The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has added a new program that evaluates advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to their list of tests.
Analysing ADAS
The ASEAN NCAP has launched a new testing program called Intelligent Vehicle Advanced Safety Assessment (IVASA). The program was designed to evaluate ADAS and Intelligent Driving Systems (IDS) in new vehicles under real world driving conditions.
According to ASEAN NCAP’s official statement, the development of IVASA was “built upon the principle of balancing driving safety with user experience.” The core of IVASA’s testing is based on “operational performance, system reliability, and risk management capabilities of intelligent driving technologies.”
IVASA will be applied specifically to vehicles with Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) Level 2 self-driving. The program will assess a vehicle’s ADAS or IDS based on the following criteria:
- “how effectively intelligent driving systems respond to traffic situations”
- “how they maintain operational stability, support driver engagement”
- “how the systems contribute to overall road safety”
The ASEAN NCAP has opened its program to auto makers that are keen to develop intelligent vehicle safety systems and innovation.
“IVASA offers Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) a valuable opportunity to showcase the maturity, robustness, and real-world performance of their intelligent driving systems equipped in their models,” the organisation wrote on its website.
The organisation aims for IVASA to serve as a “regional benchmark” that allows vehicle manufacturers to showcase their technology in the real-world driving conditions of Southeast Asia. These systems will encounter common traffic issues in the region, such as; “mixed traffic conditions, high motorcycle density, diverse infrastructure quality, and tropical weather environments.”
Launch and results
The ASEAN NCAP will release the first result of IVASA in October this year. The report will consist of “valuable insights” reflecting the current state of driving technologies in Southeast Asia’s vehicle market.
The organisation hopes to develop its coverage of evolving vehicle technologies through IVASA, growing beyond “conventional vehicle safety ratings.”
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