Pedestrian Protection - Development Strategies
Side Impact - Requirements and Development Strategies
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Euro NCAP launches Assisted Driving GradingEuro NCAP releases its second series of Highway Assist tests. To ensure the safe adoption of these and other assisted driving technologies by consumers, Euro NCAP has developed a dedicated test and assessment protocol, and a grading system. The latest test series includes ten cars that offer Highway Assist: the Audi Q8, the BMW 3 Series, the Ford Kuga, the Mercedes GLE, the Nissan Juke, the Peugeot 2008, the Renault Clio, the Tesla Model 3, the Volkswagen Passat and the Volvo V60.
read more ... Isuzu and Toyota show their Customers Safety is the PriorityThe first vehicle models to undergo independent ANCAP safety testing to expanded 2020 criteria have shown safety is of paramount importance regardless of market segment or vehicle use. All variants of the Isuzu D-MAX (Utility) and Toyota Yaris (Light Car) have achieved the maximum 5 star ANCAP safety rating against the latest test and rating criteria including the fitting of a new centre airbag.
read more ... NHTSA announces major Improvements to Child Passenger SafetyThe U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration introduces the new Q3s crash test dummy and proposes new regulatory updates to improve the safety of child restraint systems.
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read more ... New Recommendations for a safe and ethical Transition towards Driverless MobilityThe European Commission publishes a report by an independent group of experts on Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs). Who should be responsible in case of a collision when there is no human driver? How can ethical and responsible data sharing by CAVs be ensured? Are pedestrians and cyclists more at risk with CAVs in traffic? read more ... Safety Rebooted: New Toyota Yaris sets the Benchmark for Small Family Car SafetyEuro NCAP returns with the result of the first car to be rated against its revamped 2020 protocols. Toyota s latest small family car, the Yaris, chalks up a full five stars.
read more ... 15th Praxis Conference Pedestrian Protection - ON SITE and ONLINEThe 15th Praxis Conference Pedestrian Protection will take place on 28 and 29 October in Bergisch Gladbach/Germany. The conference will focus on the latest developments concerning the safety of vulnerable road users. These include the introduction of a new leg impactor and the extension of the head impact zone. read more ... Improving Automatic Emergency Braking with FLIR Thermal ImagingRecent AEB tests from FLIR examined how adding a thermal sensor and fusing the data with a radar, a visible sensor, and a trained neural network can improve pedestrian detection from current AEB systems. Following positive proof-of-concept test results announced earlier this year, FLIR and VSI Labs returned to the American Center for Mobility and conducted positive detection AEB tests.
read more ... Security Software for Autonomous VehiclesBefore autonomous vehicles participate in road traffic, they must demonstrate conclusively that they do not pose a danger to others. New software developed at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) prevents accidents by predicting different variants of a traffic situation every millisecond.
read more ... IDIADA appointed as ASEAN NCAP Laboratory for Europe and the United StatesThe New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has officially appointed IDIADA as the sole and exclusive laboratory in Europe and the United States to conduct ASEAN NCAP testing for new vehicles aimed at the Southeast Asian region.
read more ... Virtual Companion increases Safety for Trucks on the RoadTrucks are the mainstay of logistics. In Germany, three-quarters of all goods are transported by road. Time pressure, long working hours, and monotonous convoys are part and parcel of the truck driver s everyday routine. If the driver is distracted, overtired, or reacts too slowly, the consequences can be disastrous. Automated driving functions are key to avoiding accidents and dangerous situations.
read more ... MESSRING extends Product Range by static VRU TargetsThe increasing application of emergency braking systems to avoid collisions with other vehicles or "Vulnerable Road Users" (VRU) requires new test scenarios and tools. The reliability of safety systems needs to be tested and validated for a wide range of traffic situations. The newly developed MESSRING Playing Child Target (PCT) is designed to simulate a child on a toy car and enables the easy and uncomplicated execution of AEB tests, especially AEB VRU pedestrian back-over tests.
read more ... Progress in virtual Testing for Automotive ApplicationsThe jointly organized workshop from VIRTUAL and OSCCAR on 8 September was a great success; 166 people attended. The topic attracted a general audience interested in the latest advancements with respect to virtual testing in automotive applications. The VIRTUAL-OSCCAR workshop was recorded and can be viewed here.
read more ... UN General Assembly urges halving of global Road Traffic Deaths by 2030The United Nations General Assembly has approved a second UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, to 2030, reaffirming commitment to the road safety Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target to halve road traffic deaths and serious injuries.
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