In a recent announcement, the US federal government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a ground-breaking regulation that could have a transformative impact on road safety. NHTSA is advocating for all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States to be equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems.
This year AB Dynamics and its sister company Dynamic Research Inc. (DRI) celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first sale of the Guided Soft Target (GST) surrogate vehicle target system. In this blog, Joseph Kelly, Chief Engineer at DRI, explains how the GST has set the global standard for 3D vehicle targets and has helped to revolutionise the testing and development of lifesaving ADAS technologies.
As the world becomes more and more reliant on commercial vehicles to move goods and materials, truck safety has become an increasingly important topic. In recent years, the development and implementation of ADAS have shown great promise in improving truck safety. In this blog post, Andrew Pick, Business Director of Track Test Systems at AB Dynamics, explores the impact of ADAS on truck safety and how Euro NCAP’s 2023 Safer Trucks initiative will impact the heavy vehicle sector.
With the interest in connectivity and particularly Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology increasing in the automotive industry, Andrew Pick, Business Director of Track Test Systems at AB Dynamics, explains what the technology is, how it would work in practice and how it could significantly improve road safety.
Steph Lavallin is a project manager engineer who joined AB Dynamics in 2021, bringing her expertise and dedication to the team. Her outstanding achievements and contributions have earned her well-deserved recognition as one of the 100 women being considered for this year's Women in Engineering Awards.
At AB Dynamics, we take great pride in supporting young engineers and nurturing their growth. Today, we turn our spotlight on Gowshikan Santhikumaran, a member of our Track Test team who has has been involved in the world of Formula Student since 2017. In this latest blog post, Gowshi discusses his Formula Student experiences and the many ways in which the competition has helped to shape his engineering career.
Matthew Dustan is the Director of Laboratory Test Systems here at AB Dynamics where he leads development of our class-leading laboratory test solutions including the ANVH 250, SSTM and SPMM.
Jack Chalmers is a senior applications engineer here at AB Dynamics focusing on supporting our international customers, and is involved in track testing new products and software for this innovative global R&D market.