Saving lives with safer cars:​ the past, present and future of consumer safety ratings

van Ratingen, Michiel R.

Affiliations

¹European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP)

Abstract and keywords

The 2016 Bertil Altman lecture provides a historical perspective on the development of consumer safety ratings and gives an overview of the tests carried out by many New Car Assessment Programs around the world. It presents the latest challenges and identifies future research needs in this area.

Keywords: New Car Assessment Program, Consumer Ratings, Crash Avoidance, Automated Driving

Links

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