Aequita, an international industrial group, has strengthened its automotive portfolio through the acquisition of TMD Friction, a specialist in automotive brake friction technology. TMD Friction has been acquired from Nisshinbo Holdings, its Japanese parent company
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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.
The Rimac Nevera had broken another record: an electric production car benchmark at the Nürburgring of 7:05:298 – some 20 seconds faster than the previous EV production lap record
A new release of Cruden’s Panthera motion simulator software, named 2023b, brings upgrades including Unity rendering upgrades and improved support for head-mounted devices (HMDs)
Pratt Miller, a UK-based engineering consultancy, has acquired an AB Dynamics Advanced Vehicle Driving Simulator (aVDS), primarily for use in motorsport applications. The driver-in-the-loop (DiL) simulator is expected to be operational by January 2024
Saietta Group, an electric drivetrain (eDrive) specialist, reports it has completed the development of an all-new Vehicle Control Unit (VCU), co-developed with HCLTech specifically for three- and four-wheeled lightweight electric vehicles (LEVs) in Asia
The Mono is the latest addition to BAC’s single-seater supercar line-up, with chassis, suspension and steering dynamics developed to deliver contrasting driving experiences on both road and track
Bruno Finco, an engineer at vehicle dynamics consultancy OptimumG, discusses the steps and techniques that can make the kinematics design process more efficient and yield better results
Prema Racing has signed up for a low-latency, high-bandwidth DMG (Dynisma Motion Generator) driving simulator from Dynisma, to be used in race car development, track setup and driver seat-time
Continental and Amazon Web Services are collaborating to accelerate automotive software development, with a Virtual Electronic Control Unit (vECU) that helps automakers identify issues earlier in the development cycle and can shorten development times by up to a year
Automotive simulation provider, VI-grade, has released the final agenda for its North American Zero Prototypes Summit, taking place on 20th September, 2023 in Michigan