ANCAP and its sister body NCAP have confirmed plans to further tighten up testing standards from January of next year.
In a statement, ANCAP announced it would be making changes to the way it rates vulnerable road user protection, autonomous emergency braking, and other aspects.
From 2023 ANCAP and NCAP will place more emphasis on vehicle-to-vehicle compatibility, doubling the potential point penalty from 4.00 points to 8.00 points.
It will also increase vulnerable road user protection star-rating thresholds by 10%, while also expanding its AEB testing to include reverse tests.
Lastly, it will begin testing driver monitoring systems; a feature becoming increasingly prolific in new vehicles.
“Our 2023 requirements build upon our existing criteria to promote further vehicle safety improvements and address some of the ongoing challenges on our roads,” says ANCAP chief executive officer Carla Hoorweg.
“Vehicles, and the safety technologies within them, are continuing to evolve, and our test criteria are too.
“Physical protection in a crash, and the ability to actively avoid a crash are both essential elements to achieve a high ANCAP safety rating, and this approach will continue from 2023.
“ANCAP safety ratings are designed to ensure new car buyers and the road users they interact with are offered the safest vehicles and newest technologies.
“We encourage all vehicle purchasers to choose a vehicle with the highest ANCAP safety rating possible and the latest datestamp. It could save your life, or the lives of those closest to you.”
