CARLA Scenario Runner 0.9.12

IMPORTANT: From now on, only Python 3.x is supported

🚀 New Features

• OpenSCENARIO support:
  • Added support for LongitudinalDistanceAction
  • Extended RelativeDistanceCondition with support for 'longitudinal' and 'lateral' distance along with freespace.
  • Added support for RelativeRoadPosition
  • Added support for RoadPosition
  • Added --openscenarioparams argument to overwrite global ParameterDeclaration
  • Added controller using CARLA's autopilot (in replacement for ActivateControllerAction)
  • Added support for storyboards with multiple stories
• Additional Pythonic Scenarios:
  • Added Construction setup scenario.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed LaneOffset (+ vs. -) for OpenSCENARIO
• Fixed RelativeLanePosition for OpenSCENARIO causing exception when using ds != 0
• Fixed bug at the Getting Started docs which caused an import error
• Fixed neverending lane change maneuver in OpenSCENARIO
• Fixed bug causing the spawning of an actor with request_new_actor to never activate the autopilot.
• Fixed handling of evaluation criteria in OpenSCENARIO (using a delay value of .0 caused an exception)

👻 Maintenance

• Improvements for OpenSCENARIO:
  • Eliminated unnecessary reloads of OpenDRIVE maps
  • Extended SimpleVehicleController (OSC) to handle traffic lights
  • Generalized visualizer attached to OSC controllers
• Fixed bug at the Getting Started docs which caused an import error
• Improved the watchdog. It can now be paused, resumed and uses the same thread, instead of opening and closing new ones each frame.
• Added simple-watchdog-timer library to the requirements, as it is used by the new watchdog.
• Extended CarlaDataProvider's spawning functions to allow filtering the safer blueprint, and optionally tick the server
• Improved cleanup handling to resolve memory leak issues and resolve timeouts