The emergence of new technologies, e.g. SDVs, AVs and AI, changes the requirements for testing the vehicle and its functions. ASAM standards have provided a solid basis for specifying and executing tests for the past 25+ years. But with the notion of testing changing and with deployment becoming a continuous process, existing methodologies need to evolve. Virtual methods complement physical tests, and coverage-based strategies involve data on a large scale. Speaking the same language across all stages of testing becomes ever more important. This is where ASAM and its holistic view on the topic “Test Specfication” come into play.

• An overview of test methods and test environments
• The interaction of test data, test specification, and test execution
• ASAM’s standardization landscape for testing
• Adapting the standards to new testing requirements