20 September 2012. Doha, Qatar. Williams Advanced Engineering will introduce to the public for the first time the Middle Easts most advanced road safety simulator at this years ITS & Road Safety Forum, commissioned by Qatar Public Works Authority, Ashghal, taking place between the 2nd 4th October in Doha, Qatar.

Williams Advanced Engineering in Qatar has taken the cutting edge simulator technology used by the Williams F1 Team to train its racing drivers and adapted and extended it for use as a training tool for road going vehicles. The simulator has been developed in partnership with Mowasalat, Qatars leading transport company, and will help improve the safety, environmental efficiency, passenger comfort and cost efficiency of drivers.

The simulator has been developed and built at the Williams Technology Centre in Dohas Science and Technology Park, using the skills of local Qatari engineers and graduates. It is the most technologically advanced road safety simulator in the Middle East, benefitting from a state of the art software package called 3D Doha that accurately maps the roads of Doha and simulates realistic driving scenarios. Drivers also sit in an authentic chassis with true to life controls further adding to the simulators realism.

Speaking about the upcoming forum Ashley Phillips, Conference Producer for IQPC, commented,

IQPC are delighted to welcome Williams Advanced Engineering at the ITS & Road Safety Forum in Qatar. It will be exciting to see them launch their new simulator to the market and we are pleased to provide the forum to allow them to do this. Road safety in Qatar is a top priority for the forum participants and Williams which is in line with the top Government agencies also trying to improve road safety in the country for all road users.

Speaking about the launch of the new simulator Damien Scott, General Manager of the Williams Technology Centre in Qatar, commented, Were delighted to introduce our road safety simulator at the ITS & Road Safety Forum in what promises to be an exciting event. Road safety is an important issue to Williams and our team in Doha have spent the past three years developing this simulator to help improve Qatars road safety record. Im sure those visiting will be impressed with the realism of the simulator which is quite astounding.

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Press Release 2012