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The challenge of demographic change for accident research
(25.04.2012)One of the challenges on the road to achieving significant reductions in the number of severe injuries and deaths on our roads lies in the incorporation of demographic change into accident research. Prof Stefan Strick, President of the Federal Highway Research Institute (Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, BASt), emphasized this aspect at the opening of the 2012 crash.tech conference in Munich. In the anniversary year of crash.tech – TÜV SÜD launched the conference series 20 years ago – over 150 experts attending the conference ending today (25 April) focused on the combination of passive and active safety systems and on new challenges in road traffic such as electromobility.
more...crash.tech 2012: The history and future of vehicle safety
(02.04.2012)Vision Zero – putting an end to fatalities on roads by 2050 – is the objective of the European Union and of crash.tech, the technical congress that TÜV SÜD has been organizing for 20 years. On 24 and 25 April, TÜV SÜD will provide international vehicle and road safety experts with a specialist platform at its company headquarters in Munich. The programme covers passive and active safety systems and the development of safe electric vehicles. With two decades of successful crash.tech technical conferences, TÜV SÜD is cementing its position as a leader in vehicle safety.
more...TÜV SÜD: Do not change to summer tyres too early
(29.03.2012)Traditionally, making an appointment for having summer tyres fitted becomes more difficult as temperatures rise. Most motorists are having their summer tyres fitted now, even though April may still bring snow and icy roads. Is it advisable to buy summer tyres early because of rising prices as in previous years? No, say TÜV SÜD experts. The prices of summer tyres are relatively stable at present. People who require new tyres would be better advised to take their time and select them carefully. Test results published in well-known specialist magazines offer guidance.
more...TÜV SÜD: Keeping an eye on tyre pressure
(01.03.2012)Correct tyre pressure has an array of benefits: higher safety, lower fuel consumption and thus lower carbon emissions, and reduced wear – on both tyres and chassis components. Drivers with a tyre pressure monitoring system in their vehicles have these benefits permanently at their fingertips. The systems will be mandatory in all new car models from November 2012. TÜV SÜD offers tips about ensuring correct tyre pressure at all times, even without the aid of this state-of-the-art technology.
more...TÜV SÜD sends all market-ready electric vehicles for practical testing
(08.02.2012)Electromobility is stepping up to the plate at TÜV SÜD as the technical service company launches a one-year series of extensive tests for all electric vehicles currently on the market. The first aspect of the vehicles to undergo testing is their operating range. In the kickoff to the test process, eight vehicles were immediately confronted with their limits of performance in a trip of almost 50 kilometres through the Alpine foothills at temperatures of minus 13 degrees. The preliminary results showed that all vehicles reached their destination. The series of tests is conducted by TÜV SÜD in partnership with the company Next Generation Mobility (NGM), and is designed to enable TÜV SÜD to determine realistic e-vehicle operating ranges for use in NGM's vehicle fleet software.
more...safe.tech 2012 centres on functional safety
(14.12.2011)The overall functional safety of vehicles will be at the centre of safe.tech 2012, the new specialist conference which TÜV SÜD Automotive and TÜV SÜD Rail will hold on 13 and 14 March 2012 at the TÜV SÜD headquarters in Munich. The TÜV SÜD experts will use this new specialist event to bundle their corporate know-how in the field of functional safety, creating a forum for international specialists from science and industry which will link aspects from the automotive, rail and automation technology sectors for the first time. The new international specialist conference safe.tech emphasizes TÜV SÜD's strong position as a sector partner.
more...TÜV SÜD: Economical heating adds valuable kilometres
(18.08.2011)Power-guzzling heating and air-conditioning systems are a major cause of low range in electric vehicles. Reducing power consumption can add extra kilometres to the range of a vehicle and place its driver at the head of the mobility race. For this reason, the experts at TÜV SÜD Automotive concentrate their attention on individual vehicle components when measuring vehicle range in line with the TÜV SÜD E-Car Cycle (TSECC). Initial results show that power units tailored to the needs of electric vehicles can slash power consumption by up to 15 per cent, adding an average of 15 kilometres to the range of the vehicle. Electric mobility is one of TÜV SÜD's key themes at the IAA, held in Frankfurt am Main from 15 to 25 September 2011.
more...TÜV SÜD expand its global network of testing laboratories for e-mobility
(28.07.2011)TÜV SÜD is stepping up the expansion of its global network of testing facilities for e-mobility, with plans to build two further laboratories for the testing of high-voltage batteries in South Korea and China in 2012. Counting the existing facilities in Northern America, Canada and Singapore and the Garching-based battery laboratory which is currently under construction, TÜV SÜD is the only third-party service provider maintaining a global network of laboratories for testing the batteries of electric-drive vehicles in accordance with uniform standards throughout the world: "By establishing this network, we underline our goal of becoming the leading provider of all testing services related to safety in e-mobility", stated TÜV SÜD Member of the Board of Management Horst Schneider at the press conference for eCarTec 2011 on 28 July in Munich.
more...TÜV SÜD Automotive appoints Walter Reithmaier member of the Board of Management
(19.07.2011)With effect from 1 July 2011, Walter Reithmaier (43) has been appointed member of the Board of Management of TÜV SÜD Automotive. From this date on, he will manage the company jointly with Dr Ralf Giere. In addition, Reithmaier will head the "Safety and Electronics" business area, which also comprises e-mobility, the theme of the future. Another focus of Reithmaier's responsibilities concerns the expansion of business activities in Asia Pacific. In Thailand, for instance, the company plans to open a testing laboratory for tyres and wheels before the end of 2011.
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