The offices and laboratories of DRI are located in Torrance, California, about 10 miles southeast of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Our facilities comprise about 20,000 square feet of office and shop space. The shops and test laboratories are used for instrumentation and test support, including fabrication, calibration, diagnosis and support of electronic and hardware devices and systems, and storage. A range of support vehicles is available, including a 20 ft. shop equipped truck, a 3/4 ton 4WD pickup, a 17 ft tilt bed trailer for vehicle transport, and other support vehicles.

DRI has a proprietary vehicle dynamics area (VDA) test facility, located near Bakersfield California. This area is suitable for vehicle handling, braking and ride tests, passby noise measurements, and studies of driver behavior. In particular, it can accommodate NHTSA style “Fishhook” maneuvers. A 1300 foot long, 30 foot wide run up lane leads onto the main maneuvering area, which is 300 feet wide and 800 feet long including the throat. Shop and office space is provided adjacent to the VDA.