- On Friday August 3rd, 2018
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Advanced driver assistance systems such as adaptive cruise control (ACC) or autonomous emergency braking (AED) make use of radar technology to detect other vehicles. However, the systems recognize two-wheelers only…
- On Friday August 3rd, 2018
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AGU is partner of the EU-funded research project VIRTUAL - Open access virtual testing protocols for enhanced road users safety. VIRTUAL’s objective is to improve the safety of road users…
- On Monday February 26th, 2018
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A mobile system to assess the performance of ice hockey dasher boards was developed by AGU. Today the system was presented at Bossard Arena in Zug. Utilizing a standardised pendulum…
In 2017, 6 new tests were added to the data base. Popular vehicles ranging from a Opel Mokka to Volvo XC60 were tested in rear-end and frontal crashes at low…
- On Wednesday January 3rd, 2018
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Several ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) make use of radar technology. In collaboration with TCS, the Swiss Touring Club, we investigated whether such systems are capable of also detecting different…
- On Wednesday July 5th, 2017
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Personal light electric vehicles (PLEV) such as hoverboards, e-unicycles or e-skateboards become increasingly popular. In collaboration with several partners AGU investigates different aspects of these emerging road users. Their possible…
In 2016, ten new tests were added to the data base. Ten popular vehicles ranging from a Hyundai ix35 to a BMW X5 were tested in rear-end and frontal crashes…
- On Friday July 22nd, 2016
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Ice hockey is a sports related to a high risk of injury. On behalf of the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (bfu) we investigate the biomechanical loading of a player…
- On Monday September 7th, 2015
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- On Thursday July 23rd, 2015
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The new fact sheet about public transport safety gives insight into our past activities on this topic. Amongst others, the optimization of tram fronts with respect to pedestrian collisions, safety…
