A proving ground (US) is an installation or reservation in which technology such as weapons,
military tactics and automobile prototypes are experimented with or tested. Proving grounds can be operated by government bodies or civilian industries. They are distinct from
military training areas which are run by the military and intended for the routine training and exercising of troops across the terrain.
In the United States, there are several military facilities that have been explicitly designated as proving grounds.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, a
United States Army facility in
Aberdeen, Maryland. It is the Army's oldest active proving ground, established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered
World War I. It was created so that design and testing of
ordnancemateriel could be carried out in proximity to the nation's industrial and shipping centers at the time.
Automotive proving grounds[7] or automotive test tracks serve the
automotive industry for
road vehicle testing. In the automotive development process, vehicle manufacturers typically test the behaviour of vehicles in various environments and traffic situations. Conventional vehicle testing usually focuses on the dynamic properties of vehicles. Test tracks generally encompass the engineering tasks of vehicle testing and validation.
With the advent of
self-driving cars, new proving grounds specially dedicated for them have appeared, and existing conventional proving grounds have been retooled for the testing of
highly automated or fully autonomous vehicles.[citation needed]
UTAC, headquartered in Linas-Montlhéry
France where it operates
Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry operational since 1924 the first of its eight proving grounds located in 10 countries.[26]
Edwin A. Martini (ed.), Proving Grounds: Militarized Landscapes, Weapons Testing, and the Environmental Impact of US Bases. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2015.
A proving ground (US) is an installation or reservation in which technology such as weapons,
military tactics and automobile prototypes are experimented with or tested. Proving grounds can be operated by government bodies or civilian industries. They are distinct from
military training areas which are run by the military and intended for the routine training and exercising of troops across the terrain.
In the United States, there are several military facilities that have been explicitly designated as proving grounds.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, a
United States Army facility in
Aberdeen, Maryland. It is the Army's oldest active proving ground, established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered
World War I. It was created so that design and testing of
ordnancemateriel could be carried out in proximity to the nation's industrial and shipping centers at the time.
Automotive proving grounds[7] or automotive test tracks serve the
automotive industry for
road vehicle testing. In the automotive development process, vehicle manufacturers typically test the behaviour of vehicles in various environments and traffic situations. Conventional vehicle testing usually focuses on the dynamic properties of vehicles. Test tracks generally encompass the engineering tasks of vehicle testing and validation.
With the advent of
self-driving cars, new proving grounds specially dedicated for them have appeared, and existing conventional proving grounds have been retooled for the testing of
highly automated or fully autonomous vehicles.[citation needed]
UTAC, headquartered in Linas-Montlhéry
France where it operates
Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry operational since 1924 the first of its eight proving grounds located in 10 countries.[26]
Edwin A. Martini (ed.), Proving Grounds: Militarized Landscapes, Weapons Testing, and the Environmental Impact of US Bases. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2015.