Future test programs

This page contains information on the development of new tests and is intended to help manufacturers and testing houses understand future evaluations.

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Moderate overlap front evaluation 2.0 DRAFT protocols

Test protocol

• Moderate overlap frontal crashworthiness evaluation crash test protocol for front and rear occupants Version I | Draft (April 2020)

Rating protocol — coming in 2022

Miscellaneous

• Development of a crashworthiness evaluation program for rear-seated occupants in frontal crashes — presentation at 2020 SAE government/industry meeting

Dummy positioning

• Dummy seating procedure for rear outboard positions Version II | draft II (January 2021); procedure for properly positioning rear-seat dummies in moderate overlap and side impact crash tests
  

Front crash prevention testing

• Pedestrian autonomous emergency braking test protocol Version III | Draft (January 2022)