Electrification and autonomous operation drive engineers to deal with drastically increased system complexity

A Conundrum of Complexity

January 16, 2019 | Test Engineering

Jonathan Newell visits National Instruments to discover how Veristand can help automotive developers unravel complex system architectures for test and... read more
Wind tunnel testing at the Mercedes Sindelfingen test facility

Drag race winner

December 20, 2018 | Test Engineering

Slippery Mercedes A-Class surpasses previous records for low drag coefficients by combining CAE and wind tunnel validation. Jonathan Newell takes a cl... read more
A blend of glass and concrete creates light where needed

Cool Working in Hot Climates

July 9, 2018 | Climatic Testing

Andrew Watts of Newtecnic tells Jonathan Newell about a new approach to tall building design to overcome solar heating problems in hot climates Set... read more
Midlands future mobility project supports connected autonomous vehicles

Midlands roads to be test bed for autonomy

June 6, 2018 | Autonomous Vehicles

HORIBA MIRA joins consortium in Midlands for providing real world test facilities to accelerate connected autonomous vehicle development. HORIBA MI... read more
Brain activity monitoring could enhance autonomous control algorythms

Mind Control and autonomous motoring

May 30, 2018 | Autonomous Vehicles

Jonathan Newell finds out how Nissan is taking the realms of vehicle connectivity to new heights by plugging the driver’s brain into the equation. ... read more