If you don't see the newsletter properly, please click here for a web version.
opener

Euro NCAP presents latest Overhaul of its Safety Rating

Every two years, the European New Car Assessment Programme updates and toughens its test protocols. This year new tests are introduced to address some longstanding needs in occupant protection, improve post-crash protection and promote the latest advanced driver assistance technology.

Image: Euro NCAP

read more ...

First Results from OSCCAR Project available

article imageAfter the successful review meeting, all deliverables were approved by EC and we proudly present the first public available Deliverables on our Website. If you are interested in future crash configuartions or a methodology to structure combinations of aspects relevant for occupant protection evaluation in future passenger cars, click on the links below and enjoy reading.

Image: OSCCAR

read more ...

New Crash Sled for Small Overlap Component Tests

article imageThe small overlap crash test is one of the major challenges for the structural strength of vehicles. One of the main assessment criteria is the intrusion of tires, body and chassis parts into the passenger cabin. With the M=SLED Small Overlap, there is now an option to cost-effectively test critical chassis components that could penetrate the passenger compartment without destroying an entire car body.

Image: MESSRING

read more ...

New Cooperation between Vehico and Kistler Group

article imageThe Kistler Group has entered into a cooperation with Vehico, located in Braunschweig, Germany. As a result, an extensive package of sensor technologies and driving robots will now be available from a single source.

Image: Kistler

read more ...

AB Dynamics launches specialised Testing Division as the trend towards increasingly complex Vehicle Testing grows

article imageAB Dynamics has launched a new global testing service division, driven by customer demand following the rapid expansion of the complexity and quantity of vehicle testing and assessment. The division will provide expertise, resource and equipment, enabling some customers to carry out testing that they wouldn t have been able to previously and others to meet strict deadlines.

Image: AB Dynamics

read more ...

Active Safety Technologies and better Vehicle Design can prevent almost one in five Road Deaths in Latin America

article imageVehicle safety design and active safety technologies, especially electronic stability control (ESC), have a significant impact on road traffic deaths, injuries, and the public health burden in the Latin American and the Caribbean region (LAC region) says a new study by the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, published in global health journal, The Lancet.

Image: FIA Foundation

read more ...

Securing Dogs in the Vehicle

article imageAs a matter of fact, dogs are regarded as cargo in the sense of the German road traffic regulations and must be secured during the journey. The market offers various systems for this purpose and the Allianz Center for Technology AZT has tested samples for their practical suitability and crash safety using dog dummies. In most cases, the different securing systems are more uncomfortable for the dog owner in terms of handling than for the dog itself. 

Image: Allianz Center for Technology

read more ...

Millbrook celebrates its 50th Anniversary

article imageIn 2020, Millbrook celebrates 50 years since its Bedfordshire Proving Ground opened. The company marks this golden anniversary by speaking to its alumni and launching a brand new website, despite postponing a full scale celebration.

Image: Millbrook

read more ...

Polestar 2's first Crash Test

article imageThat's an odd sentence, but the truth of the matter is that for the crash labs, a large pool is important. In fact, it's crucial. With more and more electric vehicles, there come more and more electric vehicle crash tests. We need to plan for every eventuality.

Image: Polestar

read more ...

Foretellix and VIRES Collaborate to improve the Effectiveness of Autonomous Vehicle Safety Testing

article imageForetellix announced a new technology solution with VIRES part of Hexagon - that improves the quality of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle testing through intelligent data-driven automation. 

Image: Foretellix

read more ...

25 Years of Bosch ESP®: No more Skidding

article imageA wet road and a sudden evasive maneuver: there was a time when such a situation would frequently have ended in a ditch or against a crash barrier, and not rarely with fatalities or severe injuries. Almost 25 years ago to the day, a remedy was finally provided in the shape of a pioneering invention the ESP® electronic stability program that Bosch and Daimler-Benz first launched in S-class vehicles in 1995.

Image: Bosch

read more ...

NASVA released JNCAP Guidebooks with Test Results for FY2019

article imageThe Japanese National Agency for Automotive Safety and Victims Aid (NASVA) release new JNCAP test results for the fiscal year 2019 (FY2019) (April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020). Detailed results as well as description of tests are available in Japanese in the 2020 Guidebooks.

Image: NASVA

read more ...

Seminars and Events

Register now!

carhs.training seminars and events for automotive safety.

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

Automotive Light Weight Design Summit 2020
21.07.2020 - 22.07.2020 in Würzburg
Industry Experts EUR 980
SafetyTesting - Innovations from the Leaders in Crash and Safety Testing Technology
28.07.2020 in Würzburg
Industry Experts from EUR 890
Auto[nom]Mobil
28.07.2020 - 30.07.2020 in Würzburg
Industry Experts from EUR 890
SafetyUpDate 2020
29.07.2020 - 30.07.2020 in Würzburg
Industry Experts from EUR 890
Introduction to Passive Safety of Vehicles
01.09.2020 - 02.09.2020 in Tappenbeck
Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh EUR 1340
Robust Design - Vehicle Development under Uncertainty
03.09.2020 - 04.09.2020 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fabian Duddeck - Technical Univerity Munich EUR 1340
Crashworthy and Lightweight Car Body Design
08.09.2020 - 09.09.2020 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Schumacher - University of Wuppertal EUR 1340
Development of Frontal Restraint Systems - Advanced
10.09.2020 in Alzenau
Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH EUR 790
Modeling of Joints in Crash Simulation
14.09.2020 in Alzenau
Dr.-Ing. Silke Sommer, Fraunhofer Insitute for Mechanics of Materials IWM EUR 790
Knee Mapping Workshop: The Euro NCAP Test Procedure
15.09.2020 in Landsberg am Lech
Volker Sandner - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg EUR 790
Whiplash Testing and Evaluation in Rear Impacts
16.09.2020 in Alzenau
Thomas Frank - LEAR Corporation GmbH EUR 790
NVH - Background, Practice and Simulation Methodology
17.09.2020 - 18.09.2020 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Jennewein - Darmstadt UAS, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Zopp - RheinMain UAS EUR 1340
Head Impact on Vehicle Interiors FMVSS 201 and ECE R21
18.09.2020 in Alzenau
Torsten Gärtner - Opel Automobile GmbH EUR 790
Material Models of Plastics and Foams for Crash Simulation
22.09.2020 - 23.09.2020 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kolling - Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen UAS EUR 1340

Please find the full list of seminars at our website.

Service:Subscribe to SafetyNews | Recommend SafetyNews | Newsletter Archive | Unsubscribe