Aled Williams, speaking at Indian Auto Safety Conference in Delhi

2. Euro NCAP: A Safety Evolution
Aled Williams
16 – 17 May 2016, Faridabad

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What is Euro NCAP?
A public-private partnership since 1997
Member States / Economic
Regions
Automobile
Clubs
Consumer
Advocates
Insurer
Industry

4. 20171997
 Well established
 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
 Broad consumer recognition and
trust
 Fully engaged with Industry
 New to Europe
 Tests addressed fundamental safety
issues
 Quick consumer recognition
 Rejected and dismissed by Industry
20 years of Euro NCAP

5. 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 trolley55km/h (34mph)
50% car to car,
50% MAIS 3+ injuries

6. 1997: Euro NCAP Phase 1

7. 2003: Child
Occupant Rating
2009: Overall
Rating Scheme
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1997 2002 2007
%ofcarsrated/year
3-stars 4-stars 5-stars
2001: First 5 star car
2016: Current Rating Scheme
Milestones

8. Euro NCAP in 2016
 Adapting to emerging advanced technology

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The future rating scheme is laid out in the
Roadmap 2020 document
Outlook 2020
Domain 1
•Front occupant
protection
•Far side occupant
protection
•SBR update
Domain 2
•AEB C2C Phase 2
•AEB Cyclists
Domain 3
•LKA
•Road departure and
evasive steering
Domain 4
•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
Euro NCAP
Front impact
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Child Safety
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Pedestrian Safety
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
SAS
Euro NCAP, OEMs
PNCAP TWG
Euro NCAP
TEFIRE (THOR)
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Deployable systems
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
AEB C2C
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Inter-lab
Euro NCAP
Side impact
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
AEB VRU
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Comm’s group
Euro NCAP
Whiplash
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
LSS
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Ratings Group
Euro NCAP
IWI
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
Euro NCAP
Front impact
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Child Safety
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Pedestrian Safety
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
SAS
Euro NCAP, OEMs
PNCAP TWG
Euro NCAP
TEFIRE (THOR)
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Deployable systems
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
AEB C2C
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Inter-lab
Euro NCAP
Side impact
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
AEB VRU
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Comm’s group
Euro NCAP
Whiplash
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
LSS
Euro NCAP, OEMs, Suppliers
Ratings Group
Euro NCAP
IWI
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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