ADAS and Autonomous Testing news in Europe

Written on 15 August 2022. Posted in UK.

Clearing the Confusion About Advanced Car-Safety Feature Names

Consumer Reports (CR) is working to standardize terms so that consumers can be certain about what they’re buying.

United Kingdom, Europe, ADAS, AEB, Assisted Driving, Radar, Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Asssitance, Vehicle Technology, Connected Safety, Data, Park Assist, Collision Warning, Collision Intervention, Active Cruise Control, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Keeping Assist, Lane Centering Assist, Parking Collision Warning, Blind Spot Detection

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Written on 09 August 2022. Posted in UK.

Road Safe Technology for Safer Systems webinar

Steve Boyle, a supporter of Road Safe Technology for the Safer Systems, joins Think Tank.
Professor Nick Reed to run a series of webinars and supported by Bosch, the remainder of the six-part series will run throughout the autumn of 2022.

United Kingdom, Europe, EuroNCAP, ADAS, AEB, Assisted Driving, HighwaysUK, Radar, Autonomous Vehicles, Road Safe, Vehicle Technology, Safe Systems, Bosch, DriverAssist.Tech, Connected Safety, Data, Highway Maintenance

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Written on 14 July 2022. Posted in UK.

Mira Announce General Safety Regulation 2 (GSR2)

GSR2 is an umbrella term for a group of regulations, split into the following categories:

Restraint systems, crash testing, fuel system integrity, HV electrical safety
Vulnerable road users, vision and visibility
Vehicle chassis, braking, tyres and steering

United Kingdom, Europe, ADAS, AEB, Assisted Driving, Vehicle Safety, GSR, Regulations, Hani, GSR2022, UNI152, Mira, Horiba, GSR2, Driver Asssitance, Driver Assist

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Written on 01 July 2022. Posted in UK.

DriverAssist.Tech and Passive Safety UK team up to bring to you live Active Safety and Passive Safety demonstrations.

An event not to be missed! An opportunity to network with the leaders of cutting-edge technology and witness live crash demonstrations from Passive Safety UK and AEB demonstrations from DriverAssist.Tech.

United Kingdom, Europe, ADAS, HighwaysUK, Passive Safety UK, Highways Safety, Raviz

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Written on 08 June 2022. Posted in UK.

DriverAssist.Tech to launch ‘Active Safety Zone’ at Passive Safety UK demo day

Passive Safety UK and DriverAssist.Tech join hands to demonstrate the benefits of vehicle safety technology to improve highway safety.
Live crash and Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) demonstrations taking place throughout the day.
Meet the leading UK vehicle safety suppliers.

United Kingdom, Europe, ADAS, Radviz, HighwaysUK, Radar, Passive Safety UK, Pedestrian Safety, Stop The Crash, Highways Safety, Autonomous Vehicles

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Written on 17 May 2022. Posted in UK.

Chapter 3 - An honest review of owning a Skoda Kodiaq with ADAS features

Author: Steph Garner

I thought I would give it some time before reviewing my new car so I could fully understand the technology that I didn’t have on my Nissan.

If you are new to this story, please take time to read through my first two stories detailing when I was in the market for a new car.

Chapter 1 - Buying a car is a nightmare
Chapter 2 - Manufacturers making consumer ADAS requests difficult

United Kingdom, Europe, ADAS, AEB, Assisted Driving, Vehicle Safety, DriverAssist.ME, BLISS, Flex-moshon, FCW, cruise control, Family car, TMS

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Written on 11 May 2022. Posted in UK.

Latest Euro NCAP gradings show Nissan and Volkswagen are bringing high-performance Assisted Driving to the mainstream

Thatchem Testing driving at a target — Latest Euro NCAP gradings show Nissan and Volkswagen are bringing high-performance Assisted Driving to the mainstream

Nissan Qashqai and VW ID.5 achieve ‘very good’ ratings in latest Euro NCAP Assisted Driving gradings
Polestar 2 upgrades its Pilot Assist system via an Over-the-Air update to improve its steering support, which takes its rating from ‘moderate’ to ‘good’
Entry’ rating for the Jaguar I-Pace which delivers the essentials for assisted driving but lacks more advanced features
Thatcham Research encourages drivers to reap safety and comfort benefits of ‘driver assist’ systems

United Kingdom, Europe, EuroNCAP, ADAS, AEB, Assisted Driving, Car Safety, Driverless, Automated, Vehicle Safety, Autonomous, Nissan, Volkswagen, Thatcham Research

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