Techniques to automatically verify object detection, classification, and depth for automated driving systems

An object detection and classification verification method for a vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing a projection system configured to project visible light onto a wall surface in front of the vehicle, wherein the wall surface is substantially perpendicular to a ground surface beneath the vehicle;
• and
• verifying, by a controller of the vehicle in communication with the projection system, a performance of an object detection and classification routine by:
• commanding, by the controller, the projection system to project one of a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) scenes onto the wall surface in front of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of 3D scenes is pre-captured at a known distance and comprises at least one known object;
• performing, by the controller, the object detection and classification routine on the projected 3D scene to generate a set of results;
• comparing, by the controller, the set of results to a set of expected results associated with the projected 3D scene;
• and
• based on the comparing, determining, by the controller, whether the performance of the object detection and classification routine satisfies a predetermined threshold metric.