TECH FOCUS: TESTiNg Engineers can conduct 48 different passive safety crash test simulations onsite, creating efficiencies in timing and results analysis. Nissan invests in testing with $40 million upgrade Nissan VP Chris Reed is an 8-year SAE member. UPDATE It takes days for a safety team to prep a vehicle for a crash test that lasts mere seconds. " The number of required crash tests is increasing, so your flexibility is decreasing when you're trying to navigate third-party test schedules. That's why having in-house safetytesting capability was key for us, " said Chris Reed, Regional Senior Vice President, Research and Development for Nissan Americas. Nissan has expanded its Michigan-based engineering center, Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA), with a more than $40 million dollar Safety Advancement Lab for vehicle safety testing. The new lab brings more efficiency to the vehicle June 2022 29 Nissan North America Nissan North Americahttps://sae.org/brake