University of Adelaide – CASR – AV Safety Testing

Friday, 10 November 2017

The University of Adelaide’s Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR), will receive up to $670,000 from the Future Mobility Lab Fund to build capabilities and a crash lab for testing of autonomous vehicle technologies for ANCAP and EuroNCAP safety protocols.

The funds will enable the University of Adelaide to purchase specialised equipment that will enable CASR to test the capabilities of autonomous technologies such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB), collision avoidance technologies and lane support systems and ensure that they are operating safely and as expected in all conditions on Australian roads. The video below shows some of CASRs capabilities.

This testing will be vital to ensure that vehicles designed overseas operate effectively in Australia’s unique traffic conditions and safety criteria.

Once in place, CASR will be the leading Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) testing facility in the region for CAV technologies.

The ANCAP testing will be recognised across Europe and will promote South Australia to vehicle and technology manufacturers as a primary location for CAV development in Australasia.

By having this capability locally, it will provide South Australia as a leader in vehicle safety and innovation, particularly within the rapidly emerging area of CAV technologies and will contribute to the leadership position South Australia has taken in CAV technologies.

For more information, contact:

Jamie Mackenzie, Research Fellow, Centre for Automotive Safety Research, The University of Adelaide

Phone: +61 8 8313 7329

Email: jamie@casr.adelaide.edu.au

www.casr.adelaide.edu.au

Image thanks to EuroNCAP

Video thanks to CASR