The collaboration agreement was signed during the International Crashworthiness Symposiums organized by the three collaborating partners. The symposium took place in Windsor, Canada, on 11 April.

The University of Waterloo is one of the leading research institutes in Canada for the engineering sector and is primarily contributing its expertise in the areas of materials research and the behavior of materials in the event of a crash. The University of Windsor is one of the world’s leaders in the area of energy absorption through metalworking processes.

The DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts works on and coordinates research areas relating to transport technology, new vehicle concepts and vehicle technologies. In its research area of lightweight construction and hybrid construction methods, it is closely involved with new crashworthy lightweight construction methods for road and rail vehicles, and provides a unique research infrastructure with its component crash test facility.