MIROS MT3 test facility for active and passive safety systems to be built in Sepang; to be completed by the end of 2022
The Malaysian Road Safety Research Institute (MIROS) held the ground-breaking ceremony today for their upcoming Technology Test Track (MT3) in Sepang, with the aim of promoting the development of safe vehicles. than in the ASEAN region, according to a statement by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong.
The establishment of a center of excellence for active and passive safety research on vehicles is a key area of the Malaysia Road Safety Plan 2022-2030 and the development of the test facility. MT3 hopes to attract private parties and other agencies to cooperate with MIROS The Minister of Transport said in his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony so that the vehicles meet safety specifications, Star reported.
Located near Sepang International Circuit, MT3 includes one kilometer long baseand it will be the pioneer for the test active and passive safety systems on vehicles that will be sold in Malaysia as well as in Southeast Asia.
According to illustrations from the Ministry of Transport, the systems that will be tested at the upcoming MT3 facility include blind spot detection, automatic emergency braking (AEB), motorcycle detection, smart rearview mirrors, and more. intelligent, automatic high beams, ABS and ESC as well as brake, tire and wheel, speedometer and steering performance tests.
For motorcycles, there will also be an assessment of the rider’s collision protective devices, and for roadside devices, there will also be tests of road railings and fixtures, as well as performance. standard of AWAS (Automatic Cognitive Safety System) device.
Construction of the test facility will use MIROS’s own funds, and its current headquarters in Kajang will be relocated to the same location as the upcoming test facility through government funding, in addition to a facility. new vehicle crash test, according to information from a presentation by MIROS last year.
In 2020, MIROS conducted development tests for AEB . systems to prepare for the latest ASEAN NCAP Protocol to come into force in January 2021.
This presents an assessment of the AEB on two fronts; AEB City, which tests systems by driving forward at 10-60 km/h towards a stationary vehicle, and AEB Intra-Urban, which controls a vehicle moving forward at a speed 30-60 km/h towards another vehicle traveling in the same direction at a constant speed.
