Features 

Sensors

• 8 LUCID TRI028S RGB cameras
• 1 FLIR ADK thermal camera
• 1 Ouster OS1-128 LiDAR
• 1 InnovizOne LiDAR
• 4 Continental ARS 548 RDI 4D radars
• 4 Nanoradar SR73 radars
• 1 iMAR iNAT-M300 INS positioning system

Actuation

• BMW ZGW for direct access to the longitudinal and lateral car dynamics

Data processing and storage

• bplus Datalynx ATX4 HP-CarPC with Ubuntu
• bplus BRICK data logger and storage

Software stack

• ROS 2 and Autoware 

Application

• Research in the field of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV)
• Rapid prototyping and integration of new components into a ROS 2 reference architecture for testing automated driving functions
• Integration and individual swapping of software applications via standardised interfaces (ASAM OpenX) and containerisation 

Testing 

• Testing of new perception algorithms and automated driving functions
• Testing of new sensor configurations enabled by Ethernet-based E/E Architecture
• Testing in simulation, the cloud and in a test vehicle

The ANTON research vehicle was built and developed in the project of the same name. In this context, ANTON serves as an open, explorative platform for the development and safeguarding of automated and connected driving functions. Since the end of 2022, the vehicle has held a nationwide exemption for automated operation on public roads.