AVL ZALAZONE
PROVING GROUND
TAKING VEHICLE TESTING
TO THE NEXT LEVEL
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The new AVL ZalaZone Proving Ground is a 265-hectare facility offering
a multitude of features, specifically for the development and testing
of the next generation of vehicles.
Customers can conduct a wide variety
of tests on different road surfaces,
road layouts and in dynamic
modular areas for the purposes
of testing, validation and homologation
for compliance with global
legislative frameworks.
It is built to accommodate all types
of vehicles – from light-duty passenger
cars to heavy-duty commercial
vehicles. There is a ‘smart city’
area with changeable features and
layouts, specifically for the testing
of AD and ADAS systems and vehicles.
The facility even includes
a unique 5G network that offers
high-speed data acquisition, and the
simulation of different signal conditions
and network failures, to test
connected vehicle systems.
“Ultimately we will have between
20 and 25 modules,” explains Dirk
Janetzko, Managing Director of
AVL Hungary and AVL ZalaZone
Proving Ground. “You can simulate
many scenarios and use cases,
and the different areas offer a lot
of modularization so you can serve
many customers with different
needs, often in parallel.”
Located at the heart of Europe,
outside Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, it is
about two hours from both Graz and
Budapest, and also within easy reach
of ADAS development hubs such
as Ingolstadt, Munich and Turin.
Tool shops and other facilities allow
customers to base themselves at the
site for the duration of their project,
and take advantage of AVL’s 70 years
of experience, our product portfolio,
project management support and
engineering expertise.
“This is where AVL leads,” says
Erich Ramschak, Senior Product
Manager ADAS and Automated
Driving, AVL. “We are known for
our innovative tools and methodologies,
and now we can bring them
together on the proving ground.”
But the real benefits of the Zala-
Zone Proving Ground will only be
realized when customers explore
its versatility. Interest has already
been shown by road surface and
tire manufacturers, and thanks to
the lack of light pollution, headlight
manufacturers are also interested
in the facility.
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