AI-SEE: Sensor Test Campaign in Extreme North European Winter Weather
The VTT and AI-SEE have released footage of their sensor testing campaign in arctic conditions. The temperature was below -20 ⁰C, and...
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Testing
- 2 days ago
Tesla Winter Testing in July. Model-Wide Track Mode
As the European Winter Season draws to an end, the Southern hemisphere Winter Season will soon begin, and the American E-mobility...
- 3 days ago
Mercedes Benz Trucks, Winter Testing Fleet, Featuring the All-New eActros, in Finland.
Daimler Truck AG has released footage of their engineering team testing their Mercedes-Benz Trucks product range under extreme winter...
- 4 days ago
Google and Virginia Tech's VTTI look for Ways to Increase Drivers Attention
Researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), in collaboration with Google's Android Auto team, have found...
- 4 days ago
INTERVIEW: eFuels, Synthetic Fuel from Renewable Energy Sources
In a new Interview Series, Porsche employees talk about sustainability from the perspective of their respective fields of expertise. Team...
- 6 days ago
AI-SEE measurement campaign at JARI, Tsukuba Japan.
AI-SEE cooperated with VVM, on a measurement campaign inside the JARI (Japan Automobile Research Institute) weather chamber in Tsukuba,...
- Mar 17
Audi Q6 e-tron Prototype in Winter Testing
Audi has released images of engineers putting their production-oriented Q6 e-tron prototype through its paces in the far north of...
- Mar 17
Protection for Rear Vehicle Occupants Falls Short in Most Midsize SUVs During Crash Tests.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) following a series of Crash Tests, most midsize SUVs offer inadequate...
- Mar 14
Behind the Scenes at Skoda's Crash Test Lab
Crash testing in the Czech Republic has been carried out for five decades, and the VW Group subsidiary ŠKODA has played a significant...
- Mar 13
Volta Trucks Secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for their All-Electric Volta Zero.
Volta Trucks has received the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero vehicle. The ECWVTA...
- Mar 8
MESSRING Establishes A Subsidiary in the USA
MESSRING GmbH, the German experts for passive and active safety testing equipment, systems, and facilities, has announced the...
- Mar 1
BMW Launch iX5 Hydrogen Pilot Fleet.
The BMW Group has presented the first vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. After four years of development...
- Mar 1
Ford Engineers Discover Ways to Improve E-Van Range While Ensuring Drivers And Passengers Stay Warm
Ford engineers were tasked with finding the most energy-efficient way for passengers to stay warm in an electric van as part of a project...
- Feb 28
Applus+ IDIADA Develops a Set of Procedures to Understand Pre-Crash Occupant Behaviour Better
Applus+ IDIADA says a new methodology to understand occupant behaviour results from combining Human Body Model simulations with pre-crash...
- Feb 27
High-Voltage Batteries on the Test Bench
Porsche Engineering say they use state-of-the-art testing procedures for the development of electric drives, which include both real-life...
- Feb 17
Final Tests of the New VW Touareg Close to the Arctic Circle
Volkswagen has released images and news of the camouflaged new Touareg whilst the vehicle is still completing its final test miles in...
- Feb 14
BMW and Valeo Engage in Strategic Cooperation to Co-Develop Next-Generation L4 Automated Parking.
BMW Group and Valeo are taking their long-existing relationship to the next level with a new partnership. After the major announcement of...
- Feb 14
Tevva Truck Achieves 350 Miles On Single Charge in Range Testing.
UK Start up Tevva who are building and delivering battery-electric 7.5t vehicle, are continuing the testing and development of their...
- Feb 11
Wind Tunnel Testing of the Effects of Fast Charging on Sensitive Li-ion Batteries.
MAHLE has equipped its climatic wind tunnel in Stuttgart with a direct current fast charging system. The test engineers there can charge...
- Feb 9
Sono Motors Demonstrates Solar Integration in First Crash Test
Sono Motors has put its SION through its paces and has successfully performed their first complete vehicle crash test. The result of the...
