The European Parliament has rubber-stamped new rules following the Volkswagen emissions scandal which seek in part to increase the quality of testing. The idea of the reforms for the type approval process is to ensure that vehicles act on the road in the way that they have been tested in laboratory conditions.
The agreement, which has been two years in the making, requires national market surveillance authorities to check 1 in 40,000 vehicles registered in the country the previous year, with at least 20% o
US engineering company Ansys has bought virtual prototyping firm Optis to develop a solution for simulating autonomous vehicles (AVs) to improve safety and accelerate their deployment. Under the agreement, Optis' optical sensor and closed-loop, real-time simulation will be integrated into Ansys' multiphysics portfolio to help remove the miles of road needed for road testing. The combination of these technologies is intended to allow automotive manufacturers to simulate the environments which driverless
Governor of Ohio John Kasich has signed an executive order allowing autonomous vehicles (AVs) to be tested on public roads in the state. The move is intended to lay out a road map for how the automotive industry can test their technologies.
The AVs are required to meet safety standards and comply with Ohio’s traffic regulations. All vehicles would also need to be registered with the state's one-stop shop for hub for mobility projects, DriveOhio. Each car must have a company employee behind the wheel who
Midlands Future Mobility consortium will turn 50 miles of roads in Coventry and Birmingham into a UK testing centre to develop connected and autonomous vehicles (C/AVs) and related technologies.
These networked roads will feature smart vehicle monitoring, data analytics and 5G wireless infrastructure. The consortium, consisting of industry and academic professionals, intends to enable industries to carry out tests using real-world environments.
The consortium is led by WMG, University of Warwick and
