Safety Assessment of Highly Automated Vehicles Using Digital Twin Technology

article analyzes regulatory documents in the field of operation and safety assessment of highly automated vehicles. Integrated security components of highly automated vehicles are given, key factors are analyzed. Technology “Digital Twin” and its areas of application are described, relevance of using this technology for monitoring highly automated vehicles safety throughout the life cycle is substantiated. Structure of safety assessment using a digital twin is presented. Procedure for creating a digital twin of an experimental highly automated vehicle is described, results of field and virtual tests are presented and analyzed. Measures are proposed to increase adequacy degree of digital twin to a real car, conclusions are formulated, and tasks for further research are indicated.