When accelerations of more than 50 g tug at dummies, test sleds are accelerated from zero to one hundred in an instant to generate data and to validate new designs and products with physical and virtual tests, and steering wheels, seat belts and even airbags are tortured in endurance testing equipment, it doesn't necessarily sound safe - but it does ensure greater safety. At least when the tests take place in one of the more than 20 test centers or in the three central ZF LIFETEC Tech Centers in Europe, North America and Asia.
Image: ZF read more ... The first scheme of its type for the sector, the programme is designed to address the disproportionate number of truck fatalities across Europe where trucks represent only 3 % of vehicles on Europe s roads but are involved in almost 15 % of all EU road fatalities. The ratings will incentivise good safety performance, allow optimisation of operational safety and cost, and accelerate regulatory efforts to improve truck safety. The aim is to progress towards best practice safety, rather than just meeting minimum standards.
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read more ... The UK is poised to make a significant contribution to slashing casualty numbers in car accidents with the opening of a new crash facility at the home of Europe's leading automotive engineering consultancy, HORIBA MIRA. It is the first facility in the UK capable of testing frontal car-to-car impacts - one of the main contributors to death and injury on the roads.
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read more ... UK car manufacturer JLR is driving ahead with an initiative to increase driver awareness of critical advanced driving assistance (ADAS) systems, after its survey found many drivers are not clear about the technologies. Latest vehicles are highly technologically advanced and now incorporate more ADAS features than ever before as standard, to support the driver, yet a JLR survey found 41 per cent of respondents are not clear what their ADAS systems do.
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read more ... The New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin NCAP, publishes the first crash tests results for 2024 with a disappointing one star result for the Toyota Raize and a new segment benchmark set by Chevrolet with Montana s three star result.
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read more ... Applus+ IDIADA has extended the scope of activities with the German Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) as a Technical Service for E1 approvals, in accordance with both national and EU/ECE Regulations. This designation authorizes IDIADA Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH to provide essential support to clients with issues related to E1, which follows Germany s national road safety law, known as StVZO.
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read more ... Dense fog, heavy rain, a broken-down vehicle behind the bend: in road traffic, such sudden events can have far-reaching consequences. With its road hazard service, Bosch provides drivers with real-time information about potential hazards en route, thereby considerably reducing the risk of accidents. Since June 2024, the Bosch road hazard service has been in use millions of times over in Europe in the car fleet of a leading German automaker.
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read more ... Subaru Corporation has installed a local sub-6 5G standalone (SA) network covering the entire circuit at Bifuka Proving Ground in the Subaru R&E Center (Hokkaido, Japan), and begun trialing cooperative driving automation. Chiefly tasked with overseeing advanced research, the Subaru R&E Center has previously worked on automated driving systems using mobile communications.
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read more ... Thatcham Research, the UK's only not-for-profit automotive risk intelligence company, is asking the new Government to address seven key areas of concern within the automotive sector. Jonathan Hewett, Chief Executive at Thatcham Research, said: "The UK's automotive industry faces a number of challenges which the new Government must resolve if it is to deliver safe, secure and sustainable mobility.
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read more ... Global NCAP presented Tata Motors with their Safer Choice Award for the Tata Safari and Harrier - an accolade only available to automakers committing to the highest levels of safety performance for cars sold in India.
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read more ... IAV presents an innovation in the field of autonomous vehicle technology. IAV lumits, a cloud-based service, makes it possible for the first time to check messages in so-called Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems quickly and easily for their conformity. This development closes a critical gap in communication between vehicles and the transport infrastructure by ensuring that the messages exchanged comply with applicable standards and are understood by all participants.
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read more ... In a little under a year, DriveOhio's Rural Automated Driving Systems (ADS) project collected nearly 60 terabytes of data that will help define future technology needs for automated vehicles in rural environments. While automated driving systems have the potential to dramatically improve roadway safety, data shows that these systems must be refined to maximize that potential in rural areas.
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read more ... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2024, estimating that traffic fatalities declined for the ninth straight quarter. An estimated 18,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of about 3.2 % as compared to 19,330 fatalities projected to have occurred in the first half of 2023. Fatalities declined in both the first and second quarters of 2024.
