STARS VET

Core Features

STARS VETS is built around HORIBA’s broader STARS Automation platform, which uses an integrated and configurable approach to vehicle emissions testing. The software combines real-time test automation, equipment orchestration, regulatory workflows, and post-processing within a modular environment. Its key capabilities include:

• Automated Test Cycle Execution — Executes emissions test cycles and controls laboratory equipment across chassis, engine, and powertrain dynamometer environments.

• Global Regulatory Compliance Support — Supports testing procedures aligned with WLTP, UNECE, 40 CFR 1066, RDE, and other regional legislative standards.

• Electrified Vehicle Testing — Includes dedicated functionality for HEV, PEV, BEV, and hybrid powertrain emissions and energy-consumption testing.

• Analysis Inspector & Auditor Tools — Provides graphical analysis validation, audit trails, calculation transparency, and formatted compliance reporting.

• Customizable Test Procedures — Features configurable workflows and visual test-procedure editors that allow laboratories to adapt testing sequences without extensive programming.

• Integration with Enterprise Lab Systems — Connects with STARS Enterprise and broader laboratory automation environments to support centralized data handling and multi-test-cell coordination.

Closing Insights

STARS VETS forms part of HORIBA’s long-running STARS Automation ecosystem, which has been developed over decades alongside the company’s broader emissions-analysis and automotive-testing business. HORIBA, founded in Kyoto in 1953, originally specialized in analytical instrumentation before expanding into automotive emissions measurement, laboratory automation, and mobility testing technologies. The STARS platform itself has evolved over more than 10 years and has reportedly been deployed in over 1,000 automation installations worldwide, including at OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

A key differentiator of STARS VETS is its focus on integrated test automation rather than standalone emissions measurement. HORIBA emphasizes the platform’s ability to combine emissions-equipment control, real-time data acquisition, auditing, simulation interfaces, and regulatory calculations within a single automation environment. The software also supports increasingly complex testing requirements linked to electrified powertrains and Real Driving Emissions (RDE) validation.

Organizations considering STARS VETS are likely to value its combination of regulatory focus, laboratory flexibility, and integration with HORIBA’s wider test automation infrastructure.