Continental Tyres has put its new Delta S3 driving simulator from Ansible Motion into operation, which will be used for new and further tyre developments, especially in its original equipment business
Author: Adam Gavine
Adam Gavine
Adam divides his time as an editor between the worlds of aviation and motoring. These worlds may seem a little diverse today, but autonomous technology and future urban mobility is bringing them ever-closer. Adam is also chairman of the Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.
Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg spent a day with Continental’s tyre testers at the Contidrom facility near Hannover, Germany. Rosberg is a talented driver, but still found a lot to learn about using a track for tyre evaluation
Bilstein has opened a new site In Meuspath, adjacent to the Nürburgring, to better serve automotive OEMs and racing teams. A key feature of the facility is a seven-post vertical dynamics test rig, which can be used for suspension analysis and development
Team Rosberg Engineering (TRE) has acquired a highly accurate K&C test machine, which will enable it to rapidly benchmark vehicles, monitor early series production vehicles and accelerate development times
IPG Automotive has launched Version 13.0 of its CarMaker automotive simulation and test software. In addition to a new HD Scenario, the software features new 3D models, an extended configurable ground truth sensor, and can now be linked with VR headsets
Continental is implementing measures to achieve annual cost savings of €400 million in its Automotive business from 2025, including a restructuring from six business areas to five
Dynamic Research, Inc (DRI) has opened a new kinematics and compliance (K&C) test facility at its California proving ground. A key part of the facility is an SPMM test machine sourced from DRI’s sister company, AB Dynamics
GKN Automotive has revealed a concept design for a plug-and-play modular electric drive unit, aimed at the niche and low-volume market
Effective from October 2023, the Ansible Motion and AB Dynamics simulator businesses are now an integrated partnership. The combined operation brings together the companies’ collective experience in automotive simulators, with over 30 DIL simulators operational worldwide
Take a behind-the-scenes look with Icon Vehicle Dynamics at the testing session of the new 6in Performance Suspension for the 2022-2023 Toyota Tundra. The suspension is put through its paces over the extreme landscape of the desert in Johnson Valley, CA, with factors assessed including the elimination of factory bump steer, and wheel travel