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Kistler acquires Crash Test Analysis Software from IAT

In August 2024, the Kistler Group acquired software products for crash test analysis from Ingenieurgesellschaft für Automobiltechnik mbH (IAT). The new products, including EVAluation PC/NCAP, ISOVerter, EVA-Calib, CrashView and Load Cell Wall View, will significantly expand Kistler's analysis capabilities in the field of vehicle safety testing.

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Automated Driving: ZF and Infineon use AI Algorithms to optimize Software and Control Units for Driving Dynamics

article imageTrucks automatically driving behind one another on the highway, "platooning", or cars automatically changing lanes: Here vehicle movements have to be calculated and executed precisely and quickly without a human driver. Software and AI algorithms safely control the drive, brakes, front and rear wheel steering and damping systems. The more efficient the AI algorithms are, the better the available computing power can be used.

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Stellar Safety Ratings, but not for Stellantis

article imageEuro NCAP releases the safety ratings for several car models, including the Audi Q6 e-tron, the Ford Explorer, the Jeep Avenger, the Renault Symbioz, the Subaru Crosstrek, and the XPENG G6. The biggest surprise is the award-winning Jeep Avenger achieving only a three-star rating. 

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Drivers quickly learn to skirt Limits set by Partial Automation Systems

article imageDrivers are more likely to multitask when using partial automation, and some manage to do so even while playing by the rules of the systems attention requirements, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. "These results are a good reminder of the way people learn," said IIHS President David Harkey. "If you train them to think that paying attention means nudging the steering wheel every few seconds, then that s exactly what they'll do."

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2024 Mitsubishi Outlander has your back with a Host of Safety Features

article imageAs the best-equipped Mitsubishi ever sold in the U.S., the 2024 Outlander family of vehicles offers an impressive array of standard and available advanced driver assistance systems to support driver confidence, convenience, and protection. As the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety noted in their recent press release discussing the technology, the 2024 Outlander is one of the only vehicles in its segment to offer Rear Automatic Emergency Braking as standard. Rear AEB and Rear Cross Traffic Alert assist drivers while backing out of tight parking spaces to reduce the risk of accidents or damage from oncoming traffic.

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UK Vehicle Safety falling behind global Best Practice

article imageFrom 7th July the UK has fallen further behind global best practice in vehicle safety among the Group of 20 leading industrial countries. This is because the recently defeated Conservative Government has failed to apply life saving technologies now being mandated across the European Union (EU) which today is the world s third largest vehicle market. 

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inTEST Corporation launches innovative hover Sense non-contact probe Testing Technology for Electric Vehicle Battery Testing

article imageinTEST Corporation announced the launch of its Electronic Test Division's latest innovation for electric vehicle (EV) battery testing technology. The Acculogic patent-pending hover sense non-contact technology represents a significant leap forward in validating the quality and reliability of EV battery interconnects.

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Penn State steering the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

article imagePenn State President Neeli Bendapudi hopped into a self-driving car with engineering faculty and student researchers to cruise the Larson Transportation Institute Test Track with the Penn State College of Engineering. The van navigated itself thanks to Penn State student research that is helping to guide the future of transportation.

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Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform on the Cloud selected by Mahindra & Mahindra

article imageDassault Systèmes announced that Mahindra & Mahindra is advancing its digital transformation by selecting Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to accelerate its end-to-end new product development process. Mahindra & Mahindra's strategic decision to adopt the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud for its future auto programs will enable it to improve the efficiency of its process and reduce the time to market of safer and more sustainable vehicles.

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Virginia Tech Researchers receive Fulbright Scholar Awards

article imageThree Virginia Tech researchers have received Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2024-25 academic year, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. The focus of the research projects seek to improve global transportation safety, environmental policy, and climate change.

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NSC Preliminary Analysis: Traffic Deaths remain high in first Half of 2024

article imagePreliminary analysis from the National Safety Council shows an estimated 20,900 people died in preventable traffic crashes in the United States through the first six months of 2024. Compared to the same period last year, the estimate is nearly unchanged, with mileage increasing by less than 1 percent.

