July 15 – 16, 2026  |  Shanghai, China

Program Highlights
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 Wednesday, July 15, 2026 

Welcome

Constantin Hoffmann - carhs.training gmbh

Session: Global Automotive Safety Requirements

How C-NCAP Responds to Safety Challenges Brought by Electrification and Intelligence

Haitao Zhu - CATARC - China Automotive Technology & Research Center

Global Legislation and Consumer Protection Update

Direktor & Professor Andre Seeck - BASt - German Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute

Euro NCAP 2029 - Next Steps

Direktor & Professor Andre Seeck - BASt - German Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute

Session: From ADAS to automated driving functions

The UN Regulation on ADS is ready – What is next?

John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com
  • What do the UNECE and UN Regulations mean for China?
  • What is required to get an ADS approval?
  • What is a Safety Management System and why does it need approval?
  • What is a “safety case” for an ADS?
  • Is it possible to bridge automation levels 2 (DCAS) and 3 (ADS)?
  • Convenience or safety: What is driving automation anyway?

UFOnext – Next level Euro NCAP testing: Efficiency and high speed

Markus Schmidl - Humanetics Austria GmbH

The ICV Data Factory: An In-Door, Infinite Laboratory for Systematic ADAS/ADS Safety Validation

Xiaoying Li - Shanghai Digauto Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.

Vehicle-VRU Interaction Scenario Database: From Construction to Application in Automated Driving Safety

Dr. Ziyu Wang - AD Safety Joint Lab, Jilin University

New Regulations Reshape Intelligent Safety Benchmark: Analysis of C-ICAP 2026 Assessment Rules

Shuai Zhao - CATARC - China Automotive Technology & Research Center

Session: Virtual Development and Testing - Tools and Strategies

Global Overview of Virtual Testing Activities, VTA und VTC for Euro NCAP

Animator4-based Virtual Testing and Assessment tool for comprehensive NCAP Safety evaluation

Christoph Kaulich - GNS - Gesellschaft für Numerische Simulation mbH

CAERI’s Reflections and work on qualification for HBM-based Virtual Testing

Huida Zhang - CAERI - China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co. Ltd.

 

 Thursday, July 16, 2026 

Session: Methods and Tools for Passive Safety

Study on Whiplash Injury in Female Occupants

Hang Qiu - CAERI - China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co. Ltd.

NextGen ATDs – Latest Updates on Hardware Design, Models, and Implementation

Paul Lemmen - Humanetics Europe

Test Method for Integrated Safety Protection Technology Based on Active-Passive Signal Fusion Triggering

Yang Rui - CAERI - China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co. Ltd.

Flexible and Modular Catapult Systems

Youwen Wu - Instron (Shanghai) Limited

ServoSled =  “jack-of-all-trades”

Philipp Tölke - Seattle Safety Europe GmbH

Session: EV Safety

Fire Safety of Electric Vehicles

Shipeng Ma - China Merchants Testing Vehicle Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CMVR)

Trends in Emission Standard Requirements for Battery Electric Vehicles

Liu Le - CATARC - China Automotive Technology & Research Center

 

 

Program subject to change.