Author: Adam Gavine

Adam divides his time as an editor between the worlds of aviation and motoring. These worlds may seem a little diverse today, but autonomous technology and future urban mobility is bringing them ever-closer. Adam is also chairman of the Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.

Explore five key factors influencing the dynamics performance of race cars with Mike Law, an experienced motorsport vehicle dynamicist. Law joins automotive engineering consultancy, Wavey Dynamics, to discuss the factors of powertrain, weight, driver, tyres and aerodynamics

Lamborghini LB744

Lamborghini has developed the ‘monofuselage’, an aeronautics-inspired monocoque concept made entirely of carbon fibre. The chassis will feature in the LB744, the successor to the Aventador, with a 100% composite front structure, increased strength and torsional stiffness, and reduced weight

The newly developed cubiX software – ZF’s first pure software product –controls all chassis systems to achieve a harmonious blend of smooth acceleration and braking, precise steering, and balanced damping. The intelligent networking of all chassis systems can enable optimally controlled longitudinal, lateral and vertical dynamics

How do you quantify a car being ‘fun to drive’, and how can you achieve integrated vehicle control development using driving simulators? Hiroki Sato, from Hitachi Astemo’s vehicle integrated control technology development department, discusses these topics and more

Automechanika Birmingham Women in Automotive documentary

Automechanika Birmingham has produced the ‘Women in Automotive’ documentary to celebrate International Women’s Day and highlight some of the incredible females in the automotive industry. The guests give tips on how to be successful and offer advice to employers looking to diversify their workforce