Shanghai (ZXZC)- The groundbreaking ceremony for Continental's Jiading Test Center was held in the Jiading Industrial Zone on, Shanghai city on May 16, according to a post on "Shanghai Jiading" WeChat account.

This test center is intended to support the development of next-generation brake-by-wire systems, which will better facilitate the advancement of new energy vehicles and various levels of autonomous driving features.

Rendering of Continental's testing center in Jiading district; photo credit: "Shanghai Jiading" WeChat account

The project is located on Xingxian Road in the Jiading Industrial Zone. Once completed, the test center will enable rapid real-vehicle testing, validation, iteration of software, and comprehensive vehicle performance assessments during the software development process. Additionally, it will further enhance Continental's local development, testing, and validation capabilities in China.

Nils Dammann, Head of Continental's China Region for the Division of Active Safety and Controls, stated: "The Chinese market is developing rapidly, and current industry competition is fiercer than ever. We must test our technologies and products as quickly as possible."

He also revealed that the test center is expected to be completed within six months. In the future, it will not only test products for passenger cars but also products related to the motorcycle business.

As the main entity responsible for this project, Continental's Safety and Motion business unit has been operating in Jiading district for nearly 30 years, consistently focusing on the R&D, and production of automotive active and passive safety technologies and system solutions. This includes automotive chassis and safety electronics, sensors, electronic suspension systems, brake-by-wire, and hydraulic braking systems.