Driving scenario

Current consensus

Driving scenario is a short period of driving defined by its main driving task (e.g. car following, lane change) or triggered by an event (e.g. an obstacle in the lane).

Explanation

Driving scenario describes the development of a situation within a traffic context in which at least one actor performs a (pre-)defined action and-or the driving scenario is triggered by a (predefined) event. The action or event is specified without the definition of concrete parameters. The influenced actor may either be the ego vehicle (e.g. performing a lane change or a minimum risk manoeuvre) or another traffic participant (e.g. a lane change in front of the ego vehicle). The event triggering the driving scenario can be a change in road infrastructure (e.g. an end of lane or a change in speed limit) or an external obstruction (e.g. an obstacle on the road). An example: a lane change.