Engineering Support for Start-ups
Why Choose HORIBA MIRA?
For start-up vehicle manufacturers, the journey from concept to production is filled with challenges. At HORIBA MIRA, we understand the critical need for speed, precision, and flexibility. Our world-leading engineering and testing capabilities provide you with a trusted partner to develop, refine, and validate your vehicles efficiently.
With 80 years of expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, we can help you bring your innovation to life and get your product to market faster, without compromising on quality or safety.
Our comprehensive approach includes advanced virtual engineering tools, allowing you to iterate and optimise your designs swiftly:
- Driving Simulator Centre: Experience real-world scenarios in a controlled, digital environment. View more details on what our Driving Simulator Centre offers here.
- Virtual Development: Use advanced attribute and chassis development tools to minimise prototype phases and get to market quicker at reduced risk
- Whole Vehicle Certification and Homologation Support: Full life cycle capability from market requirement and certification strategy support through to certification management and authority liaison. View more details on our Certification and Homologation services here.
- MIRA Technology Park: A home to grow and develop your business, surrounded by the skills and facilities you need to scale at speed. For more information on MIRA Technology Park, visit our website here.
Discover how partnering with HORIBA MIRA can give your start-up the confidence to innovate at pace, with the support of an industry leader.
1. Connected Autonomous Vehicles
We work with organisations from world-leading auto manufacturers to technology start-ups and international regulators. This means we have extensive experience of system specification, testing, validating, verifying and creating safety cases for every level of autonomous system to meet the requirements of you and the regulators.
We offer:
- Verification and Validation
- System Specification and Definition
- ADAS Robustness
- Scenario and Test Coverage
- Safety Case for Automatic Driving Deployments
- SOTIF – Safety Of The Intended Function
- Virtual Engineering
For more information visit our Connected Autonomous Vehicles webpage here.
2. Vehicle Propulsion and Net Zero
HORIBA MIRA has been working in addressing these challenges for several years, developing the skills and experience needed to offer our customers a range of integrated and stand-alone options to ensure our customers can meet their targets for cost, time and performance and ensure that we all benefit from a world with fewer emissions.
We offer:
- Electromobility and Power
- Battery Testing
- Thermal Energy Management
- Powertrain Optimisation
- Hydrogen Solutions
- Propulsion Development
For more information visit our Vehicle Propulsion and Net Zero webpage here.
3. Vehicle Engineering
Whether you’re an established OEM, a Tier-1 supplier, or an ambitious start-up, we’ll work alongside you as trusted engineering partners. Our flexible approach means we can work on a single area or provide turnkey engineering services for an entire development discipline. Liaising with your other suppliers to deliver a fully integrated solution.
We offer:
- Aerodynamics
- Braking
- NVH
- Chassis System Engineering
- Vehicle Durability
- Vehicle Engineering
- Prototype Vehicle Build
- Functional Safety
- Automotive Cybersecurity
- Powertrain Optimisation
- Performance Efficiency and Drivability
- Thermal Attributes
For more information visit our Vehicle Engineering webpage here.
4. Electronic and Electrical Systems
We’re experts in integrating electronic and electrical systems to ensure they meet all your performance needs. Making sure they deliver for functional safety and cybersecurity. That the vehicle control does what it should, when it needs to, for the best driver outcome.
We offer:
- Electronic Compatibility (EMC)
- Electromagnetic Resilience (EMR)
- Automotive Cybersecurity
- Functional Safety
- Vehicle Control Systems
- Electronic Integration
For more information visit our Electronic and Electrical Systems webpage here.
5. Certification and Homologation
Whether you’re an OEM, a supplier, or a newly formed start-up, we can provide the homologation and certification support you need at every stage. We not only have a wealth of experience working to global legislative standards, we also have access to leading UK technical experts and thought leaders from the wider HORIBA MIRA team. Along with practical experience of type approval and certification testing.
We offer:
- Homologation Services
- FMVSS Static Assessments
- OEM Support
- Legislation Consultancy
- Type Approval
- GSR2 – General Safety Regulation 2
- UNECE R100
For more information visit our Certification and Homologation webpage here.
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