<s>
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
format	O
specification	O
to	O
describe	O
a	O
road	O
network	O
's	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
was	O
version	O
0.7	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
2021	O
the	O
current	O
release	O
is	O
version	O
1.7.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
files	O
describe	O
road	O
networks	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
the	O
data	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
road	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
data	O
is	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Vehicle	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
Traffic	O
Simulation	O
via	O
a	O
layer	O
of	O
routines	O
for	O
the	O
evaluation	O
of	O
the	O
information	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
is	O
managed	O
by	O
VIRES	O
Simulationstechnologie	O
GmbH	O
and	O
the	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
standard	O
is	O
reviewed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
driving	O
simulation	O
experts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenCRG	B-Application
,	O
the	O
microscopic	O
brother	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
provision	O
and	O
evaluation	O
of	O
road	O
surface	O
descriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
implementation	O
of	O
OpenCRG	B-Application
into	O
the	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
file	O
format	O
specification	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
established	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
was	O
started	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Daimler	O
Driving	O
Simulator	O
,	O
Stuttgart	O
and	O
VIRES	O
Simulationstechnologie	O
GmbH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
the	O
initiative	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
other	O
companies	O
joined	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
is	O
now	O
continued	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
ASAM	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
standard	O
is	O
reviewed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
a	O
core	O
team	O
of	O
driving	O
simulation	O
experts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
file	O
format	O
provides	O
the	O
following	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Evaluation	O
of	O
the	O
logics	O
data	O
can	O
be	O
simplified	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
library	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
interface	O
between	O
the	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
data	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
and	O
the	O
evaluation	O
of	O
the	O
road	O
data	O
within	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
for	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
are	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
website	O
of	O
VIRES	O
Simulationstechnologie	O
GmbH	O
or	O
linked	O
sites	O
of	O
partners	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
nameFormat	O
specificationSchema	O
fileRelease	O
date	O
OpenDRIVE	B-Application
V	O
0.7	O
V	O
0.7	O
2005	O
V	O
1.1	O
Rev	O
.	O
</s>
