The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the fourth and final volume of its research effort "FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems". This research explored potential technical changes to safety standards that would address conformity challenges posed by automated vehicles, which will inform NHTSA's modernization efforts.
Image: NHTSA read more ... From 2026, ANCAP will refresh its vehicle rating criteria - a notable update that strengthens how it evaluates the safety of new cars across the Stages of Safety: Safe Driving, Crash Avoidance, Crash Protection and Post-Crash. This approach re-organises safety assessment based on the Haddon Injury Prevention Matrix which examines what happens before, during and after a crash.
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read more ... Euro NCAP's independent assessment of the new Mercedes-Benz CLA shows an outstanding safety performance with a five-star result and demonstrates Mercedes' long-standing commitment to developing safer cars. It scores highly across all four categories that contribute to Euro NCAP s overall star rating.
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read more ... Latin American and Caribbean markets are one of the most dynamic and important markets for small and mid-size pickup trucks. The versatility and reliability of these type of vehicles means that they play a vital role in the fleet business as well as private use and triggers the need to evaluate and improve the safety that they offer to the occupants inside and the Vulnerable Road Users outside them.
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read more ... As the leading UN entity for regulatory and policy development in inland transport, UNECE, works to ensure that safe and accessible public transport is an essential component of equitable mobility systems at the global level. At the heart of these efforts is UN Regulation No. 107, the main UNECE regulation governing the construction of buses and coaches, which sets out uniform standards for vehicle design, internal layout, wheelchair access, boarding devices, passenger information and safety features.
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read more ... Following the announcement of the latest Proton Saga assessment result at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Safety and Holistic Innovation for Future Vehicles (SHIFT 2025) held on 28 October 2025, ASEAN NCAP finally released the full report of its assessment result. The new Proton Saga that underwent ASEAN NCAP assessment under the 2021 2025 protocol this year marks the fourth Saga model that ASEAN NCAP has assessed since the vehicle safety program was established in 2011.
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read more ... Experts writing in the BMJ, a leading medical journal, have called for urgent policy intervention to curb the proliferation of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), citing their significant harms to public health and safety. The opinion article highlights that the increasing size and popularity of SUVs - which now account for nearly half of new car sales globally - is directly responsible for greater risk on the roads, particularly for vulnerable users.
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read more ... As part of the preparations for the next EU Framework Program, starting 2028, a joint proposal for an Automotive Partnership has been presented to the European Commission's DG RTD. The initiative, developed by ERTRAC together with 2Zero, CCAM and EARPA, and coordinated with EUCAR and CLEPA, aims to strengthen Europe's competitiveness by boosting and accelerating collaborative Research & Innovation in the automotive sector.
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