ZEEKR has successfully broken two Guinness World Records, with its 001 vehicle taking the record for the fastest drift ever achieved by an EV, and the fastest electric car slalom
Browsing: Vehicle Testing
Multimatic Motorsports has completed an initial aerodynamic evaluation test at Catesby Tunnel, a newly opened aerodynamic testing facility in the UK that was originally a Victorian railway tunnel. Andy Priaulx discovers why the tunnel opens new opportunities for vehicle testing
New Zealand performance car manufacturer Rodin Cars has announced that its FZERO track hypercar is officially entering production. Developing a track car enabled Rodin to work without restrictions of road laws or race series regulations, which has had extraordinarily results. As Rodin’s engineers say, the goal of the 1,176hp, 698kg FZero is to be the fastest car around any track, without exception
Vibracoustic, an automotive NVH company, has announced it has developed a cost-effective ride height and suspension levelling system that allows car manufactures to offer the height levelling benefits of an air suspension system, but with significantly less complexity and costs
Euro NCAP has announced its latest list of approved test suppliers for 2023, which includes equipment for ADAS protocols. Among the list, AB Dynamics’ complete range of ADAS platforms is now approved for Euro NCAP testing
With the opening of a new set of test tracks to perform CAV and ADAS testing and validation programmes, IDIADA says it has become Europe’s most comprehensive site for connected and automated vehicle (CAV) development
Two leading Chinese vehicle manufacturers have invested in AB Dynamics’ Suspension Parameter Measurement Machine (SPMM), contributing to a record sales month for the machine. These as-yet unnamed OEMs will use the equipment to improve vehicle dynamic performance and benchmark competitor products
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
The test bench development programme of the AIS anti-aquaplaning system is coming to an end. Mauro Pierallini, CTO of EasyRain, and Maik Lazzara, innovation manager at Bosch Italia, share some technical highlights from the test sessions in Offanengo, Italy as Italdesign prepares to integrate the system in a production test vehicle
Claytex, a modelling and simulation software specialist, has launched AVSandbox, a system for autonomous vehicle simulation designed to enable automotive manufacturers to test, develop and deploy AV solutions into the real world