The Swedish test track AstaZero (Active Safety Test Area) is an open environment where vehicle OEMs, tier one suppliers, research institutes, and universities can come to perform development and research. AstaZero is located just outside the city of Borås in West Sweden and was inaugurated in August 2014. The initiative was taken to create an environment for innovation, testing, and research to develop new active safety functions for road vehicles. The four main environments of the facility are built especially for research and development of active safety functions. A city area for simulation of urban traffic, a multilane road, a 5.7 km long rural road, and an innovative high-speed area facilitate efficient testing. Equipment of different kinds is also at hand; test targets, position measurement and control systems, communication equipment, and driving simulators can be provided. However, the success of the AstaZero test bed is also depending on the existence of leading competence. The Swedish automotive cluster has the ability to perform research, industrial development, and rational production of road vehicles. It is essential for AstaZero to have access to strong competence in its vicinity. The organizations residing in the Gothenburg region can be reached in an hour by car. The Stockholm region is more distant but it is quite possible to travel by road in four hours. The success of AstaZero is built on the track, the competence, and all the partners supporting the facility.