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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 Following a recent test at its South Bend, IN test track, Tire Rack has published a comprehensive report analyzing the effectiveness of eco-friendly, low rolling resistance (LRR) tires. In its published report, Tire Rack confirms that using LRR tires is an effective way for consumers to save money while reducing carbon emissions through increased fuel efficiency. As . . . → Read More: Tests Confirm That Low Rolling Resistance Tires Save Fuel Shanghai Dailly reports on China’s first wind-tunnel test facility that opened yesterday near Shanghai. According to the report, [China's] first automobile wind tunnel was launched in Shanghai yesterday in a bid to support the Chinese automotive industry in its transition from “made in China” to “designed in China.” … With the technology localized, businesses will be able to reduce . . . → Read More: The Way the Wind is Blowing While mostly a PR piece designed to promote their gasolines, this Web article on fuel-economy testing is interesting. It starts, “Rigorously controlled test track trials are a massive improvement on open road measurements, but even they do not go far enough for BP. The company’s fuels and lubricants technologists demand even more controlled . . . → Read More: BP Discusses Fuel-Economy Testing From AutoChannel.Com: Official testing of connected vehicle technology at Michigan International Speedway has now become a reality at the Irish Hills NASCAR racetrack. Following a January announcement by MIS, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to use MIS’ road course as a test facility for connected vehicle technology, August 24 marked the . . . → Read More: TEAMLINC Tests Connected Vehicles at MIS |
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