- Feb 8
End in Sight for Testing of the New Porsche Cayenne
Porsche is meticulously preparing the new Cayenne for its launch. Until then, the prototypes and pre-production vehicles are subjected to...
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Crash & Safety
- Mar 18
With all That Extra Weight, How Safe Are Electric Vehicles?
When electric vehicles were first tested, the automotive community was primarily concerned with fire risk, as everyone quickly realised...
- Feb 16
MESSRINGS CIS System Supporting Darhoor Meet Safety Compliance
The Chinese Tier 1 supplier, Darhour has been manufacturing seat belts and child restraint systems for the global automotive market for...
- Feb 9
Sono Motors Demonstrates Solar Integration in First Crash Test
Sono Motors has put its SION through its paces and has successfully performed their first complete vehicle crash test. The result of the...
- Jan 16
Tesla Model Y Most Viewed IIHS Crash Test Video of 2022
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has put together its five most viewed crash test videos it placed on Youtube in 2022. The...
- Jan 11
Tesla Best Overall Performing Car of 2022 in Record Year of Rigorous Euro NCAP Testing.
Euro NCAP has announced the winners from 2022, the safety organisation’s busiest-ever year. These cars achieved the highest overall...
- Jan 10
MESSRING Reach Agreement to be Distributor for NAC Highspeed Camera Systems
MESSRING GmbH will take over the service and distribution of NAC camera systems in Europe and India / The partnership aims at synergy...
- Jan 10
First EV Tested by Latin NCAP Resulted in Zero 0 Stars "Environmentally Friendly But Life Risking"
Latin NCAP, published its first test results of an Electric Vehicle (EV). The JAC E10x, also called EJS1 and E-S1, showed a concerning...
- Dec 14, 2022
Final Year Release with 14 Cars Reflects 2022, as New EURO NCAP Protocol Upgrades Coming Soon
Euro NCAP has released results for its final group of cars for 2022. Only three of the 14 cars tested did not achieve the consumer safety...
- Dec 13, 2022
Volkswagen: 5 Stars from Euro NCAP for the ID. Buzz
The European test organisation Euro NCAP has announced its latest vehicle safety test results. With the ID. Buzz, a new Volkswagen model...
- Nov 4, 2022
Autoliv in Development of new Motorcycle Safety Products.
Autoliv, Inc. is developing a series of products intending to improve motorcycle safety significantly. The concepts include the world's...
- Oct 27, 2022
MESSRING Crash Testival – Official Inauguration of the new HQ and Test Facilty.
Back in December 2020 in the green outskirts of Munich, German crash test specialists MESSRING moved into its new building, a...
- Oct 12, 2022
Eight Manufacturers Achieve Euro NCAP 5-Stars in Impressive Car Line-Up.
Euro NCAP has published the latest safety ratings for ten new cars with some impressive results. The EQE from Mercedes-EQ earns a maximum...
- Jun 24, 2022
MESSRING introduces Euro NCAP compliant Articulated Pedestrian Adult Target.
German Crash Test Experts, MESSRING have launched their latest development in active safety. The company presented its brand new...
- May 17, 2022
How Automakers and Researchers Work to Help Protect Pedestrians Through a Ground breaking Alliance
As American streets have grown more crowded, the risks to pedestrians, cyclists and others who share those streets have increased. For...
- Apr 29, 2022
Nine Projects Begin at Toyota CSRC, as They Announce Next Phase of Automotive Safety Research.
Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) has introduced nine new projects being launched as part of the next phase of its...
- Mar 31, 2022
Test Results for First IIHS Seat Belt Reminder Evaluations.
Seat belt reminders have the potential to save as many as 1500 lives a year. As a result, the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...
- Mar 22, 2022
Child Presence Detection Dummy - MESSRING Announces Product Release
Every year, children are left unattended in parked cars and lose their lives due to heat stroke. Child Presence Detection (CPD) systems...
- Mar 7, 2022
Top Marks For Volkswagen in the Euro NCAP Test: Five Stars For the ID.5, Polo and Taigo.
Germanys largest Automaker, Volkswagen, have announced a trio of success following recent testing at Euro NCAP. Volkswagen models, ID.5,...
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