ASSURED Project: Fast and Smart Charging Solutions for Full-Size Urban Heavy-Duty Applications
ASSURED has been implemented to boost the electrification of urban commercial vehicles and their integration with high-power fast charging infrastructures, and involves the evaluation of several infrastructures in different cities across Europe. The project started in October 2017 with the goal of developing and testing high-power solutions for full-size, urban, heavy-duty applications. The main objective is for each of these [...]
The Spanish ICT Security Products Catalogue: How to get your products listed and why
In recent years, the cybersecurity regulatory landscape in Europe for ICT security products has been evolving, and things are about to catch cruising speed. At European level, the publication of the cybersecurity act was the formal launch of a new push to develop a common framework to evaluate and certify ICT security products, in a similar fashion as other product [...]
CAVWAY: Applus+ IDIADA’s new testing site for autonomous vehicles in the UK
CAVWAY is a new vehicle proving ground that Applus+ IDIADA is constructing in the UK along with its partner, Prova Developments. It will provide a secure, controlled & connected proving ground suitable for the development and testing of connected & autonomous vehicles (CAV), as part of a UK national infrastructure of “CAM TestBeds”. It will also provide Applus+ IDIADA in [...]
CAVRide project: an L4 automated taxi designed to navigate driverless within IDIADA´s headquarters
In response to the emerging needs of the automotive industry related to connected & automated vehicles, Applus+ IDIADA has utilised its development and validation expertise to engineer a level four autonomous vehicle that meets the necessary functional requirements to safely operate whilst keeping overall car performance. Under the name of CAVRide, the demonstration was to be presented as IDIADA’s flagship [...]
Vendor Inspection and Surveillance Services – Adopting emerging remote-inspection technologies to ensure evidence of assurance
Vendor inspection and surveillance services typically require specialised personnel to attend sellers’ facilities around the world. Every inspection assignment is unique, as are the modes of travel necessary to attend and confirm evidence of assurance. Depending on the product, a confirmation of product conformance may require multiple disciplines at the same or varying stages of assembly. The coordination of inspection [...]
Radio equipment certification in the USA: an overview of the FCC certification programme
In this brief guide, we outline the basic procedures to certify radio equipment according to FCC requirements and how Applus+ can assist manufacturers to successfully certify their products for the United States. FCC regulates both Testing and Certification for Radio Equipment in the USA The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency responsible for implementing and [...]
