VEHICO has developed a failsafe emergency brake system which is specifically tailored to the needs of autonomous vehicle testing. It is an actuator directly activating the vehicle's brake pedal. Preliminary to the test the system is charged and enabled. Even with a failure of the electrical supply voltage an emergency brake maneuver can be triggered.
In addition existing monitoring inputs can be used to monitor further computers und electronics within the vehicle. If there is a failure, an emergency braking is also triggered immediately.
The whole system is scalable and can be extended to several test vehicles. A portable radio control unit is used to control and monitor the test.