobody gets hurt on real roads 

• Automated Testing Toolchain 
  Optimized verification workflows and improved development efficiency 

• Process and Safety Maturity 
  ASPICE Level 2 achieved; ISO 26262-compliant ASIL B feature development