Luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover is taking part in research trials to test the capability of advanced lightweight metals and composites to be used in future vehicles.
As part of a two-year project, the West Midlands manufacturer will use technology developed for the aerospace industry to understand how materials respond to corrosive environments, in global markets and over rigorous terrains.
Samples of new metals and composites planned for use in future Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles will be built into aerospace-grade sensors and put through their paces in some of the world's most extreme physical conditions across North America.
The sensors will continuously measure the performance of the materials and share data with the Jaguar Land Rover's product development team in the UK.
With this information, the engineers can accurately forecast the material's behaviour in the development of future vehicle programmes.
The project is part of JLR's wider ‘Destination Zero' initiative to create zero emissions, accidents and congestion.
JLR engineer Matt Walters said: "This research project is a prime example of our commitment to developing lightweight, durable and robust materials for our future vehicles.
"We are working alongside world-class partners on this ground-breaking research project and will improve the correlation between real-world and accelerated testing as we continue to raise the bar for quality and durability."
