Euro NCAP heralds an expansion of HORIBA MIRA’s laboratory accreditation, empowering the esteemed UK test laboratory to execute official active safety system evaluations for passenger and light commercial vehicles. This announcement underscores a strategic enhancement of vehicle safety protocols across Europe, spotlighting an evolved collaboration with HORIBA MIRA.
Spanning a decade, HORIBA MIRA’s engagement with Euro NCAP primarily focused on passive safety evaluations. This partnership’s progression into active safety system assessments utilizes HORIBA MIRA’s cutting-edge ASSURED CAV facility. Equipped with diverse testing environments, this facility facilitates the simulation of real-world and virtual conditions for analyzing assisted, automated, and connected driving technologies.
This collaboration transcends technological exploitation, rooted deeply in a mutual aspiration for road safety augmentation. Dr. Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General of Euro NCAP, articulates his enthusiasm for incorporating HORIBA MIRA into Euro NCAP’s esteemed network of safety assessment laboratories across Europe. He accentuates the laboratory’s allegiance to Euro NCAP’s safety endeavors and its consonance with the Vision Zero initiative, targeting the eradication of road fatalities and serious injuries.
Concurrently, HORIBA MIRA significantly contributes to the formulation of novel testing protocols for Euro NCAP’s imminent Safer Trucks Programme. This initiative underscores both organizations’ dedication to broadening their safety scrutiny beyond passenger conveyances, recognizing the substantial influence of commercial vehicles on road safety.
HORIBA MIRA’s commitment to road safety advancement shines through its proactive stance on active safety pre-tests and its ambition to sculpt a safer future for European thoroughfares. Their endeavors resonate with Euro NCAP’s overarching mission to cultivate safer road environments universally, reflecting a unified stride towards the Vision Zero objective.
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