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Autoliv Opens New Unique Test Facility STOCKHOLM –(Business Wire)– Oct 26, 2009 Regulatory News: Autoliv Inc. has opened a new unique test facility for pre-crash and active safety systems in Vargarda, Sweden. Thanks to passive safety systems such as seatbelt pretensioners and airbags, vehicle safety has substantially improved over recent decades. The next step to further reduce road traffic . . . → Read More: Autoliv Opens New Unique Test Facility The Kentucky Post reports that: A four-month-long investigation by the Scripps station in Kansas City has uncovered government videos, photos, and thousands of pages of reports detailing human corpses being used like impact test dummies in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration . . . → Read More: Cadavers Used for Impact Tests Today’s crash test dummies made of rubber and steel will soon be joined by next-generation Human Body Models (HBMs) designed with precise detail, but living only in the world of computer-generated virtual reality. The HBMs were created by the Global Human Body Models Consortium, LLC (GHBMC), established in 2006, by a group of nine automotive manufacturers . . . → Read More: Crash Test Dummies Go Virtual The IDT N-Series are small, light cameras for safety testing. The N-3 provides 1280 x 1024 images at 1000 FPS, while the N-5 offers 2352 x 1728 images at 500 FPS. With 10-bit (mono) or 30-bit (color), configurable RAM, Gigabit Ethernet and both MP3 and PDA compatibility. Weighing under two pounds, the N-Series cameras require fewer weight . . . → Read More: N-Series Cameras are Small, Light Last week, Toyota officially opened its new R&D and safety testing facility near Ann Arbor, MI. Toyota invested nearly $200 million in the 700-acre complex, which includes 350,000 square-feet of engineering and design space and a 180,000-square-foot crash test facility. Here’s what the local newspapers have to say about the new facility: R&D center boosts Toyota in Michigan . . . → Read More: Toyota Opens Engineering and Safety Test Center in Ann Arbor, MI (USA) |
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