Horiba MIRA’s accreditation from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has been extended to include the conducting of official active safety system testing on passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
Central to the delivery of Euro NCAP active safety system testing at Horiba MIRA’s test laboratory in Nuneaton, UK will be its Assured CAV facility, a comprehensive resource for supporting end-to-end CAV development. This multimodal facility (which won a 2022 Vehicle Dynamics International Award) features various physical and virtual testing environments where real-world automotive scenarios can be replicated to deliver the controlled and repeatable tests that engineers conduct to evaluate the latest assisted, automated and connected driving systems.
The configurable environments that will be used for Euro NCAP active safety tests include an expansive highway, a city environment, and road junctions.
“We have made a significant investment in world-class test track facilities, state-of-the-art equipment and robust processes at our test laboratory in Nuneaton and we’ll be announcing more exciting developments in this space soon. We’re pleased our facilities will be used to support the mission to create a safer future for mobility,” said Graeme Stewart, Horiba MIRA’s chief technical officer.
The UK vehicle test facility has a long-standing association with Euro NCAP, having been accredited for passive safety testing since 2012, with its current work including supporting the development of the organisation’s new heavy truck rating scheme testing protocols.
Michiel van Ratingen, secretary general at Euro NCAP, added that the organisation is already supporting Green NCAP in assessing vehicles for their sustainability. “We are impressed by Horiba MIRA’s commitment to support Euro NCAP’s safety programme, including cars, vans, and heavy goods vehicles, but also by its wish to join us in our quest to provide safer vehicles and roads for European citizens and meet Vision Zero targets,” he stated.
