NHTSA announced a series of actions to accelerate American automated vehicle innovation. These initiatives build on the Trump Administration's ongoing efforts to help developers safely deploy AVs while enhancing road safety for Americans.
Image: NHTSA read more ... On June 27, 2026, the mandatory national standard "Safety Requirements for Intelligent and Connected Vehicles - Combined Driving Assistance System" (GB 47955-2026), was officially released and is scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2027.
read more ... IVEX is releasing software that will integrate Euro NCAP's 2026 Protocols into IVEX's NCAP Evaluator. Euro NCAP recently demonstrated its 2026 testing protocols at a media event held across the Netherlands and Belgium and is preparing for official vehicle evaluations across all safety stages: Safe Driving, that includes new On-road Driving evaluation, Crash Avoidance, Crash Protection, and Post Crash Safety.
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read more ... The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding with government agencies, mobility companies, and research organizations to support a three-year Level 4 autonomous driving demonstration project in Gwangju, Korea. The initiative aims to validate autonomous driving technologies in real- world urban environments while addressing the emerging safety, liability, and insurance challenges posed by highly automated vehicles.
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read more ... Waymo's driverless cars are involved in fewer crashes than human drivers, but the federal system for monitoring automated vehicles needs improvement, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Per vehicle mile traveled (VMT), Waymo's driverless vehicles deployed in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin were involved in 68% fewer crashes than human drivers, researchers found.
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read more ... Battery testing will be the topic of an upcoming free online seminar hosted by carhs. The event will examine current methods and challenges in testing battery cells, modules, and packs, with a focus on safety, performance, and validation requirements
read more ... Adhering to the principles of "professionalism, impartiality, scientific rigor, independence, and public welfare," the China Insurance Automotive Safety Index (C-IASI) conducted evaluations on five vehicle models based on the 2023 C-IASI testing protocol. An expert review panel consisting of eight specialists randomly selected from universities, the insurance industry, and the automotive sector was formed to professionally assess the test data and evaluation results.
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read more ... HERE Technologies announced that its HERE Road Alerts service now formally fulfills the requirements defined by Data for Road Safety (DFRS) to support Euro New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) scoring for real-time road hazard information. This milestone enables automakers using HERE Road Alerts to qualify for up to 1.35 Euro NCAP points, depending on implemented use cases and system capabilities.
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read more ... ASEAN NCAP has released the ATB001: ASEAN Motorcycle Target (AMT) Specification Version 1.1, updating the previously released Version 1.0. The latest version introduces an amendment to Section 4: AMT Manufacturer, which provides the list of companies that have successfully established manufacturing capabilities for the ASEAN Motorcycle Target (AMT) in accordance with the specified key performance features.
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read more ... KIDI/KART signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Toyota Lexus, to strengthen cooperation on vehicle data integration and enhance customer access to insurance benefits. Under the agreement, Toyota Lexus will provide detailed vehicle specifications and information on ADAS features equipped on Toyota and Lexus vehicles, while KIDI/KART will incorporate the information into the insurance information network used by insurers across Korea. The initiative is intended to improve the efficiency and accuracy of vehicle information used in automobile insurance services.
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read more ... As the world gathers in New York for the UN High-Level Meeting on Global Road Safety, we are confronted by a sobering truth: around 1.19 million people still lose their lives on the world's roads every year, and road crashes remain the leading cause of death for children. Behind each of those numbers is a family whose loss was preventable.
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read more ... CESVI MÉXICO conducts a controlled submersion test on a Hybrid Electric Vehicle to analyze postflood degradation and long-term risks of high-voltage components. The rapid growth of electrified mobility-BEVs, PHEVs, and REEVs-coincides with rising urban flooding events. To assess how prolonged water exposure affects high-density energy components, CESVI MÉXICO developed a controlled submersion study on a hybrid platform.
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read more ... How can automated vehicles be supported when they encounter situations they cannot handle on their own? This question is at the heart of RemoteReadyMove, a new Horizon Europe project that has joined SAFER's project portfolio. The project brings together researchers, industry, transport operators and policymakers from across Europe to advance the technical and societal readiness of remote operation in connected, cooperative and automated mobility (CCAM).
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Dummy Basics 08.09.2026 - 09.09.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Pedestrian Protection Workshop Vehicle Mark-Up 14.09.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
NCAP - New Car Assessment Programs: Tests, Assessment Methods, Ratings - Fokus Passive Safety 15.09.2026 - 16.09.2026 in Alzenau
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Direktor & Professor Andre Seeck - BASt - Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute |
EUR 1450 |
Pedestrian Protection Workshop Testing 15.09.2026 - 16.09.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1960 |
Introduction to Passive Safety of Vehicles 16.09.2026 - 17.09.2026 in Alzenau
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Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh |
EUR 1450 |
Head Impact on Vehicle Interiors: FMVSS 201 and UN R21 16.09.2026 - 17.09.2026 Online
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Thomas Dittus - Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG |
EUR 890 |
Whiplash Test- und Bewertungsverfahren beim Heckaufprall 17.09.2026 in Alzenau
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Thomas Frank - LEAR Corporation GmbH |
EUR 890 |
Pedestrian Protection Workshop aPLI 17.09.2026 - 18.09.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1960 |
Basics of Homologation 18.09.2026 Online
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Christian Radt - EDAG Engineering GmbH |
EUR 415 |
NVH - Background, Practice and Simulation Methodology 21.09.2026 - 24.09.2026 Online
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Zopp - RheinMain UAS, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Jennewein - Darmstadt UAS |
EUR 1340 |
Introduction to Impact Biomechanics and Human Body Models 22.09.2026 - 25.09.2026 Online
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Dr. Karin Brolin - Lightness by Design AB |
EUR 1450 |
Material Models of Metals for Crash Simulation 22.09.2026 - 23.09.2026 Online
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Dr.-Ing. Helmut Gese - MATFEM Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH |
EUR 890 |
Dummy Training Hybrid III 5%, 50%, 95% 22.09.2026 - 23.09.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
The SafeBattery Experience 2026 23.09.2026 - 24.09.2026 in Reichertshofen
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Industry Experts |
EUR 1790 |
Dummy Training Hybrid III 3 and 6 y/o 24.09.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Dummy Certification Basics Hybrid III 5%, 50%, 95%, 3y/o, 6y/o 25.09.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Pedestrian Protection - Test Procedures 29.09.2026 - 01.10.2026 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 2520 |
Machine Learning (ML) and Reduced Order Modelling (ROM) and their Application for Optimization and Reliability Analysis 29.09.2026 - 02.10.2026 Online
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Dr. Kambiz Kayvantash - CADLM |
EUR 1450 |
Design for Durability - Lightweight Car Bodies and Fatigue 30.09.2026 in Alzenau
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Jung - Technical University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen |
EUR 890 |
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