Deakin University in Australia is investing in an automotive motion simulator platform facility, due to open in late 2021. The driver-in-the-loop platform is intended to provide research and innovation support for both driver-based and autonomous mobility technologies
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VI-grade has announced the 2022 edition of the Virtual Formula competition. This year’s event will use driving simulators exclusively for the first time
Continental and Horizon Robotics have signed a joint venture (JV) contract to accelerate the commercialisation of automotive AI technology
The nomination phase for the 2021 Vehicle Dynamics International Awards is officially open! This is the 14th year of the awards, which highlight the often unrecognised talents behind the world’s finest-handling vehicles. We have seen an amazing response to the awards every year, and hope this year’s event will be the best yet. Get involved and nominate your favourite dynamics achievements, technologies, heroes and highlights!
The UK’s leading engineering publisher, MA Business, is to take over the production of Additive International, a highly respected international additive manufacturing (AM) event, starting with the 2022 show
A global initiative to improve education, training and research among the FIA‘s 245 motorsport and mobility member clubs and federations across 146 countries has been launched by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, an Emirati who is a former rally driver and now presidential candidate for the FIA
A high-tech automated system has been installed at Lotus’s final assembly plant in Hethel, which helps ensure Emira customers will enjoy the exact dynamic setup its engineers created. Non-contact 3D measuring technology ensures the optimal chassis geometry, while ADAS is correctly calibrated, and roll mode, brake operation and ABS are on point
Continental has conducted a Mobility Study to investigate what people on three continents think about driver assistance systems and automated driving technologies. The 5,000 respondents indicated that, while more and more drivers see benefits to autonomous driving, there is still skepticism, particularly in Europe and the USA
The global semiconductor shortage will have far-reaching and long-lasting effects that are likely to have a greater impact on the automotive industry than the Covid pandemic, according to VNC Automotive. Some companies are pivoting to rewriting firmware, while others are taking production in-house
Thyssenkrupp Bilstein is opening a new site next to the Nürburgring, which will be used to develop damper and suspension products. The site has easy access to the legendary track, and will house a seven-post vertical dynamics test stand