ROADVIEW partner RISE achieved notable recognition at the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) 2025, held last week, where Henrik Toss presented the paper Rain Reflectivity Distribution and Detectability in Automotive Radar, co-authored with Kristian Karlsson (RISE), Pierre Duthon (CEREMA) and Yuri Poledna (THI). The contribution attracted considerable attention from the scientific community and was shortlisted among the top five papers of the conference.
The paper investigates how rain affects automotive radar systems and proposes an approach to model rain-induced clutter more accurately. By examining rain reflectivity distribution and its impact on radar detectability, the study demonstrates how stochastic modelling can support computationally efficient simulations within digital twins and driving simulators. The work also offers a pedagogical tool to better understand real-world sensor behaviour in adverse weather conditions, a topic of direct relevance to ROADVIEW’s mission to enhance automated driving performance in all weather scenarios.
This recognition illustrates the strong scientific contribution of ROADVIEW partners to advancing robust perception technologies and reinforces the project’s growing visibility in the international research community.