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Testing

solutions. " It is likely this application will
be one of the first " fully automated " use
cases available to consumers, with many
OEMs looking to implement it over the
next five years, he offered.

AV public road testing

Asked what makes Horiba MIRA's validation ecosystems significant on an international scale, Alastair Evanson, head of
commercial & business development,
Assured CAV, sees them serving as a
" lighthouse " for technology development
as well as for educating policymakers and
the insurance industry on AV behavior
and technologies. He cited the facility's
environments for proving-out technologies such as collision avoidance and
safety systems at high speed, or at lower
speeds in urban environments.
" It includes testing of navigation
and perception systems and identifying
hazards, together with communications
testing compatibility of vehicle-to-vehicle systems and infrastructure, "
Evanson said. To ensure real-world
testing is embraced, the company also
has an AV-enabled public road network
of more than 300 km (186 mi) adjoining
the site. The roads enable products to
be tested on a lengthy journey from a
controlled, closed-loop environment
straight onto an open-loop public environment with its associated scenarios.
Evanson sees the mass adoption of
connected and automated technology as
a multi-sector challenge. " In order to gain
that consumer acceptance and realise the
true benefits from this technology, we
need a combination of players including
automotive and their supply chains, technology providers [i.e. Vodafone], infrastructure custodians [i.e. road authorities] and importantly, insurance and legal
requirements, " he said.

to production. This is typically not the
case in the industry, Reeves asserted.
" Assured CAV will build on our
trusted engineering and consultancy
expertise by providing the physical,
virtual and communication environments to ensure we can offer an
end-to-end service, " he said.

" Users from across the industry
spectrum are welcome to bring their
own vehicles, technology and prototypes to prove them out across our
ecosystem " at a single location that
is purpose-engineered to satisfy
their testing and development needs,
Reeves said. ■

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Early involvement

As with other proving grounds, Horiba
MIRA leadership stresses the need to
be closely involved in future vehicle
development programs from concept

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