MultiDrive: A Co-Simulation Framework Bridging 2D and 3D Driving Simulation for AV Software Validation

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Hauptverfasser: Kaufeld, Marc, Moller, Korbinian, Gambi, Alessio, Arcaini, Paolo, Betz, Johannes
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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author Kaufeld, Marc
Moller, Korbinian
Gambi, Alessio
Arcaini, Paolo
Betz, Johannes
author_facet Kaufeld, Marc
Moller, Korbinian
Gambi, Alessio
Arcaini, Paolo
Betz, Johannes
contents Scenario-based testing using simulations is a cornerstone of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) software validation. So far, developers needed to choose between low-fidelity 2D simulators to explore the scenario space efficiently, and high-fidelity 3D simulators to study relevant scenarios in more detail, thus reducing testing costs while mitigating the sim-to-real gap. This paper presents a novel framework that leverages multi-agent co-simulation and procedural scenario generation to support scenario-based testing across low- and high-fidelity simulators for the development of motion planning algorithms. Our framework limits the effort required to transition scenarios between simulators and automates experiment execution, trajectory analysis, and visualization. Experiments with a reference motion planner show that our framework uncovers discrepancies between the planner's intended and actual behavior, thus exposing weaknesses in planning assumptions under more realistic conditions. Our framework is available at: https://github.com/TUM-AVS/MultiDrive
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spellingShingle MultiDrive: A Co-Simulation Framework Bridging 2D and 3D Driving Simulation for AV Software Validation
Kaufeld, Marc
Moller, Korbinian
Gambi, Alessio
Arcaini, Paolo
Betz, Johannes
Robotics
Scenario-based testing using simulations is a cornerstone of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) software validation. So far, developers needed to choose between low-fidelity 2D simulators to explore the scenario space efficiently, and high-fidelity 3D simulators to study relevant scenarios in more detail, thus reducing testing costs while mitigating the sim-to-real gap. This paper presents a novel framework that leverages multi-agent co-simulation and procedural scenario generation to support scenario-based testing across low- and high-fidelity simulators for the development of motion planning algorithms. Our framework limits the effort required to transition scenarios between simulators and automates experiment execution, trajectory analysis, and visualization. Experiments with a reference motion planner show that our framework uncovers discrepancies between the planner's intended and actual behavior, thus exposing weaknesses in planning assumptions under more realistic conditions. Our framework is available at: https://github.com/TUM-AVS/MultiDrive
title MultiDrive: A Co-Simulation Framework Bridging 2D and 3D Driving Simulation for AV Software Validation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.13959