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IIHS unveils 2025 Award Winners

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is requiring better protection for second-row occupants for the 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards, encouraging automakers to make advanced seat belt technology and other safety innovations the norm in the back seat. As a result, only 48 models qualify for 2025 awards so far, compared with 71 last year at this time. Of this year s winners, 36 earn TOP SAFETY PICK+ and 12 earn TOP SAFETY PICK.

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Evaluation Software X-Crash ATD for the Certification of Dummies Version 8.6 released

article imageAs part of continuous further development, measX released version 8.6 of the software for evaluating tests for the certification of crash test dummies X-Crash ATD. The focus of the version is a new evaluation of the advanced Pedestrian Legform Impactor (aPLI).

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Ansys and Cognata enable robust ADAS/AV Sensor Testing on Microsoft Azure

article imageAnsys announced AVxcelerate Sensors is accessible through Cognata's Automated Driving Perception Hub. The ADPH platform runs on Microsoft Azure and 4th Generation AMD EPYC processors and Radeon PRO GPUs. ADPH gives OEMs easy access to certified, web-based sensor models from manufacturers, enabling collaborative testing and validation of ADAS and AV functions using a high-fidelity simulation platform with virtual twin technology. 

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Rohde & Schwarz and u-blox validate Module Compliance with the new Chinese GNSS Automotive Specification GB/T 45086.1-2024

article imageu-blox and Rohde & Schwarz have successfully validated u-blox's latest automotive GNSS module in accordance with the recently published Chinese GB/T test requirement for automotive on-board GNSS positioning systems using an automated R&S SMBV100B based GNSS simulator solution.

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Collaboration between indie Semiconductor and GlobalFoundries

article imageindie Semiconductor has announced a strategic collaboration with GlobalFoundries to develop its portfolio of high-performance radar systems-on-chip (SoC). These SoC's - manufactured on GF's 22FDX platform - will target 77 GHz and 120 GHz radar applications for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and adjacent industrial applications.

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Hyundai Motor Group expands Testing and R&D Facilities in Europe to accelerate sustainable Innovation

article imageHyundai Motor Group is bolstering its leading role as an innovator and driver of change in the automotive industry by expanding its R&D facilities in Europe by more than 25,000 square meters. Hyundai Motor Group is advancing its strategic focus on sustainable mobility and future-oriented expansion with the completion of its test center extension at Nürburgring and the upcoming opening of the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center's new Square Campus in March 2025.

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LG expands global Leadership in 6G Innovation and Standardization

article imageLG Electronics continues to solidify its leadership in 6G communications, a transformative technology poised to shape the future of connectivity. Kim Lae-young, Senior Research Engineer at LG's CTO Office, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Service and System Aspects plenary at the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, the global authority on mobile communications standards.

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ADAS elevated: Thermal and Radar Technologies Fuse for greater Detection Capability

article imageOver the past five years, there has been a dramatic increase in the implementation of ADAS. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 90 % of the passenger vehicle fleet produced for the North America market now feature ADAS technologies, including forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking, and more.

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AAA: Fear in Self-driving Vehicles persists

article imageAccording to AAA's latest survey on autonomous vehicles, 13 % of U.S. drivers would trust riding in self-driving vehicles - an increase from last year, when this number was 9 %. Despite this slight increase, 6 in 10 U.S. drivers still report being afraid to ride in a self-driving vehicle. For drivers, enhancing vehicle safety systems remains a priority over the development of self-driving, with interest among drivers decreasing from 18 % in 2022 to 13 % this year.

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Top European Safety Groups warn against lowering Standards with U.S. Vehicle Imports

article imageTen prominent European organisations in vehicle safety, consumer protection, and road safety have raised significant concerns about potential risks to vehicle safety standards in Europe. The warning, published in the Financial Times, comes as the EU and US negotiate future trade relations, prioritising a deal on the car sector. 

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Pioneering Digital Twin Technology for SdVs

article imageFunded by the European Union under the Horizon Program, with a total budget of 5 Million EUR, involving a Consortium of 13 partners led by Mosaic Factor, TWIN-LOOP builds on a new opportunity on computational capacity of clouds and vehicles due to the implementation of High-Performance Computing combined with digitization of Electric Vehicles (EVs) under the SDV architecture.

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Seminars and Events

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carhs.training seminars and events for automotive safety.

All seminars are available as in-house trainings in both German and English!

Dummy Certification Basics SID IIs
20.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150
Pedestrian Protection Workshop Vehicle Mark-Up
24.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150
Pedestrian Protection Workshop Testing
25.03.2025 - 26.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1960
Virtual Testing #4 Applications, Methods and Processes
27.03.2025 Online
Industry Experts EUR 0
Pedestrian Protection Workshop aPLI
27.03.2025 - 28.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1960
Material Models of Metals for Crash Simulation
01.04.2025 in Alzenau
Dr.-Ing. Helmut Gese - MATFEM - Partnerschaft Dr. Gese & Oberhofer EUR 1090
Simulation for Automated Vehicles - Introduction to Scenarios, ODDs and Validation
01.04.2025 - 04.04.2025 Online
Dr. Andreas Kuhn - Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH EUR 1750
Dummy Training WorldSID 50%
01.04.2025 - 02.04.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1960
Whiplash Testing and Evaluation in Rear Impacts
02.04.2025 in Alzenau
Thomas Frank - LEAR Corporation GmbH EUR 1090
Virtual Testing for Vehicle Safety Assessment in Consumer Protection Tests and Regulations
03.04.2025 - 07.04.2025 Online
Dr.-Ing. Andre Eggers - BASt - Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute EUR 1750
Passenger Cars in Low-Speed Crashes
03.04.2025 - 04.04.2025 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bachem - Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences EUR 1750
Dummy Certification Basics WorldSID 50%
03.04.2025 - 04.04.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 2075
automotive CAE Grand Challenge 2025
08.04.2025 - 09.04.2025 in Hanau
Industry Experts EUR 1390
Pedestrian Protection - Test Procedures
08.04.2025 - 10.04.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 2520
International Safety and Crash-Test Regulations: Current Status and Future Developments
14.04.2025 - 15.04.2025 in Alzenau
Dr. Thomas Kinsky - Humanetics Europe GmbH EUR 1750
Dummy Training Q1.5, Q3, Q6
28.04.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150
Introduction to ADAS and Active Safety
29.04.2025 - 30.04.2025 Online
Dr.-Ing. Gerd Müller - Technical University Berlin EUR 890
Crash Safety of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
29.04.2025 - 30.04.2025 in Alzenau
Rainer Justen - Mercedes-Benz AG EUR 1450
Dummy Training Q10
29.04.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150
Euro NCAP HGV Workshop
29.04.2025 - 30.04.2025 in Chongqing, China
Industry Experts EUR 635
Dummy Certification Basics Q-Dummys
30.04.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150
International Safety and Crash-Test Regulations: Current Status and Future Developments
05.05.2025 - 08.05.2025 Online
John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com EUR 1450
Dummy Training THOR
05.05.2025 - 07.05.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 2940
Crashworthy and Lightweight Car Body Design
06.05.2025 - 07.05.2025 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Schumacher - University of Wuppertal EUR 1450
Child Protection in Front and Side Impacts - Current and Future Requirements
08.05.2025 in Alzenau
Britta Schnottale - BASt - Federal Highway and Research Institute EUR 890

Please find the full list of seminars at our website.

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