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About this position
Automated vehicles (AVs) rely on clear driving rules to operate safely and predictably. These rules guide both system design and the assessment of how well an AV behaves in real traffic. They also help ensure the vehicle is socially compliant—although in some situations, bending a rule may actually be the more socially appropriate choice. Traffic rules are written for people, not machines. In everyday driving, drivers rely on experience, context, social norms and shared understanding to apply them. Today, formalizing traffic rules from natural language is still a manual, time‑consuming task. Traffic rules are often long and vague. They also differ across regions and jurisdictions. Engineers must interpret the text, decide on what is relevant in the text and translate it into logical structures. This takes time and does not scale well.
What will be your role?
The assignment is to advance the TNO approach that converts traffic and driving rules written in natural language into precise, structured formal rules.
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What we expect from you
Candidates should have a background in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science, Systems and Control Engineering or a related field. They should be proficient in programming languages (e.g., Python, basic data processing). Experience with formal methods or mathematical reasoning, NLP libraries or language models is preferred. The internship is expected to last 6 to 9 months. We require you to work in Helmond at the TNO office at least twice a week to enable you to work with our tools and to have short communication lines.
What you'll get in return
An internship at TNO means working in an environment where substance and impact are central. You will become part of a knowledge organisation where research and practice come together, and where experts collaborate on solutions to current societal and technological challenges.
Your internship is a period in which you can discover what suits you, where your strengths lie and what you would like to learn next. You are part of a professional working environment, gain insight into how things work in practice, and have the opportunity to build experience that goes beyond this internship alone. For many students, an internship is therefore also a first step in discovering whether TNO could be a potential next step after graduation.
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