China and Asia Pacific market solutions
Succeed in the world’s biggest market
The Asia Pacific region covers a vast range of cultures and climates and is home to the world’s largest car market.
With approximately 30 million vehicle sales annually, China presents unique geographic and cultural challenges for car manufacturers. Zynit is VadoTech’s subsidiary brand dedicated to test driving in China.
Cultural differences can result in different vehicle performance priorities compared with European consumers. The performance of infotainment and other tech features can be prioritised over the traditional ride and handling strengths of European manufacturers, so it’s important that the tech performs as intended and meets expectations.
In addition, China presents unique geographical and climate extremes. Its vast area encompasses cold, harsh winters in the north and hot, humid summers in the southern provinces. High altitudes in mountainous regions together with dust and sand in desert regions can impact air filters, engine performance, sensor performance, and vehicle maintenance requirements. Dense stop-start traffic and air pollution in urban areas can also present performance and maintenance challenges.
Zynit has decades of experience running test programmes throughout China for European brands, so contact us to ensure your next model’s success in the world’s largest car market.
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Test driving solutions in China and Asia Pacific
The Asia-Pacific region presents unique cultural, regulatory and climatic challenges for OEMs. Zynit, VadoTech’s Chinese subsidiary, specialises in test driving in China to ensure vehicles meet the unique demands of this vast market.
Illustrative projects
Explore how our on-road testing services have enabled OEMs to ensure their vehicles excel in diverse climate conditions, road types, regulatory environments, and cultural contexts. These examples highlight how our solutions help our clients achieve optimal performance in every market.
Routine Japanese city driving undertaken for a German OEM identified an unexpected ESC system safety issue.
VadoTech was engaged by a German OEM to conduct test driving of a new vehicle model throughout Japan, including extensive city driving. Multi-storey parking towers are common in Japan and space constraints necessitate the use of street-level turntables which are used by vehicles to enter and leave the buildings rather than entrance and exit ramps.
During our testing, the vehicle’s ESC motion sensor detected movement when vehicles were on the turntables while the wheels were also stationary. This conflicting sensor information caused the system to assume there was a fault and automatically disable it.
On detailed reporting of the fault and the surrounding circumstances, the OEM modified the ESC system so that it did not disable when turntables were used, and the vehicle was able to perform safely throughout Japan.
Test driving of multiple vehicle models in China ensured performance and quality standards.
For one European OEM we undertook a multi-year project that involved the concurrent testing by our Chinese subsidiary Zynit of up to 70 vehicles of various model types throughout China.
We set up a dedicated test centre with secure storage and workshop facilities from which the test drive operation was managed. The workshops are used to maintain and update the test vehicles as well as for static testing of subsystems such as infotainment.
Our teams of skilled German engineers and local technicians undertook test drives throughout China, provided detailed reporting and implemented software updates and other vehicle modifications on-site. The test vehicles were at various stages of the development process and the driving covered a vast range of climate, geographical and human factors conditions throughout the country.
Our detailed reporting of test drive activity over thousands of kilometres identified performance, reliability and quality issues which could be addressed well in advance of the vehicles reaching the market.
Japanese EV charging infrastructure tested to ensure compatibility with European vehicles.
VadoTech as engaged by a European OEM to test the compatibility of Japanese charging stations with one of its vehicle models. The objective was to identify any issues that would impact the customer satisfaction of vehicle users.
To test the charging infrastructure, our technicians drove three vehicles throughout Japan over a three-week period. During that time 197 charging process took place using charging stations from all providers.
Our technicians documented and evaluated the charging process, including compatibility issues covering connector type and fit with the vehicle socket, charge rate and interactions with charging apps. The report provided the necessary information for the manufacturer to make adjustments to its vehicles to ensure a smoother customer charging experience.
Chinese manufacturer uses VadoTech to improve traffic sign recognition.
VadoTech undertook thousands of kilometres of test driving for a Chinese OEM that was looking for significantly improve the performance of their traffic sign recognition system in Europe. Traffic sign recognition systems provide useful information and warnings to assist drivers with adhering to speed limits. When deployed with automated driving systems they provide essential safety information.
The OEM we worked with looked to better understand the circumstances under which their system was underperforming with European signage. With many countries not following international standards, traffic signage inconsistencies can cause performance issues for recognition systems.
Our drivers and engineers travelled thousands of kilometres in Europe while documenting the performance of the system and pinpointing the specific conditions in which the system underperformed.
The OEM was able to use this information to improve their system and provide a better experience for European drivers.
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