Autonomous Driving Research with CARLA Simulator

The autonomous driving industry, in order to advance through its six levels of automation (as defined by SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers [2]), is going to be increasingly more data-driven. While the number of sensors and their technology has been increasing it is still both cost-effective and, in some cases, necessary to use a simulator, considering that deploying even a single autonomous car could necessitate large funding and manpower in addition to being a liability in terms of safety.