“It’s been another record year,” said Graham Johnson, managing director of UKi Media & Events, organizer of Automotive Testing Expo in Novi, Michigan, USA. “More exhibitors than ever before have attracted more visitors than ever before. Almost 6,000 attendees! We’ve seen more new product launches than ever, too. The need for better, faster, more accurate component and full-vehicle test and validation technologies is clearly greater than ever.”

Exhibitors responded by unveiling a number of exciting technology debuts live on the show floor, as exemplified by National Instruments, which demonstrated several new test solutions for the autonomous vehicle market. These included its advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) radar test solution for performing RF measurements and target simulation for radar sensors; a HIL simulator based on the company’s new SLSC open architecture for switches, loads and signal conditioning; and a direct injector control module (DCM) for driving and controlling any type of injector.