The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has announced that it will be building a new one kilometre-long test track in Sepang. It will be used specifically for the development of advanced driver assist technologies, as well as for ASEAN NCAP assessments.
The new facility will be located approximately three kilometres from the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) and should take roughly six months to complete. The expected kick-off date is June 1, 2021, so operations could begin as early as January 2022.
According to MIROS’ presentation slide, it will build the test track using its own source of funds, and will later relocate its headquarters (it’s currently based in Kajang) to the same site through government funding, next to a soon-to-be-built vehicle crash test facility.
Just to recap, last year, MIROS revealed that it was conducting development tests for autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems in preparation for the new ASEAN NCAP protocol. Starting January 2021, ASEAN NCAP will be assessing AEB systems on two fronts; AEB City and AEB Inter-Urban.
The former is to determine the system’s efficacy between 10 km/h to 60 km/h (towards a stationary vehicle), whereas the AEB Inter-Urban assessment tests the effectiveness of the system by driving the tested vehicle forwards at speeds between 30 km/h and 60 km/h, towards another vehicle that is travelling at a constant speed.
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It is those heavy commercial vehicles that need adas the most
I want ADAS too
Including also to all vehicles category as well, not just commercial vehicles.
ADAS for kapchai?
why not
majority kapchai rider will straight away removes the adas at bengkel motor, adas hinders kapchai travelling on pedestrian walkways, riding against traffic flow, beating red lights, lane splitting, etc
Before studying all these tech aids, start with better driving curriculum. Education is everything. Educated drivers make for better driving environment.
Then upgrade infrastructures. Road markings are almost non existent in major towns. Lane merge ramps too. And also dangerous manhole covers.
Then, you can talk about tech aids.
why not concurrently?
education is too late..i assure u thousands are learning from watching their parents and other reckless drivers on the road everyday..strict enforcement is the only way now
second this. education is sustainable but takes generations to witness its effect. PROPER technology is welcomed.
MIROS, why dont your address the glaring, persistent problem of dangerous potholes, found all over the road in Malaysia?? that cause daily misery to millions of road users, damage of property, and lives……
Please don’t pass the buck like the govt departments, etc.
That isn’t under MIROS purview, go make your complaint to JKR and non-Federal states administrators.
PT team. You guys cannot write an article, critically? SoyaCincau is better. Come on! 1 km only. Bola tanggung tu!
All they will do at the 1 km track is test out AEB City and AEB Inter-Urban, both under 60 km/h. So a 1km track is more than enough.
60 km/h. Enough. Tak cukup nanti, sambung lg jalan tu. Aduuuuii. MIROS2, bila dynamic brake support implement dlm AEB, tak cukup bro.
1 km? Joke ah? 1 km only, tak perlu bgtau press. Diam2 bikin.
I’ve been testing level-2 semi-autonomous driving in my car along PLUS, LPT highways. Ya, no steering on the wheel, no feet at the paddles.