Land Rover's New Testing Center Will Make Better Cars For The Future

However, the EMC facility also tests important safety features such as adaptive cruise control and blind spot monitoring, as well as convenience and infotainment items like Bluetooth, GPS, wireless charging, and Wi-Fi. The laboratory is already in use; the brand new Range Rover Sport was the first vehicle to be assessed at the Gaydon-based facility.

For those who aren’t sure what Electromagnetic Compatibility testing is, JLR explains that it allows for the testing of a vehicle’s electrical equipment, to ensure it works correctly in the electromagnetic environment. “It works by limiting the unintentional generation, propagation, and reception of electromagnetic energy to reduce the risk of unwanted effects such as electromagnetic interference.”

This new form of vehicle testing is important for the future, especially as autonomous driving tech and OTA updates become more mainstream.