Nissan R&D Has New Safety Advancement Lab in North America

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Nissan says it has expanded its Michigan-based engineering center, Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA), with a more than $40 million dollar Safety Advancement Lab for vehicle safety testing. Nissan claims the new lab brings more efficiency to the vehicle development process and helps a stated goal of reaching a future with virtually zero fatalities. (Nissan Starts Advanced Brain Training for Formula E Drivers)

The Safety Advancement Lab expansion provides Nissan the onsite capability to conduct full vehicle crash testing, vehicle certification, advanced development testing and benchmarking. Engineers can conduct 48 different passive safety crash test simulations onsite, thereby creating efficiencies in timing and results analysis – if the simulations are realistic of course.

The 116,000-sq.-ft. facility – like standard automotive industry practices –  is equipped 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.

Nissan started its  electrification journey with the launch of the all-electric LEAF in 2010 and is currently targeting 40% of U.S. sales to be electric by 2030admidst the ongoing the pr gold rush to embrace the deadly effects of climate change. The new Safety Advancement Lab is outfitted to evaluate the integrity of high-voltage EV batteries, using more than a decade of use as Nissan moves toward an electrified future. (US Battery Electric Vehicle Market – Progress or Proliferation? Tesla has a 75% Share. Is the Nissan Leaf a Best Buy?)

Nissan Technical Center North America

Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA) currently serves as the main site for Nissan Motor Company’s Research and Development in the Americas with 1,200 employees. Nissan has been doing research and development in Michigan for 30 years. The facility houses production engineering, research and testing, purchasing, quality and administration operations.

NTCNA currently develops Nissan and INFINITI U.S.-market vehicles including Altima, Frontier, LEAF, Rogue, Sentra, Maxima, Pathfinder, Murano, TITAN, Versa and QX60. The Michigan-based team tested and validated systems such as Nissan ProPILOT Assist and Nissan LEAF e-Pedal onsite. This expansion, totaling over $40 million, brings Nissan’s overall investment in Farmington Hills to more than $310 million since opening in 1991.