TABY, Sweden, Dec. 3, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- NIRA Dynamics AB and Enea Epact AB (Other OTC:EDTDF) (Stockholm:ENEA) have begun cooperating in order to offer automotive manufacturers safety solutions for motor vehicles in the future. This cooperation involves functions that warn the driver of slippery road conditions and low tire pressure.
Enea Epact and NIRA will jointly develop and market solutions for friction measurement and tire pressure monitoring for several automotive manufacturers. Enea Epact specializes in electronics and embedded systems and has carried out a number of development assignments for automotive manufacturers. NIRA develops and markets road friction indicators and tire pressure indicators. Friction measurement is used to warn the driver of slippery road conditions for the purpose of improving traffic safety. The system for monitoring tire pressure warns the driver when the air pressure in one or more of the tires is too low. Under-inflated tires are a common cause of accidents, since at high speed under-inflation can lead to the tire exploding. Under-inflated tires can also lengthen the vehicle's braking distance. The solutions that NIRA and Enea Epact will be offering jointly will thus contribute to reducing the number of traffic accidents.
"The market for safety-enhancing functions in motor vehicles is expanding greatly. We have noted this from our contacts with the customers we have," says Urban Forssell, Managing Director of NIRA Dynamics. "During the past year, we have almost doubled our workforce to be able to increase the pace of product development and cope with the anticipated demand for our products. This cooperation with Enea Epact makes it possible for us to step up that pace even further. We will be able to close more deals concurrently than if we had only our own personnel to work with," concluded Urban Forssell.
"The cooperation with NIRA is a step in strengthening our position as a supplier of advanced consultancy and development services. The automotive industry is a strategically important industry for Enea Epact," observed Patrik Holm, Managing Director of Enea Epact. "More and more parts of our motor vehicles are controlled today by electronics and microcomputers. Our competence in electronics and software for embedded systems is therefore highly applicable to applications in the automotive industry. That we are also able to contribute to saving lives on the road through this work quite obviously feels very good," concludes Patrik Holm.
For more information, contact:
Christian Sahlen, Marketing and Sales Manager NIRA Dynamics phone +46 (0)13 - 32 98 05 e-post christian.sahlen@niradynamics.se or Anders Weiland, Marketing and Sales Manager Enea Epact phone +46 (0)13- 465 58 23 e-post anders.weiland@enea.se
About NIRA Dynamics
NIRA Dynamics is a company with expertise in signal processing, control technologies and embedded systems that makes products within these areas. NIRA Dynamics is part of the NIRA Group, which has delivered products and services to the automotive industry since 1985. Products from NIRA Dynamics are found in the fields of vehicle dynamics and active safety and comprise mainly software modules intended for integration into microcomputers in cars, trucks/lorries and motorcycles. NIRA Dynamics has offices in Mjardevi Science Park in Linkoping, and in Hogsbo in Gothenburg. For more information, please visit www.niradynamics.se
About Enea Epact
Enea Epact AB is a consultancy company specialized in qualified technical system development, particularly in the areas real-time systems, image and signal processing, and telecom and datacom. Customers include Autoliv, Ericsson, FOI, Saab and Volvo. Enea Epact is located in Mjardevi Science Park in Linkoping and has 65 employees. The company is a subsidiary within the Enea Group, which has offices in Sweden in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Linkoping and Uppsala For more information, please visit www.enea.se
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