Introduction

ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground has a key importance as a complex and integrated Research & Development facility which supports customers and experimental developments. The hub of innovation activities related to ZalaZONE is its Research and Technology Centre. Here joint research projects of the Budapest University of Technology & Economics, the University of Győr, the University, of Pannonia and other higher education partners together with ZalaZONE take place. The Centre is located just beside the proving ground, in a very close relation with its activities. It was opened in 2019 and functions as an incubator/accelerator for SMEs and start-ups as well as university based R&D centre, for Hungarian, regional, European, and global university and industrial partners, where cooperation and collaboration between enterprises and universities are strategically key focus points. The practical dual training program for high school students, where students can acquire the theoretical knowledge, they have received in higher education contributes to the success of the project. ​

The UNIVERSITY TEST TRACK is the small size representation of the large ZalaZONE Proving Ground with 8,500 square meters of asphalt over the entire track but it has the most important test track elements that allow performing low-speed vehicle handling and dynamics tests as well as braking tests. This environment also serves targeted testing of automated and self-driving vehicles. The aim of the facility is to strengthen collaborative research activities of universities and research institutes, and to attract researchers and scientists to ZalaZONE. The primary target users are university research teams and students, the engineers of the future. Thanks to the extensive contacts of the universities, the track is planned to serve international users as well as industrial-university collaborations in the future. 

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News

2023
03.03

Slovenian students at the Proving Ground

Guests from the Economic School Murska Sobota/Slovenia visited ZalaZONE Research & Innovation . Students of the 2nd year of Informatics at the Higher Professional School were interested in exploring the proving grounds track modules and research activities in the Science Park’s university laboratories. The testing of autonomous vehicles and drones requires cross-border cooperation, the Trilateral cooperation between […]
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2023
02.21

High-ranking Indonesian delegation on ZalaZONE

Hon.  Rachmat Gobel, Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, accompanied by His Excellency Dimas Wahab, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Hungary paid a visit to the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground on Tuesday, 21st February. The high-ranking delegation visited Europe’s unique automotive test track with the purpose to […]
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2023
01.17

ZalaZONE attended NATO Innovation Network Conference

In coordination of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence, ZalaZONE Research & Innovation attended the NATO Innovation Network virtual conference on 17th January 2023 The conference, organized by the NATO Innovation Network of Defence Open Innovation Entities attracted more than 500 attendees and aimed to initiate interactive discussions with innovation practitioners and solution seekers across NATO, and learn […]
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Activites

Research and innovation activities on the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground cover the non-economic usage of the research infrastructure. Accordingly, our activities are carried out in following 4 areas: ​

Our Team

Dr. Zsolt SZALAY
Head of R&I
Nóra DOBOS
R&I program coordinator
Dr. Viktor TIHANYI
R&I team leader
Beáta BOGÁR
R&I program coordinator
Lóránt KOVÁCS
R&I project manager
Balázs RITECZ
R&I project coordinator
Viktor REMELI
IT consultant
Ádám BORONYÁK​
Project support engineer​
Péter RÁDLI
Project support engineer​
Károly VERES
Project support engineer​
Zoltán KOVÁCS
Project support engineer​

Contact Us

Automotive Proving Ground Zala Ltd.

H – 8900 Zalaegerszeg ZalaZONE Tér 1

Telephone: +36 92 900 117

Fax: +36 92 900 118

E-mail: zone@apz.hu