On May 19th, on the ZalaZONE Test Track Day, the gates of the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground were opened for the public. Since the foundation stone of ZalaZONE was laid on May 19, 2017, we have held an open house every year in May with the aim of familiarizing interested visitors with the modules and […]

The ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground is a perfect and safe environment for testing autonomous mobility functions. Our colleagues are constantly developing new technologies, using artificial intelligence. In a recent demonstration on our ADAS platform, a trespass was simulated. A protected zone was monitored by autonomous cars and drones. When pedestrians entered the territory, they were […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

ZalaZONE Research & Innovation hosted 3 ministers on 5th November 2022. On the invitation of Prof. Dr. László Palkovics, Minister of Technology and Industry, Szalay-Bobrovniczky Kristóf, Minister of Defence and Csák János, Minister of Culture and Innovation  visited AVL-ZalaZONE Proving Ground on 5th November. The high-ranking delegation visited Europe’s unique automotive proving ground with the purpose […]

On November 4th, a radar technology demonstration took place at the  ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground in cooperation with the Institute for Transport Sciences, HungaroControl and MouldTech Systems. The ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground is not only suitable for testing ground vehicles, but also drones and related technologies. The growth in the number and role of drones […]

320 participants representing the economy, education, and politics attended the IV. ZalaZONE Innovation Day on 30. September held on the ZalaZONE Conference and Event Center.   The main goal of the event – which began by the welcome speech by Dr. Zsófia Koncz, Deputy Minister of Technology and Industry – was to provide a platform […]

On September 17th-18th the first Hungarian FPV (first person view) Drone Racing World Cup was held at the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground. The competition was organized according to the rules of the International Air Sports Federation, FAI, by the Hungarian Air Sports Federation and the Hungarian Modelling Association. The race took place on ZalaZONE’s University […]

With the involvement of 45 volunteers, scientific surveys were carried out on the test track, where researchers measured the emotional and biological reactions of the passengers sitting in self-driving vehicles in different traffic situations, such as accelerating and decelerating, avoiding a deer or a cyclist. During the measurements, experts used special instruments, head-mounted electrodes, and […]