NEW ASSESSMENT AND TESTING METHODOLOGY FOR VEHICLE TYPE APPROVAL - PART 1

The following is the first of a three-part series produced by Carlos Lujan Tutusaus, Senior Manager of Homologation, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving and Vehicle Dynamics in Applus IDIADA and Oriol Flix Viñas, Homologation Engineer, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving and Vehicle Dynamics in Applus IDIADA.

- Lujan Tutusaus and Oriol Flix Viñas

In the context of a deep transformation in automotive technology, especially with the wide introduction of ADAS functions and the first commercially available vehicles with automated functions, the classic type-approval procedures have been challenged and new methodologies are required. This article describes the actions being carried out at different levels to tackle such challenges, as well as the main future trends concerning the new assessment and testing methodologies for the type approval of vehicles and their systems.

INTRODUCTION