JEJU, South Korea, May 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world's leading automotive testing, inspection & certification organization, DEKRA was invited to attend the 6th International Electric Vehicle Expo (IEVE) in Korea. Stan Zurkiewicz, Chief Regional Officer, DEKRA East & South Asia, talked about the DEKRA Mobility 4.0 - Safely into the Future Mobility in the Forum named Revolution of Material, Electric and Autonomous Vehicle/Vessel at the Leading Companies.
IEVE, International Electric Vehicle Expo, attracted more than 200 electric vehicle enterprises from all over the world to gather together and discuss the future development of electric vehicle industry.
Stan Zurkiewicz indicated: "The momentum which has been building up in electrification, connectivity and autonomy of vehicles appears to be accelerating. By 2025, 80% of the top 20 OEMs are planning to have L4+ AVs; over 50% of models announced until 2021 will have xEV powertrains. Electrification, connectivity and autonomy of vehicles have become the most significant trend in the future of automotive industry."
With the support of the South Korean government, the sales of EV exceeded 100,000 vehicles for the first time in 2018, and the market share rose from 2% in 2015 to 8.2% in 2018. The venue of this conference - Jeju Island is the first province of South Korea aiming to become home to only zero emissions vehicles by 2030.
DEKRA keeps pace with the times and continuously improves its own technology and testing ability to adapt to the era of Mobility 4.0. Stan Zurkiewicz said: "We operate the Europe's largest, independent Autonomous Driving Testing ground, equipped with ultra-modern systems, which can provide the comprehensive automated driving test and verification services. Recently, we hosted and lead test session of the 5GAA InterOperability Testing Event in Klettwitz. All the participants of 5GAA gathered and validated that many C-V2X products are mature and commercially available for the connected and automated ecosystem that already exists today.
We have more than 10 years of technology and experience in testing and certification of EV industry. Through testing and certification, technical services and consulting, we can truly guarantee the safety of EV. Our laboratories in East and South Asia have become the authorized third party laboratories of Tesla, BYD, NIO and SAIC etc."
Today, with the scarcity of natural resources, DEKRA hopes to do its utmost to ensure the safety and reliability of future mobility, promote the healthy development of the automotive industry and road safety.
About DEKRA
DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for more than 90 years. Founded in 1925 in Berlin as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e.V., it is today one of the world's leading expert organizations. DEKRA generated revenues totaling more than EUR3.3 billion in 2018. The company currently employs more than 45,000 people in around 60 countries on all six continents. With qualified and independent expert services, they work for safety on the road, at work and at home. These services include vehicle inspection, claims & expertise, product testing, industrial inspection, audits, consulting, training and temporary work. The vision for the company's 100th birthday in 2025 is that DEKRA will be the global partner for a safe world.
