Driving scenario and simulation tool directory
Updated 2026-10-12
Road & Scenario Authoring
An interactive road-scene editor for automated-driving simulation, with a separate RoadRunner Scenario product for dynamic actors and playback.
- RoadRunner can export scenes to CARLA, dSPACE ASM, IPG CarMaker and other simulation environments.
- RoadRunner Scenario is an add-on for creating and playing back scenarios with vehicles, actors and logic.
Scenario Execution
A minimalistic OpenSCENARIO XML player with a viewer and API, useful for examining scenario execution and road-network interfaces.
- The ScenarioEngine library exposes a viewer and API for OpenSCENARIO XML traffic scenarios.
- The RoadManager library provides an interface to road networks described in OpenDRIVE.
Vehicle & Environment Simulation
An open-source autonomous-driving research simulator with configurable sensors, environmental conditions and controllable actors.
- CARLA provides open-source simulation code and digital assets for autonomous-driving research.
- The platform supports specification of sensor suites and environmental conditions, and control of static and dynamic actors.
A vehicle-intelligence platform connecting data, simulation and evaluation workflows, with documented scenario variation and integration primitives.
- The platform connects curated sensor-data segments to downstream training, simulation and evaluation.
- Applied Intuition describes modular primitives that let teams integrate their own models, simulators and metrics.
A virtual vehicle-test and integration platform for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles across model, software and hardware test stages.
- IPG describes CarMaker as supporting model-, software-, hardware- and vehicle-in-the-loop development phases.
- CarMaker offers automated test workflows and sensor models for ADAS and automated-driving development.
A modular suite of simulation models for ECU development and closed-loop testing, spanning powertrain, vehicle stability and ADAS applications.
- ASM models support closed-loop testing of control algorithms, including vehicle stability and ADAS/AD applications.
- dSPACE states that ASM models can be combined according to the application.
A vehicle simulation environment with digital road models and products for vehicle dynamics, driving simulation and ADAS development.
- rFpro offers simulation software alongside digital models of proving grounds, test tracks and real-world roads.
- AV Elevate is presented as an integrated simulation solution for autonomous-vehicle and ADAS development.
Scenario Exploration & Coverage
A toolchain for exploring scenario variations and examining real-world and simulation coverage in automated-driving development.
- Foretellix describes coverage analysis across real-world and simulated drives.
- Foretify includes generation of variations of real-world drives and synthetic scenarios.
A modular simulation toolchain with scenario exploration, sensitivity analysis and reliability analysis for ADAS and automated-driving projects.
- AVxcelerate Autonomy combines statistical analysis with simulation and automated scenario exploration.
- Its sensitivity analysis supports scenario parameter variation using grid sampling or Latin hypercube sampling.
Driving Simulators & Driver Evaluation
A family of physical driving simulators for engineers and test drivers examining handling, ADAS, human-machine interfaces and vehicle behavior.
- VI-grade lists static and dynamic driving simulators among its ADAS and autonomous-driving offerings.
- Its STATIC simulator is described for engineers and test drivers working on ADAS, HMI and NVH evaluation.