To achieve Euro NCAP's five-star rating in 2023, manufacturers must now meet the exacting targets of this updated test protocol. Euro NCAP announces that the first vehicles to achieve five stars are two cars from Chinese manufacturer NIO and new to the European market: the Large Family car ET5 and the Large SUV EL7.
Image: Euro NCAP read more ... Daniel Wdowicz and Mariusz Ptak from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland published a paper that reviews available numerical human body models of pedestrians. The background of current trends in physical and mathematical pedestrian research is presented.
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read more ... carhs.training has just released a new version 2.1 of the 2023 SafetyCompanion (PDF) with numerous updates. The new version reflects several recent protocol and roadmap updates (e.g. from Euro NCAP, IIHS and JNCAP). More than 40 pages have been updated. They all come with direct links to the latest protocol versions. Get your free copy for download from here.
read more ... As autonomous vehicles continue to advance at an unprecedented pace, ensuring their safety is a main concern shaping the future of transportation. This multibillion-dollar industry has attracted many companies to Phoenix, which is seen as an ideal test bed for this technology because of its consistent weather, grid-like road system and relatively low levels of traffic compared with other major metropolitan areas. Waymo has been testing autonomous vehicles in the Valley since 2017 and could shortly be followed by Apple and Tesla as they also work to develop their own autonomous vehicle technology.
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read more ... The New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin NCAP, second publication for 2023 shows another very concerning Stellantis result of zero stars for the Citroen C3 due to, among other things, an unstable structure, weak protection in frontal impact, lack of side head protection and lack of seat belt reminders.
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read more ... American muscle cars with high horsepower and a hot rod image rank among the deadliest vehicles on the road, both for their own drivers and for people in other vehicles, recent calculations by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show. Six of the 21 vehicles with the highest driver death rates for model year 2020 are variants of the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger and Ford Mustang, while eight others are small cars or minicars. Eighteen of the 23 vehicles with the lowest driver death rates are minivans or SUVs, and 12 are luxury vehicles.
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read more ... With the Smart Cockpit HPC, Continental is presenting a high-performance computer (HPC) that offers ideally adapted system performance for a pre-integrated set of functions in vehicles. It's targeted at a balance between user experience, system performance, costs and short development time. With this development, Continental demonstrates its proven expertise in domain-specific and cross-domain HPCs and positions itself as one of the leading technology companies in the software-defined vehicle market trend and in the management of complex HPC projects.
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read more ... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is partnering with advocates and experts from across the country to launch its "Speeding Wrecks Lives" speeding prevention campaign. The launch comes as new data show that while there has been three quarters of a slight dip in overall roadway deaths, speeding fatalities reached a 14-year high in 2021 and make up almost one-third of all traffic fatalities.
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read more ... Valeo's LiDAR technology has received the SAFETYBEST Award 2023 during the AUTOBEST Gala on and the ICA Summit Award 2023 in the category "Automotive Sensor Hardware Solution of the Year" on Valeo is the first tier-one company to receive the SAFETYBEST Award which demonstrates the increasing role of suppliers in driving innovation in the automotive industry. These two awards for the LiDAR confirm Valeo's technological leadership and come after the Pace Award in 2018 and the Frost & Sullivan market leadership Award in 2022.
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read more ... As part of a conference for insurers, the crash team led by Ralf Bührmann and Kai Schulte carried out a high-speed crash test with fatal consequences for the occupants. Due to the collision with the trailer, the entire body of the car was sheared off. Since the rear underride guard, but especially the side underride guard, are almost ineffective, there is no chance of survival for the occupants in these accidents, which are constantly recurring all over the world.
