Raphael Kis, an Audi calibration engineer, shares his experiences of developing new vehicles at KALT 1, the marque’s icy test facility in Swedish lapland
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Silvano Michieli, chief procurement officer at Automobili Lamborghini, discusses how the company has overcome supply chain challenges, how it is working with the Ukrainian supplier Leoni, how it evaluates new suppliers, and the issue of globalisation
Road testing in the UK? The world’s best driving roads can be replicated in the UK (though perhaps not the weather), from the Stelvio Pass and Great Ocean Road, to the Transfăgărășan Pass. Alfa Romeo’s team shares the UK equivalents they have found for the world’s most iconic roads
There have been impressive developments in vehicle dynamics engineering, innovation, technology and talent, as reflected in the fantastic shortlist for this year’s awards. The quality of the 25 contenders made for tough evaluation by the international judging panel, but five worthy victors emerged. Here are the winners of the 2021 Vehicle Dynamics International Awards…
“We need to continuously evolve and adjust our processes and mindsets.” Jan Michel, chief transition architect at Audi, discusses the marque’s changing approaches, from continuous development instead of thinking in cycles, a flexible matrix organisation instead of rigid hierarchies, and transformation from the inside out
The top 20 global car manufacturers spent US$98 billion on EV R&D in 2019-20. BDO discusses the varying approaches between OEMs and regions
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), an annual celebration of female engineers and their accomplishments, is taking place on 23 June. A team of engineers from Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) hope to inspire more females to begin a career in automotive engineering
The development team at Volkswagen has made major dynamics updates for the Mk8 Golf GTI, including a standard front-axle locking differential and the Vehicle Dynamics Manager, a higher-level control system linking the electromechanical running gear components
In recognition of International Women’s Day, let’s recognise 11 pioneering women who helped shape automotive…
In this editorial from 2005, late technical editor of Vehicle Dynamics, John Miles recalls his…