What the New UN ADS Regulation Means for the Industry:    By Dr Elliot London, Simulation Performance Engineer, rFpro Earlier this year, the UNECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) adopted a draft Global Technical Regulation (GTR) for Automated Driving Systems (ADS). This framework will establish the first globally harmonised regulatory basis for...

Sony Semiconductor Solutions becomes a customer of rFpro’s AV elevate simulation platform. AV elevate enables Sony to showcase its next-generation image sensor technology used in ADAS and AV applications. AV elevate enables the tuning of sensors, training of perception systems and testing of the full technology stack. Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) will showcase its...

Vehicle manufacturer to use simulation for development and testing of headlight systems KTM reduces reliance on real-world night driving during initial development, saving cost and time rFpro introduces significant “night driving” update to further improve correlation and realism     Hampshire, UK, 2nd March 2026 Vehicle manufacturer KTM is using rFpro’s simulation software to develop,...

Testing Autonomous Systems with AV elevate In the final instalment of our three-part blog series on rFpro’s AV elevate™ platform, we turn our attention to the last critical phase of autonomous vehicle development: testing. We spoke to Josh Wreford, Product Manager for AV elevate, to explore how simulation enables scalable, safe and cost-effective validation of...

• Sim4CamSens2 aims to improve performance and validation of in-cabin perception systems using high-fidelity simulations • rFpro to develop new capabilities, including infrared camera sensor models, to simulate in-cabin occupant monitoring systems • Market demand for interior sensor simulation highlighted by collaboration with established Tier 1 suppliers   Hampshire, UK – 29th July 2025 –...

We’re proud to announce that rFpro’s AV elevate simulation platform has been awarded ADAS & AV Test Innovation of the Year at the 2025 Automotive Testing Technology International (ATTI) Awards. Organised by Automotive Testing Technology International magazine, an industry publication with more than 20 years of heritage, the annual awards spotlight the most innovative developments...

In the first part of our three-part blog series on rFpro’s AV elevate™ platform, we explored how simulation is transforming the tuning of sensor systems for autonomous vehicles. In this post, we turn our focus to the next major step in AV development; training the perception system. We spoke with Josh Wreford, AV elevate Product...

Highly detailed 17.5km digital model provides a multi-functional test bed for vehicle dynamics, automated driving systems, powertrains and headlights tuning. The digital twin is already being used by a major OEM for vehicle development. The road surface is 1mm accurate and features more than 2,900 individually created road markings. Simulation software specialist, rFpro, has developed...

The development of automotive perception systems is a complex process, requiring extensive data to adequately train them. rFpro spoke with Martin Punke, Head of Camera Sensor Technology at Continental, about the role of simulation in sensor hardware development and its impact on training computer vision algorithms for ADAS and automated driving. rFrpo: First of all,...

The performance of autonomous vehicles relies heavily on the proper configuration and optimisation of sensor systems. To do this effectively has traditionally required a vast amount of real-world data. With the launch of AV elevate™, rFpro has introduced a comprehensive platform that enables developers to tune, train and test automated driving components and full systems...