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Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH |
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Automotive Safety Summit Shanghai 2023 19.07.2023 - 20.07.2023 in Pudong, Shanghai, China
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Industry Experts |
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Crash Safety of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 31.07.2023 - 03.08.2023 Online
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Rainer Justen - Mercedes-Benz AG |
EUR 1650 |
Basics of Occupant Protection in Frontal Crashes: Mechanics, Energy Considerations, Occupant Protection Criteria and Application Examples 29.08.2023 - 30.08.2023 in Alzenau
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Dr.-Ing. Burkhard Eickhoff - Autoliv B.V. & Co. KG |
EUR 1340 |
Passenger Cars in Low-Speed Crashes 31.08.2023 in Alzenau
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bachem - Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften |
EUR 790 |
Pedestrian Protection Workshop Vehicle Mark-Up 04.09.2023 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Material Models of Plastics and Foams for Crash Simulation 05.09.2023 - 08.09.2023 Online
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stefan Kolling - Technical University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen |
EUR 1340 |
Pedestrian Protection Workshop Testing 05.09.2023 - 06.09.2023 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1960 |
Pedestrian Protection Workshop aPLI 07.09.2023 - 08.09.2023 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1960 |
Head Impact on Vehicle Interiors: FMVSS 201 and UN R21 11.09.2023 in Alzenau
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Torsten Gärtner - Opel Automobile GmbH |
EUR 790 |
Simulation of Automated Vehicles - MODULE C: Scenarios & Driving Functions 13.09.2023 - 10.11.2023 Online
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Industry Experts |
EUR 2400 |
NCAP - New Car Assessment Programs - Focus Passive Safety 14.09.2023 - 15.09.2023 in Alzenau
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Direktor & Professor Andre Seeck - BASt - Federal Highway Research Institute |
EUR 1340 |
International Safety and Crash-Test Regulations: Current Status and Future Developments 18.09.2023 - 21.09.2023 in Online,
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John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com |
EUR 1340 |
SafetyUpDate Austria 2023 19.09.2023 - 20.09.2023 in Graz, Austria
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Industry Experts |
EUR 1590 |
Pedestrian Protection - Test Procedures 19.09.2023 - 21.09.2023 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 2520 |
Whiplash Testing and Evaluation in Rear Impacts 25.09.2023 in Alzenau
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Thomas Frank - LEAR Corporation GmbH |
EUR 790 |
Material Models of Metals for Crash Simulation 26.09.2023 - 27.09.2023 Online
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Dr.-Ing. Helmut Gese - MATFEM Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH |
EUR 790 |
The ADAS Experience 2023 26.09.2023 - 27.09.2023 in Klettwitz
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Industry Experts |
EUR 1590 |
Dummy Basics 26.09.2023 - 27.09.2023 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Static and Dynamic Analysis of Long-Fibre-Reinforced Plastics 29.09.2023 in Alzenau
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Karall - Hof University of Applied Sciences |
EUR 790 |
Development of Frontal Restraint Systems - Advanced 29.09.2023 in Gaimersheim
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Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH |
EUR 790 |
Vehicle Safety under Self-Certification: Principles, Obligations, Enforcement, and Remedies 04.10.2023 - 05.10.2023 in Alzenau
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John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com |
EUR 1340 |
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Functions 05.10.2023 - 06.10.2023 in Alzenau
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Dr. Andreas Kuhn - Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH |
EUR 1340 |
Workshop Pedestrian Protection and Low Speed Crash 09.10.2023 in Alzenau
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Maren Finck - carhs.training gmbh |
EUR 790 |
NVH - Background, Practice and Simulation Methodology 09.10.2023 - 12.10.2023 Online
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Jennewein - Darmstadt UAS, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Zopp - RheinMain UAS |
EUR 1340 |
Introduction to Passive Safety of Vehicles 10.10.2023 - 11.10.2023 in Alzenau
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Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh |
EUR 1340 |
Euro NCAP Passive Safety Workshop 12.10.2023 - 13.10.2023 in Landsberg am Lech
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Volker Sandner - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg |
EUR 1340 |
Static Vehicle Safety Tests in Automotive Development 12.10.2023 in Alzenau
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Louis Gautrain - ACTS GmbH & Co. KG, Matthias Kunkel - ACTS GmbH & Co. KG |
EUR 790 |
Python based Machine Learning with Automotive Applications 12.10.2023 - 13.10.2023 in Alzenau
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Dr. André Backes - TECOSIM GmbH |
EUR 1340 |
Introduction to Impact Biomechanics and Human Body Models 16.10.2023 - 19.10.2023 Online
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Dr. Karin Brolin - Lightness by Design AB |
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