Around the world, road and commercial vehicle safety standards continue to become increasingly stringent. New and existing commercial vehicle systems – such as electronic braking, distance warning and stability control – can further support drivers and improve vehicle safety.
Since the mid-1970s, alongside software-based testing, a key aspect of WABCO's development process continues to take place on test tracks.
Today, WABCO is the only commercial vehicle industry supplier that operates three privately owned test tracks:
Each test track is specially designed for commercial vehicle trials. It provides optimal conditions to test and refine new systems in order to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
These proving grounds allow testing for the world market – on all road surfaces, in all weather conditions, from extreme coldness to high heat and humidity.
WABCO test tracks add quality assurance. Manufacturers, fleet owners and operators, distributors and drivers know that WABCO has a development program which enables repeated and reproducible testing, including scientific validation to help modify new or evolving systems and components.
WABCO also tests the company’s own ideas for new products and systems. Furthermore, WABCO partners with customers – original equipment manufacturers – as they design and test their prototype vehicles.
In due course, WABCO products can also become repair or replacement components during a vehicle's service life. For fleet operators, commercial vehicle owners and drivers, WABCO’s test tracks help ensure aftermarket reliability and performance.
