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WHY ADAS CRASH TEST TARGETS ARE A SOFT TOUCH
JESSE CROSSE
Soft Car 360 crash test target withstands repeated impacts
IT HAS BEEN said for years that when autonomous cars arrive, the technology driving them won’t be all-new but more an evolution of the advanced driver assistance systems we have today. ADAS really got going as standard kit in the UK a decade ago, when manufacturers had to fit autonomous emergency braking to have a hope of gaining five stars from Euro NCAP. But beyond computer simulation, how can these increasingly complex systems be tested safely and without trashing thousands of vehicles on proving grounds?