  Virtual development and prototyping has already become an integral part in
the field of automated driving systems (ADS). There are plenty of software
tools that are used for the virtual development of ADS. One such tool is
CarMaker from IPG Automotive, which is widely used in the scientific community
and in the automotive industry. It offers a broad spectrum of implementation
and modelling possibilities of the vehicle, driver behavior, control, sensors,
and environmental models. Focusing on the virtual development of highly
automated driving functions on the vehicle guidance level, it is essential to
perceive the environment in a realistic manner. For the longitudinal and
lateral path guidance line detection sensors are necessary for the
determination of the relevant perceiving vehicle and for the planning of
trajectories. For this purpose, a lane sensor model was developed in order to
efficiently detect lanes in the simulation environment of CarMaker. The
so-called advanced lane detection model (ALDM) is optimized regarding the
calculation time and is for the lateral and longitudinal vehicle guidance in
CarMaker.
