DeFT: Maintaining Determinism and Extracting Unit Tests for Autonomous Driving Planning

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Authors: Yuqi Huai, Yuntianyi Chen, Ziwen Wan, Qi Chen, Joshua Garcia
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Abstract

This repository corresponds to the ICSE 2026 Research Track paper and its accompanying artifact, DeFT, a tool and methodology designed to improve testing reliability in autonomous driving systems by addressing non-determinism in planning tests. Traditional system-level scenario tests often produce varying outcomes, making failure reproduction and debugging challenging. DeFT is a methodology that converts non-deterministic system-level scenario tests into deterministic module-level tests by extracting and reconstructing module inputs.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
15 January 2026