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Nick Wignall, Tracks Manager at UTAC CERAM Millbrook explains the role physical test tracks play in vehicle testing and validation, and how recent developments ensure they remain crucial to the future of automotive engineering.
Aerial view of UTAC CERAM Millbrook’s iconic Bedfordshire proving ground
In this series of guest blogs by my colleagues at UTAC CERAM Millbrook, we have looked closely at a range of new and future technologies, to help automotive engineers keep pace with consumer and legislative demands.
In a world of intelligent simulation technology and highly advanced climatic chambers, it would be easy to think that physical test tracks will soon be a thing of the past. The reality couldn’t be further from the truth.