Autoware Workshop IV2022

The 4th Autoware workshop at the Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV2022) ended. 

Thank you to all who attended and helped make IV2022 a great success!

On June 5th, 2022, the workshop took place in Aachen, Germany, in hybrid mode.

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Autoware Workshop IV2022 is a workshop aimed at developers of all levels, from student to professional, in the ROSCon, PyCon, and BoostCon models. It will be a full-day program featuring technical talks and tutorials to introduce the state of Autoware, new algorithms, tools, and libraries, as well as demonstrations.​

 Autoware IV2022 Workshop Proposal Submission

We are now accepting proposals for presentations at the workshop. Presentations on all topics related to Autoware are welcome, e.g., introduction of the participants to an Autoware package or a library or application, investigation of the use of tools, etc. The program committee will examine the proposals, which assesses their suitability, influence, and balance.​

Women, members of minority groups, and members of other under-represented groups are encouraged to submit presentation proposals for Autoware@IV2021.

Proposals will be reviewed by a program committee evaluating fit, impact, and balance. We cannot offer presentations that are not proposed!

If there is a topic on which you would like to present, please propose it. If you have an idea for an important topic that you do not want to present yourself, please post it for discussion at Autoware Discourse or Slack.

 Autoware Workshop IV2022 Agenda

• OPENING

• 8:50 – 9:00 CET
  • Welcome address by Yang Zhang, the Board of Directors, AWF
    Opening remarks from the Board of the Autoware Foundation
• 9:00 – 9:20 CET
  • “Update from the Autoware Foundation” by Christian John, SPC Vice Chair, AWF
    Update on SPC achievements and upcoming Autoware community events
• 9:20 – 9:40 CET
  • “Autoware achievements & future plans” by Ryohsuke Mitsudome, TSC Chair, AWF
    Update on the Cargo ODD, release of Autoware.Auto v.2.0, Core/Universe Autoware
• 9:40 – 9:50 CET
  • Break

• INVITED TALKS

• 9:50 – 10:20 CET
  • “Indy Autonomous Challenge” by Phillip Karle, TUM
    Autoware at the Indy Autonomous Challenge
• 10:20 – 10:50 CET
  • “Autoware and Apex.Autonomy @ Virtual Vehicle Graz​” by Lukas Kuschnig & Daniel Watzenig, TU Graz
• ​10:50 – 11:10 CET
  • “The Autoware Center of Excellence (CoE)” by Rahul Mangharam
    Introducing the vision for the new Autoware CoE at UPenn
    ​IV2022 PAPERS
• 11:10 – 11:30 CET
  • “Winning the 3rd Japan Automotive AI Challenge – Autonomous Racing with the Autoware.Auto Open Source Software Stack” by Zirui Zhang
    • Accepted student paper, University of Pennsylvania
• 11:30 – 11:50 CET
  • “Reliable Evaluation of Navigation States Estimation for Automated Driving Systems” by Surachet Srinara
    • Accepted student paper, National Cheng Kung University
• ​11:50 – 12:40 CET
  • Lunch Break

• TUTORIALS

• 12:40 – 13:10 CET
  • “Autoware on the F1TENTH vehicle” by Haoru Xue
    Running Autoware on a real F1TENTH vehicle platform
• 13:10 – 13:40 CET
  • “Scenario Based Assessment for Autonomous Driving Software Systems” by Hatem Darweesh
    Autonomous driving software stack assessment methods
• 13:40 – 13:50 CET
  • Break

• AWF INDUSTRY MEMBERS

• 13:50 – 14:05 CET
  • “Bus ODD: Autoware on public roads” by Huei-Ru Tseng
    • Upcoming Bus ODD demonstration with Autoware. Universe in collaboration with ITRI
• 14:05 – 14:20 CET
  • “ADASTEC Autonomous Bus” by Dr. Ali U. Peker, CEO ADASTEC
• 14:20 – 14:35 CET
  • “AD perception and applications using automotive HDR cameras” by Kazunari Kawabata/Manato Hirabayashi
    Introduce TIER IV’s automotive HDR camera design background and perception applications, with local demonstration
• 14:35 – 14:50 CET
  • “A Simulator for Autoware, MORAI SIM: Drive” by Sugwan Lee
    Initial Evaluation Version & Roadmap for Upcoming Bus ODD Support
• ​14:50 – 15:05 CET
  • “Sampling-Based Planner in Autoware” by Maxime Clement
    Introduce a planning framework currently in open development for Autoware
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• Autoware Community

• 15:05 – 15:20 CET
  • “SMACC, Autoware, and New Horizons” by Brett Aldridge, CEO Robosoft.ai
• 15:20 – 15:35 CET
  • “Connected Autonomous Driving and Racing” by Rainer Bareiss, Connected Autonomous Driving – Stuttgart
• 15:35 – 15:50 CET
  • Break

• Panel Discussion

• 15:50 – 16:50 CET
  • Autoware and self-driving racing vehicles moderated by David Walmroth, Ann Arbor Autonomous Vehicle Group

• Closing

• 16:50 – 17:00 CET
  • Autoware Workshop closing address by Shinpei Kato, Representative Board of Directors, AWF

 Workshop Topic Areas

All Autoware-related work is invited. Topics of interest include:

• Best practices
• New packages
• Vehicle-specific development
• Simulation
• Safety and security
• Embedded systems
• Product development & commercialization
• Research and education
• Community organization and direction
• Testing, quality, and documentation
• Competitions and collaborations
• Related open-source projects​

 Proposal Format

Contribution proposal:

• Title
• Presenter (name and affiliation)
• Recommended duration: Short (~10 minutes), Medium (~20 minutes) or Long (~30 minutes)
• Summary [maximum 100 words]: to be used in advertising the presentation
• Description [maximum 1000 words]: outline, goals (what will the audience learn?), pointers  to packages to be discussed

Please be sure to include in your proposal enough information for the program committee to evaluate the importance and impact of your presentation. We strongly encourage you to provide links to publicly available resources, including code repositories and demonstration videos. Demonstrated community interest is helpful in evaluating proposals. A proposal that promises to make an open-source release in the future is difficult for the program committee to evaluate and less likely to be accepted.

 Autoware Workshop  Organizers

Shinpei Kato
University of Tokyo – TIER IV, Inc.

Yang Zhang 
Chairman of AutoCore.ai/ Director of 96Boards

Alexander Carballo 
Nagayo University – TIER IV, Inc.

Johannes Betz
University of Pennsylvania

Daisuke Tanaka
TIER IV, Inc. – The Autoware Foundation

Bonolo Mathibela
The Autoware Foundation- Spacetime Consulting

David Walmroth  
Ann arbor Autonomous Vehicle Group