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Continental marks million trip AIBA milestone

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Developers have tested more than 130,000 tyres since the facility’s commissioning in 2012 – including on the driverless Analytical Vehicle AIBA (Photo: Continental)

Since opening the AIBA (Automated Indoor Braking Analyzer) at its Contidrom proving ground in 2012, Continental has carried out more than a million trips at its fully automated tyre braking test facility, hurtling vehicles at speeds of up to 75mph in precisely reproduceable tests to evaluate tyre performance in a range of conditions. Acceleration is aided by an electromagnetic linear drive borrowed from roller-coaster technology.

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