Metrosert opens €900k mobile test facility for self-driving vehicles
A mobile autonomous vehicle test lab has been set up in Estonia by the Applied Research Center and the Estonian National Metrology Institute Metrosert at a cost of €900,000 (US$1.035m). Because the facility is mobile, testing can be conducted either where the customer’s development team is situated or at the site where the vehicle will eventually operate. Metrosert says this approach makes testing more flexible and cost-effective than using stationary laboratories. The lab’s equipment enables precise, repeatable simulations of traffic scenarios, such as the sudden appearance of a pedestrian, cyclist, animal or another vehicle, as well as emergency braking situations. The inventory includes robot carriers from 4activeSystems, which can reach speeds of up to 100km/h and be used with specialized dummies.