來源：http://opendrive.org/docs/VIRES_ODR_OCRG.pdf
OpenDRIVE® is the leading open format and de-facto standard for the description of road networks in driving simulation applications
OpenDRIVE®是最主要的（領先的）開放格式和實際上的公路網絡在駕駛模擬應用程序中的描述標准
OpenDRIVE ® is based on XML; it allows for the exact description of simulated roads using the same elements that are found in real roads (lines, curves, clothoids, (super-)elevation profiles, lanes, signals etc. ). It is compatible with right and left-hand driving rules and can be localized in terms of signaling features.
OpenDRIVE®是基於XML的;它允許使用與真實道路相同的元素(直線、曲線、回旋曲線、超高面、車道、標志等)精確描述道路。它兼容左右駕駛規則，並可以本地化信號特征。
OpenDRIVE® started in 2005 as an initiative of Daimler AG Driving Simulator and VIRES Simulationstechnologie GmbH, Germany. It made its first public appearance in 2006 and is since supported by a constantly growing user community in the driving simulation industry
OpenDRIVE®2005年開始作為戴姆勒公司(Daimler AG)的倡議駕駛模擬器。它在2006年首次公開亮相，並得到了駕駛模擬行業不斷增長的用戶社區的支持
OpenDRIVE ® is a mature format which has proven its usability in numerous driving simulation solutions like vehicle dynamics, traffic simulation, scenario simulation etc. It is managed by a core team of international driving simulation experts who harmonize and translate incoming user requirements into regular updates of the format.
penDRIVE®是一種成熟的格式已經證明其可用性在車輛動力學等眾多駕駛仿真解決方案,交通仿真、場景模擬等。它由一個國際駕駛模擬專家組核心團隊管理，此團隊協調並將傳入的用戶需求轉化為定期更新的格式。