Euro NCAP: A Safety Evolution
Aled Williams
16 – 17 May 2016, Faridabad
What is Euro NCAP?
A public-private partnership since 1997
Member States / Economic
Regions
Automobile
Clubs
Consumer
Advocates
Insurer
Industry
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20 years of Euro NCAP
1997
2017
 New to Europe
 Well established
 Tests addressed fundamental safety
issues
 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
 Quick consumer recognition
 Broad consumer recognition and
trust
 Rejected and dismissed by Industry
 Fully engaged with Industry
1997: The Problems
 Safety not a selling point
 Safety engineers had little influence within vehicle manufacturers
 No recognition or reward for excellence
 Consumer choice based on perception only – no independent information
 Poor vehicle crashworthiness in real-life accidents
Frontal Impact
Side Impact
ECE Regulation 94+
64km/h, 40% overlap
ECE Regulation 95
50km/h
950kg trolley
55km/h (34mph)
50% car to car,
50% MAIS 3+ injuries
1997: Euro NCAP Phase 1
60%
% of cars rated / year
Milestones
3-stars
50%
4-stars
5-stars
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2001: First 5 star car
2009: Overall
Rating Scheme
2016:
1997
2002
2003: Child
Occupant
Rating Scheme
Current
Rating
2007
Euro NCAP in 2016
 Adapting to emerging advanced technology
Outlook 2020
The future rating scheme is laid out in the
Roadmap 2020 document
Domain 1
Domain 2
Domain 3
Domain 4
• Front occupant
protection
• Far side occupant
protection
• SBR update
• AEB C2C Phase 2
• AEB Cyclists
• LKA
• Road departure and
evasive steering
• SAS
• Driver monitoring
• Semi-automated
driving
Ratings – Rewards – Test Campaigns – Consultation
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2016 L7 Quadricycle Safety Campaign
 Limits to mass and power
 Some capable of 100km/h
 No legislative crash test
requirements
 Simplified test procedures and rating
scheme
 Frontal: 50km/h full width to deformable
barrier
 Side: 50km/h 950kg trolley
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2016 L7 Quadricycle Safety Campaign
 All quadricycles performed poorly
 Fundamental safety concerns
 Some showed poor structural integrity
 Dummy readings indicated a high risk of
fatal or serious injuries
(red body region in illustrations)
 Some issues relatively easily solved
 Urge quadricycle manufacturers to invest in
safety
 Call for greater safety regulation of
quadricycles
 Euro NCAP to try to engage more closely
with manufacturers
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Working Groups
General
AOP
COP
PP
SA
TWG
Front impact
Child Safety
Pedestrian Safety
SAS
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs
PNCAP TWG
TEFIRE (THOR)
Deployable systems
AEB C2C
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Inter-lab
Side impact
AEB VRU
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Comm’s group
Whiplash
LSS
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Ratings Group
IWI
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
VVSMA
Euro NCAP, ANCAP, OEMs
Automated Driving
Euro NCAP
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Working Groups
General
AOP
COP
PP
SA
TWG
Front impact
Child Safety
Pedestrian Safety
SAS
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs
PNCAP TWG
TEFIRE (THOR)
Deployable systems
AEB C2C
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Inter-lab
Side impact
AEB VRU
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Comm’s group
Whiplash
LSS
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Ratings Group
IWI
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
VVSMA
Euro NCAP, ANCAP, OEMs
Automated Driving
Euro NCAP
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Conclusions
Euro NCAP at forefront of protocol
development
Protocols available to other NCAPs
Working closely with other programmes
Challenging Industry but fully engaged with
OEMs
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Thank you for your attention
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