Source: IE
Context:
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has released the draft Bharat NCAP 2.0, updating India’s crash-safety rating framework with higher safety benchmarks and new test categories.
Purpose:
- Upgrade India’s vehicle safety standards to align with global norms.
- Protect occupants, pedestrians, and vulnerable road users.
- Encourage adoption of advanced safety technologies by manufacturers.
Key Features:
- Assessment Verticals:
- Safe Driving
- Accident Avoidance
- Crash Protection
- Vulnerable Road User Protection (new)
- Post-Crash Safety (new)
- Expanded Crash Tests:
- Frontal impact, side impact, oblique pole test
- Full-width frontal test (new)
- Rear impact test (new)
- Injury Evaluation:
- Uses Advanced Test Dummies (ATDs) to measure injury in multiple scenarios.
- Accident-Avoidance Technologies:
- Mandatory ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
- Optional AEBS (Autonomous Emergency Braking) earns extra points
- Post-Crash Safety:
- Fire/electrical safety
- Ease of occupant escape (doors and seat belts)
- Revised Star Ratings:
- Higher point thresholds
- No 5-star rating if any vertical scores zero or shows severe injury risk
