2027  |  Shanghai, China

Here you see a recap of the program of the Safety Summit Shanghai 2026. As soon as the program of the 2027 conference is finalized, you will find it here.

 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

Bharat NCAP 2.0 Requirements

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

DCAS R171 - Compliance Requirements and Practical Issues

Hongjie Fang - TÜV SÜD Certification and Testing (China) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch

  • Development Trend of UN R171 Regulation
  • NATM Multi-Pillar Compliance Framework
  • DCAS: Key Implementation Challenges & Practical Experience

Session: Virtual Development and Testing - Tools and Strategies

C-NCAP 2027: Virtual Assessment Content and Future Roadmap

Dr. Xiaobing Bu - CATARC - China Automotive Technology & Research Center

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

Xiaofan Wu - CAERI - China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co. Ltd.

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

Christoph Kaulich - GNS - Gesellschaft für Numerische Simulation mbH
  • Virtual Testing
  • Post Processing
  • Evaluation
  • Automation

ADAS and AC virtual compliance applied to Euro NCAP 2026

Xavier Sellart Ortega - Applus+ IDIADA
  • ADAS
  • Virtual Testing
  • Euro NCAP VTA
  • DCAS
  • Simulation handbook

Conference Dinner

 Thursday, July 16, 2026 

A Workflow for Next-Generation Virtual Testing under NCAP Regulations using ANSA/META

Weihua Xia, Yong Ding - Cadence
  • Virtual Testing, Pre&Post-processing, HBM
  • With the continuous evolution of NCAP regulations, virtual testing is transitioning from conventional simulation analysis toward scenario-driven and system-level engineering approaches. The expansion of test scenarios, the integration of Human Body Models (HBM), and the introduction of Virtual Testing Crashworthiness (VTC) significantly increase complexity, posing challenges to the consistency and engineering efficiency of traditional CAE workflows.
  • A structured workflow based on ANSA and META enables end-to-end integration of model preparation, simulation setup, and result evaluation, supporting automated multi-criteria and HBM-driven assessment. This approach facilitates a systematic transformation from raw simulation data into engineering-relevant injury metrics.
  • By improving both efficiency and result consistency, the proposed solution provides a scalable virtual testing framework to support next-generation NCAP and VTC requirements.

Driving Success in Virtual Testing and Design for Human Safety with the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment

Alasdair Parkes - Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
  • Occupant setup and HBM injury assessment
  • Virtual Testing workflows
  • Automated reporting
  • Model quality, successful outcomes, LS-DYNA excellence

Building a Virtual Testing Ecosystem: From Compute Models to Advanced Algorithm Development

Chuanxiang Liu - Keysight Technologies, Inc

Session: Methods and Tools for Passive Safety

BSI Image Sensor in High-speed camera & Application of EMVA Sensor Evaluation Standard

Larry Liu - AMETEK Commercial Enterprise (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • Introduction on BSI image sensor technique
  • Benefit of BSI
  • EMVA image sensor evaluation standard
  • How EMVA can guide application choice

Research 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
  • Pre-braking crash scenario
  • High thrust scenario

ServoSled =  “jack-of-all-trades”

Philipp Tölke - Seattle Safety Europe GmbH

Reproducing IIHS 2.0 Side Crash Behavior of Full-Scale Vehicles including Cabin Pressure and Vehicle Intrusion on a Sled Facility

Hanbin Zhou - CSI Certificazione e Testing S.P.A.

New Challenges in Experimental Crash Simulation: China-NCAP Whiplash with Pre-Braking

Kyrie Chen - Encopim

Safety Incident Assessment Methods and Influencing Factor Analysis for Integrated Driving Assistance Systems

Dr. Zhang Fan - Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Certification & Tech Innovation Center Co., LTD

Session: EV Safety

Vehicle weight has negative impact on crash safety

Prof. Dr. Qing Zhou - Tsinghua University
  • The trend that passenger cars get heavier incurs too much kinetic energy on road and additional injuries in collision accidents. In addition to using various material and manufacturing technologies to reduce vehicle mass, we also need to optimize battery layout in battery pack and use battery’s own deformation within its failure tolerance to enhance crash protection.

Fire Safety of Electric Vehicles - C-EFVI Index

Shipeng Ma - China Merchants Testing Vehicle Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CMVR)
  • Statisics of Electric Vehicle Fires
  • Key Technologies of Fire Safety Tests & Evaluations
  • Case Studies

 

 

Program subject to change.