Have AI generate test cases for control unit software

Manufacturers test control unit software with automatically generated test cases

Needs setupAI Act: no extra obligationsCreating software & codeAutomotive

Fits: Research & development · IT & software development

More complete test cases with limit values and special cases are quickly derived from requirements. Test engineers spend less time on writing and more on checking and looking for gaps.

Is this for you?

  • You test control unit software against written requirements and currently write test cases largely by hand.
  • You have test environments such as software-in-the-loop or test benches on which generated test cases can run.
  • Your development process governs how tools for safety-relevant software are assessed and how test results are documented as evidence.
First step today

Write down four or five requirements for a non-critical function, such as interior lighting, without customer or project names, and use the template below to derive test cases from them. Check whether every limit is tested and whether the AI has invented values that are not in the requirements.

How to go about it

  1. Define the function, requirements and test goal
  2. Provide requirements, test environment and approvals
  3. Have test cases generated
  4. Check and run the test cases
  5. Add checked test cases to the test suite
  6. Document origin and maintain test cases

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