The European New Car Assessment Programme： A historical review

Established in 1997, the European New Car Assessment Programme （Euro NCAP） provides consumers with a safety performance assessment for the majority of the most popular cars in Europe. Thanks to its rigorous crash tests, Euro NCAP has rapidly become an important driver safety improvement to new cars....

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Published inChinese journal of traumatology Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 63 - 69
Main Authors van Ratingen, Michiel, Williams, Aled, Lie, Anders, Seeck, Andre, Castaing, Pierre, Kolke, Reinhard, Adriaenssens, Guido, Miller, Andrew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China Elsevier B.V 01.04.2016
Euro NCAP, 2 Place du Luxembourg, 1050 Brussels, Belgium%Swedish Traffic Administration, SE-781 89 Borl(a)nge, Sweden%Federal Highway Research Institute, Brüderstraβe 53, D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany%Group UTAC CERAM, Avenue Georges Boillot, 91310 Linas-Montlhéry, France%ADAC, Otto-Lilienthal-Straβe 2, 86899 Landsberg am Lech,Germany%International Consumer Research and Testing Ltd, 24 Highbury Crescent, London N5 1RX, United Kingdom
Elsevier
Subjects
Accident Prevention - methods
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Automobiles - standards
Crash testing
Europe
European New Car Assessment Programme
Female
Humans
Invited Review
Male
NCAP
Program Evaluation
Safety - standards
Safety Management - organization & administration
Safety rating
Vehicle safety
交通安全工作
历史
安全性能评估
欧洲新车评估组织
汽车
综合评价系统
车辆安全
European New Car Assessment Programme
Crash testing
Safety rating
Vehicle safety
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Summary:Established in 1997, the European New Car Assessment Programme （Euro NCAP） provides consumers with a safety performance assessment for the majority of the most popular cars in Europe. Thanks to its rigorous crash tests, Euro NCAP has rapidly become an important driver safety improvement to new cars. After ten years of rating vehicles, Euro NCAP felt that a change was necessary to stay in tune with rapidly emerging driver assistance and crash avoidance systems and to respond to shifting priorities in road safety. A new overall rating system was introduced that combines the most important aspects of vehicle safety under a single star rating. The overall rating system has allowed Euro NCAP to continue to push for better fitment and higher performance for vehicles sold on the European market. In the coming years, the safety rating is expected to play an important role in the support of the roll-out of highly automated vehicles.
Bibliography:Established in 1997, the European New Car Assessment Programme （Euro NCAP） provides consumers with a safety performance assessment for the majority of the most popular cars in Europe. Thanks to its rigorous crash tests, Euro NCAP has rapidly become an important driver safety improvement to new cars. After ten years of rating vehicles, Euro NCAP felt that a change was necessary to stay in tune with rapidly emerging driver assistance and crash avoidance systems and to respond to shifting priorities in road safety. A new overall rating system was introduced that combines the most important aspects of vehicle safety under a single star rating. The overall rating system has allowed Euro NCAP to continue to push for better fitment and higher performance for vehicles sold on the European market. In the coming years, the safety rating is expected to play an important role in the support of the roll-out of highly automated vehicles.
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ISSN:1008-1275
DOI:10.1016/j.cjtee.2015.11.016