ZF is combining active damping, braking and steering systems to create Flying Carpet 2.0, a predictive chassis with a range of sensors and smart control algorithms designed to enhance ride comfort and safety in automated vehicles
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.
Dynamometer systems supplier, Sakor Technologies has delivered a test stand for testing torque transfer devices to an unnamed “major international provider” of powertrain components
The release of a new model in Ford’s ST range is always a highlight in vehicle dynamicists’ calendars, and the latest model, based on the fourth-generation Focus, should be no exception
Pikes Peak may be out of Bentley’s usual comfort zone, but it has claimed the outright record for a production car at the 12.42-mile hill climb in just 10:18.488, taking 8.4 seconds off the previous record and averaging 70mph
AB Dynamics (ABDP), a supplier of advanced automotive test systems, has acquired simulation software specialist, rFpro. This acquisition is intended to strengthen ABDP’s position in the simulation-based verification market for vehicle dynamics, ADAS and autonomous vehicles
From re-engineering to electrification, Dr George Gillespie OBE – executive VP of Horiba Automotive Test Systems, executive chairman at Horiba MIRA and president of SMMT – explores the top trends driving the global automotive industry in 2019
ZF is celebrating the 500,000th AKC (active kinematics control) system rolling off its production line just six years after the start of production
The merger between Wabco Holdings (“Wabco”) and ZF is approaching completion, following a special meeting of Wabco’s shareholders on 27 June in New York. The deal is expected to conclude in early 2020
With a name like Hellcat, this new widebody Charger needs to deliver – and it does. This beast can pull .96G on the skidpad. Watch the Hellcat let loose on the road…
The 2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP is completing set-up runs on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife as part of its series development process. The model is a limited edition of 3,000 units, featuring increased engine power, model-specific suspension technology, and weight-optimised construction – and it is already proving much faster than its predecessor