A new study was recently published which once again demonstrates the positive impact of PTI on road safety. This study presents a search for links between the Periodic Technical Inspections of Vehicles (PTI) and traffic accidents due to vehicle technical defects in Slovakia. (more…)
This new report entitled "Motorization Management for Development : An Integrated Approach to Improving Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility", co-funded by CITA, presents the World Bank’s Motorization Management (MM) framework, which is intended to support client countries in the development of policies and measures aimed at managing vehicle stocks in a proactive, phased, and systematic manner to make them safer, cleaner, and more fuel efficient. (more…)
An important project in the field of automotive inspection in Belgium is the refinement of emissions measurements, with a view to sustainable and environmentally friendly mobility. (more…)
Due to recent regulatory changes, technological advances, and changing consumer behaviour, the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is on the rise and will increase dramatically in most major automotive markets. With electric vehicles claiming an ever-increasing share of the vehicle fleet, it is critical to ensure that safety and environmental performance requirements are met through vehicle lifetime compliance. (more…)
MULLER AUTOMOTIVE SAS is the heiress of BEM MULLER created in 1919 by Marcel Muller in France.
They are one of the leaders of Test and Inspection Equipment for the worldwide roadworthiness market. They propose Products and Full Services dedicated to those markets (Test Line, Pollution analysis, Headlight tester, Hotline, Maintenance contract, etc.) but also, Lifts, Wheel market devices, A/C station, Diag tools. They are able to also propose a full IT system (VIMS) to manage PTI network.
MULLER AUTOMOTIVE : TO 25m€, 160 people (including ATAL s.r.o. our CZ subsidiary)
Defined by the WP.29 for the 1958 Agreement, the Unique Identifier (UI) is an initiative that removes the approval marking engraved in an approved device, like lamps, tyres, rear-view mirrors, etc. It replaces data with a reference, called UI, that leads to a PDF containing such information. (more…)
Midtronics is focused on developing technologies to improve the way batteries are tested, charged, and managed, making us the battery technology partner of choice for the world’s leading automobile and heavy truck manufacturers, vehicle service organizations, and battery manufacturers. (more…)
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After particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx) are the second largest cause of premature death out of the various pollutants. Within the EU (EU 27), NOx emissions caused 40,400 premature deaths in 2019 and 47,700 in all 41 European countries. Road transport was responsible for 39% of these NOx emissions, making it the largest contributor of this pollutant from all sources. This results in a calculated 18,600 premature deaths per year caused by NOx emissions from road transport in Europe[1] [2]. (more…)
The Association for Quality Management in Vehicle Monitoring e.V. (QM-Verein) was installed in 2008 by 24 of the 26 PTI organisations operating in Germany as a neutral institution and was commissioned with the development as well as the coordination of cross-competitive quality controls. (more…)