Nissan expands R&D with new Safety Advancement Lab in North America
Nissan has expanded Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA) with a more than $40 million dollar Safety Advancement Lab for full vehicle crash testing, vehicle certification, advanced development testing and benchmarking. Engineers can conduct 48 different passive safety crash test simulations onsite, creating efficiencies in timing and results analysis. The 116,000-sq.-ft. facility is equipped with state-of-art, high-speed photography systems, data acquisition equipment and a precise vehicle tow system. The site also includes a test dummy calibration lab, space for preparing vehicles and a pedestrian safety lab.
