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FORMULA STUDENT EASTER 21-23. Juni 2024
Formula Student is quite simply the best engineering design competition in the world. Student teams are tasked to conceptualize, engineer, manufacture, and compete with a single-seater car. With rules focusing on safety and fostering innovation, the cars often employ technologies not seen in other motorsport disciplines. However, the true product of the competition are the…
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Strategic Milestone: ZalaZONE Foundation Officially Established
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…
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Introduction of Dual-Use Technologies at ZalaZONE
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…
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CEE Automotive Transition Forum
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…
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Extreme Speed and Autonomous Thrills at ZalaZONE
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,…
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TU Wien and ZalaZONE: Joint AI Research to Begin
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…
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IV. Rolling in the Region – ZalaZONE Open Day
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…
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