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Seminars and Events

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SafetyUpDate Austria 2024
24.09.2024 - 25.09.2024 in Graz, Austria
Industry Experts EUR 1920
Dummy Basics
24.09.2024 - 25.09.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1850
Workshop Pedestrian Protection and Low Speed Crash
30.09.2024 in Alzenau
Maren Finck - carhs.training gmbh EUR 990
Dummy Training BioRID II
30.09.2024 - 01.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1850
Dummy Certification Basics BioRID II
02.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150
NVH - Background, Practice and Simulation Methodology
07.10.2024 - 10.10.2024 Online
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Jennewein - Darmstadt UAS, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Zopp - RheinMain UAS EUR 1690
Python based Machine Learning with Automotive Applications
07.10.2024 - 08.10.2024 in Alzenau
Dr. André Backes - TECOSIM GmbH EUR 1690
Development of Frontal Restraint Systems meeting Legal and Consumer Protection Requirements
07.10.2024 - 08.10.2024 in Alzenau
Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH EUR 1690
Dummy Training Hybrid III 5%, 50%, 95%
07.10.2024 - 08.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1850
Introduction to Impact Biomechanics and Human Body Models
08.10.2024 - 11.10.2024 Online
Dr. Karin Brolin - Lightness by Design AB EUR 1690
Euro NCAP - Compact
09.10.2024 - 10.10.2024 Online
Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Ralf Reuter, carhs.training gmbh EUR 990
Crash Test Data Acquisition Workshop
09.10.2024 - 10.10.2024 in Gilching
Heiko Haupt - MESSRING GmbH, Franz Holzinger - MESSRING GmbH EUR 1690
Dummy Training Hybrid III 3 and 6 y/o
10.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150
Design for Durability - Lightweight Car Bodies and Fatigue
14.10.2024 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Jung - Technical University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen EUR 990
Static Vehicle Safety Tests in Automotive Development
15.10.2024 in Alzenau
Louis Gautrain - ACTS GmbH & Co. KG, Matthias Kunkel - ACTS GmbH & Co. KG EUR 990
The SafeBattery Experience 2024
15.10.2024 - 16.10.2024 in Freiburg
Industry Experts EUR 1920
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for ADAS and ADS - Introduction and Basics
16.10.2024 - 17.10.2024 in Alzenau
Dr. Andreas Kuhn - Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH EUR 1690
Passenger Cars in Low-Speed Crashes
16.10.2024 - 18.10.2024 Online
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bachem - Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences EUR 1690
High Speed Cameras Workshop
17.10.2024 - 18.10.2024 Online
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Weber - High Speed Vision GmbH EUR 990
Product Liability in the Automotive Industry
21.10.2024 - 22.10.2024 in Alzenau
Hans-Georg Lohrmann - Quality-Reliability-Safety Consultant EUR 1390
Introduction of Reduced Order Modelling and its Application for Model based real-time Optimization
22.10.2024 - 25.10.2024 Online
Dr. Kambiz Kayvantash - CADLM EUR 1390
Simulation for Automated Vehicles - Introduction to Scenarios, ODDs and Validation
23.10.2024 - 24.10.2024 in Alzenau
Dr. Andreas Kuhn - Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH EUR 1390
Side Impact - Requirements and Development Strategies
23.10.2024 - 24.10.2024 in Gaimersheim
Stephanie Wolter - BMW Group, Joachim Peest - BMW Group EUR 1390
Vehicle safety under self-certification: Principles, obligations, enforcement, and remedies
23.10.2024 - 24.10.2024 in Alzenau
John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com EUR 1390
Basics of Accident Reconstruction - Module 1
23.10.2024 - 26.10.2024 in Dresden
Jochen Lehmkuhl - Ing. und Sachverständigenbüro Jochen Lehmkuhl, André Rolke - VUFO Dresden EUR 1400
Simulation of Automated Vehicles - MODULE D: Virtual Test & Certification
24.10.2024 - 17.01.2025 Online
Industry Experts EUR 2400
Early Increase of Design Maturity of Restraint System Components in the Reduced Prototype Vehicle Development Process
25.10.2024 in Alzenau
Sandro Hübner - EDAG Engineering GmbH EUR 830
Dummy Training ES-2 / ES-2re
28.10.2024 - 29.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1850
Euro NCAP Passive Safety Workshop
29.10.2024 - 30.10.2024 in Landsberg am Lech
Volker Sandner - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg EUR 1390
Dummy Certification Basics ES-2 / ES-2re
30.10.2024 in Bergisch Gladbach
BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH EUR 1150

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