Automotive test robotics and lab systems for vehicle dynamics validation
AB Dynamics manufactures track and laboratory testing equipment for vehicle manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, and autonomous vehicle developers. The tech stack—C, C++, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, CAN, FlexRay, EtherCAT—reflects a hardware-software integration business centered on real-time vehicle dynamics measurement. Active projects span robotic track systems, kinematics/compliance lab machines, and automated test environments, with safety risk management and product compliance work dominating the roadmap, signaling tightening regulatory pressure in automotive validation.
AB Dynamics is a publicly traded UK manufacturer of advanced testing solutions for the global automotive industry. The company operates two main product lines: track-based systems (driving robots, ADAS platforms, driverless test systems, and proving ground management software) and laboratory test machines (kinematics and compliance testers, steering system characterization equipment, suspension NVH benches). Customers include vehicle OEMs, Tier 1 automotive suppliers, Euro NCAP test laboratories, and autonomous vehicle developers. AB Dynamics operates as part of a larger group including ABD Solutions, Ansible Motion, BOLAB, DRI, rFpro, VTS, VadoTech, and Zynit.
Primary languages: Python, C, C++, MATLAB, Simulink. Automotive protocols: CAN, FlexRay, EtherCAT. Development tools: Jira, Git, TeamCity, SysML. Enterprise: SAP, IFS Applications, Microsoft 365, Active Directory.
Track systems: driving robots, ADAS test platforms and targets, driverless test systems, proving ground management software. Lab machines: SPMM kinematics/compliance tester, SSTM steering characterization machine, ANVH 250 suspension NVH test system.
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