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Industry Experts |
EUR 1920 |
SafetyUpDate Austria 2024 24.09.2024 - 25.09.2024 in Graz, Austria
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Industry Experts |
EUR 1920 |
Dummy Basics 24.09.2024 - 25.09.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Workshop Pedestrian Protection and Low Speed Crash 30.09.2024 in Alzenau
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Maren Finck - carhs.training gmbh |
EUR 990 |
Dummy Training BioRID II 30.09.2024 - 01.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Dummy Certification Basics BioRID II 02.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
NVH - Background, Practice and Simulation Methodology 07.10.2024 - 10.10.2024 Online
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Jennewein - Darmstadt UAS, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Zopp - RheinMain UAS |
EUR 1690 |
Python based Machine Learning with Automotive Applications 07.10.2024 - 08.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Dr. André Backes - TECOSIM GmbH |
EUR 1690 |
Development of Frontal Restraint Systems meeting Legal and Consumer Protection Requirements 07.10.2024 - 08.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH |
EUR 1690 |
Dummy Training Hybrid III 5%, 50%, 95% 07.10.2024 - 08.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Introduction to Impact Biomechanics and Human Body Models 08.10.2024 - 11.10.2024 Online
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Dr. Karin Brolin - Lightness by Design AB |
EUR 1690 |
Euro NCAP - Compact 09.10.2024 - 10.10.2024 Online
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Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Ralf Reuter, carhs.training gmbh |
EUR 990 |
Crash Test Data Acquisition Workshop 09.10.2024 - 10.10.2024 in Gilching
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Heiko Haupt - MESSRING GmbH, Franz Holzinger - MESSRING GmbH |
EUR 1690 |
Dummy Training Hybrid III 3 and 6 y/o 10.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Design for Durability - Lightweight Car Bodies and Fatigue 14.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Jung - Technical University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen |
EUR 830 |
Static Vehicle Safety Tests in Automotive Development 15.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Louis Gautrain - ACTS GmbH & Co. KG, Matthias Kunkel - ACTS GmbH & Co. KG |
EUR 830 |
The SafeBattery Experience 2024 15.10.2024 - 16.10.2024 in Freiburg
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Industry Experts |
EUR 1660 |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for ADAS and ADS - Introduction and Basics 16.10.2024 - 17.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Dr. Andreas Kuhn - Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH |
EUR 1390 |
Passenger Cars in Low-Speed Crashes 16.10.2024 - 18.10.2024 Online
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bachem - Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences |
EUR 1390 |
High Speed Cameras Workshop 17.10.2024 - 18.10.2024 Online
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Dr.-Ing. Thomas Weber - High Speed Vision GmbH |
EUR 830 |
Product Liability in the Automotive Industry 21.10.2024 - 22.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Hans-Georg Lohrmann - Quality-Reliability-Safety Consultant |
EUR 1390 |
Introduction of Reduced Order Modelling and its Application for Model based real-time Optimization 22.10.2024 - 25.10.2024 Online
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Dr. Kambiz Kayvantash - CADLM |
EUR 1390 |
Simulation for Automated Vehicles - Introduction to Scenarios, ODDs and Validation 23.10.2024 - 24.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Dr. Andreas Kuhn - Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH |
EUR 1390 |
Side Impact - Requirements and Development Strategies 23.10.2024 - 24.10.2024 in Gaimersheim
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Stephanie Wolter - BMW Group, Joachim Peest - BMW Group |
EUR 1390 |
Vehicle safety under self-certification: Principles,
obligations, enforcement, and remedies 23.10.2024 - 24.10.2024 in Alzenau
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John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com |
EUR 1390 |
Basics of Accident Reconstruction - Module 1 23.10.2024 - 26.10.2024 in Dresden
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Jochen Lehmkuhl - Ing. und Sachverständigenbüro Jochen Lehmkuhl, André Rolke - VUFO Dresden |
EUR 1400 |
Simulation of Automated Vehicles - MODULE D: Virtual Test & Certification 24.10.2024 - 17.01.2025 Online
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Industry Experts |
EUR 2400 |
Early Increase of Design Maturity of Restraint System Components in the Reduced Prototype Vehicle Development Process 25.10.2024 in Alzenau
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Sandro Hübner - EDAG Engineering GmbH |
EUR 830 |
Dummy Training ES-2 / ES-2re 28.10.2024 - 29.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Euro NCAP Passive Safety Workshop 29.10.2024 - 30.10.2024 in Landsberg am Lech
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Volker Sandner - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg |
EUR 1390 |
Dummy Certification Basics ES-2 / ES-2re 30.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
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