The Research on Current Automated Driving ODD Regulations, Standards and Applications

ODD, short for Operational Design Domain, is fundamental to automated driving technology R&D. A reasonable and well-defined ODD is the prerequisite for the realization of automated driving function safety. In this paper, UN regulations and international standards (including drafts) publicly released in recent years, and presentation from important organizations or companies in the industry are thoroughly reviewed to perform a prospective analysis from four aspects, namely, concept and definition of ODD, responsible subject for ODD description, ODD description methods and contents, and ODD application cases.