Morai (CEO Jiwon Jeong and Jun Hong), a company specializing in autonomous driving simulation, is developing an open source-based simulation-linked VILS for autonomous driving technology verification and conducting international research, contributing to the establishment of international standardization of autonomous driving technology.

Morai announced on the 4th that it will participate in the formation of a global open alliance and develop an international certification system for autonomous driving technology.

The Global Open Alliance is an international cooperation project in which various companies and research institutes collaborate to establish a technology certification system with the goal of international standardization of autonomous driving technology.

'Development of an international technology certification system through the formation of a global open alliance' is an automobile industry technology development project hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

This project analyzes global industry standards and specifications, such as AWF (Autoware Foundation), ASAM, and AUTOSAR, to develop guidelines for conformity assessment of open source-based autonomous driving software and hardware platforms.

The core of this project is to develop an open platform verification environment that complies with global standards to lead the autonomous driving industry.

This was created to secure reliable and verified autonomous driving technology, advance the autonomous driving industry, and take the lead in future related standardization.

this time The project will run from April 2024 to December 31, 2028, and will be carried out in cooperation with leading domestic and international research institutes.

Major domestic research institutes, including Lotte Innovate Co., Ltd., the main organization, Korea Automobile Research Institute, Korea University of Engineering and Technology Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, and CNBS, are participating.

Moray develops open source-based simulation-based Vehicle-In-the-Loop Simulation (VILS).

VILS is a system that tests and verifies autonomous driving technology by linking real vehicles with virtual environments. It can virtually reproduce various situations that autonomous vehicles may experience on actual roads and evaluate the vehicle's responses in real time.

To this end, Morai is also conducting international research. Morai is joining hands with Japan's TIER IV, the world's first autonomous driving open source software development company.

The company plans to develop an open framework that can verify autonomous driving technology using Tier4's DevOps platform, Web.Auto, and establish an autonomous driving technology and certification system through various international studies.

Morai Jeong Ji-won, CEO, said, “Autonomous driving systems that are directly related to human life require safety and reliability verification. To this end, industrial and national standards for evaluating various scenario-based autonomous driving systems are currently being established around the world, and the need for a certification system that meets global standards is growing. I am pleased to be able to contribute to the establishment of international standards for autonomous driving technology through this international cooperation project. I believe that this will be an opportunity for various players in the autonomous driving industry ecosystem to gather insight and advance open innovation.”