ASAM has hosted its first Regional Meeting in China on Nov 26, 2020. Up to 3000 participants took part online in this interesting event. The ASAM Regional Meetings serve our members and interested experts to network with other members and to learn more about current activities at ASAM. Regional Meetings are held in the mother tongue which increases acceptance and value for the participants.

Since the beginning of ASAM, 550 members have joined our association. The latest one, SENSmetry UAB, has just been accepted as new member. We welcome you and all other 57 members who have joined this year, to our association.

In May 2020, ASAM cracked the mark of 300 active member organizations. And within the last two months, another 20 companies have joined. This rapid member increase is to a large degree triggered by the new ASAM standardization domain "Simulation" which drives a new group of experts to ASAM. Remarkable: Many of the new members are from Europe, Asia and North America. Today, more than half of the member companies are from abroad: ASAM has grown into a truly international organization. 

ASAM e.V. (Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems) announces the release of the first Standard that has been completely developed outside of Europe: ASAM HMS (HEX File Management System) was developed in Japan by automotive heavyweights such as Toyota, Honda and Hino and their suppliers. This proves that ASAM is gaining in importance and influence internationally. ASAM HMS describes an interface to associate Metadata to so-called HEX files that are used for the development and test of complex and interconnected Electronic Control Units (ECUs). It is particularly relevant for the development of highly automated and autonomous driving functions.

ASAM is proud to announce its support of the "Smart Vehicle for Sustainable Mobility” contest conducted by the Driving Simulation Association in the context of the Driving Simulation & Virtual Reality Conference 2020 (DSC).

Prostep ivip Association and ASAM e.V. (Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems) signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the field of Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Purpose of the cooperation is to harmonize requirements and applications of standards and norms from both sides, thus facilitating modeling and Simulation for autonomous driving of level 4 and 5.

After only one year of intensive project work, ASAM (Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems) has now released ASAM OpenDRIVE V1.6.0© and ASAM OpenSCENARIO© V1.0.0 The three complementary standards OpenDRIVE (description of road network), OpenCRG (description of road surface), and OpenSCENARIO (description of dynamic content) were handed over to ASAM at the end of 2018, the project work began in 2019. The newly released versions contain significant improvements and can be downloaded from the ASAM website free of charge.

Due to the corona virus outbreak, the ASAM Office will perform its tasks from home during the next few weeks. All F2F Meetings are replaced by online meetings until further notice.

The Technical Steering Committee has released a new ASAM Standard: ASAM ARTI V1.0.0. This Standard enables scheduling timing analysis on automotive real time operating systems.

ASAM is pleased to welcome "Hyundai Autron" from Korea as the 500th member to join ASAM! Since ASAM’s foundation in 1998, 500 companies and research institutes have joined the association! A great success - particularly when considering that ASAM membership refers to organizations, not individuals.