The air was filled with the roar of engines, squealing tires, and the smell of drifting on Saturday, November 8th, at the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground, which hosted its first amateur car race as part of the R-Cup Challenge series. The event, jointly organised by ZalaZONE InnoTech Nonprofit Ltd. and Sportevo Ltd., saw a record…
On October 14, 2025, the ZalaZONE Foundation was officially established, marking a crucial legal and strategic milestone for the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground. What began a few years ago as a joint vision on the site of a Zalaegerszeg forest has now become one of the most important European centers for the Hungarian automotive and…
On October 10, 2025, the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground hosted a key-professional demo-day of the National Laboratory of Cooperative Technologies (KTNL). TECHTRA Zrt., as the consortium leader, organized the event.for the National Laboratories Advisory Committee to showcase cutting-edge progress. KTNL— a consortium of academic institutions and industrial companies — is focused on autonomously coordinating robotic…
On September 18, 2025, the CEE Automotive Transition conference focusing on the future of the automotive industry, was held in Budapest at the Bálna event center. Organized by the ZONE Cluster and with the active support of the Hungarian Battery Association, the event was Hungary’s only truly international automotive industry professional forum. The event primarily…
In August, the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground hosted an exclusive event for representatives of the automotive press. They had the unique opportunity to participate in a special driver training session with powerful Mercedes-AMG vehicles, organized by the Hungarian Mercedes importer. Where the Laws of Physics Take Over The highlight of the event was the 4,450-meter-long,…
We recently hosted prominent professors in the field of AI from TU Wien, one of Europe’s leading technical universities. Our discussions focused on AI research, particularly the application possibilities of autonomous machines. We presented the guests the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground, with its globally unique capabilities, as a key testing environment for autonomous vehicles and…
This year’s “Gurul a Térség” (Rolling in the Region) program was once again a huge success, with over 600 cyclists exploring the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground on Sunday morning, July 20. The tour, held for the fourth time, was organized by László Vigh, Member of Parliament, with the aim of “socializing” the facility and providing…
A significant international collaboration is commencing next to the ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground: a memorandum of understanding was recently signed for the establishment of a joint Hungarian-Chinese automotive and energy storage development and validation center. According to the signed Memorandum of Understanding, the parties will jointly establish a research and development, testing, and certification base…
Széchenyi István University’s Zalaegerszeg Innovation Park successfully hosted the “Future of Vehicles: Innovation, Engineering, and Economic Conference (FoV 2025)” in Zalaegerszeg. The two-day event served as a professional forum to discuss automotive innovations, mobility technologies, and their engineering, economic, and social impacts. It brought together representatives from science and industry to present the latest developments.…
The ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground once again proved to be the ideal venue for the 5th Formula Student Easter (FS Easter), held from June 13-15, 2025. The preparation event for the international Formula Student season brought together 11 ambitious student teams from 6 countries, showcasing the next generation of engineering talents. Over the weekend, future…
