At its Vehicle Safety Course earlier today, ASEAN NCAP detailed its 2026-2030 protocol that succeeds its previous five-year-old assessment system. The agency is taking another decisive step in the direction of driver assists, as it will now evaluate the motorcycle detection capabilities of autonomous emergency braking systems.
The car-to-motorcycle test scenarios will include a simple rear-ending situation where the car approaches a motorcycle moving at a steady speed, a junction turn where the car cuts across an oncoming motorcycle’s path, a cross junction, and an instance of the car veering into an oncoming motorcycle. In all instances, the car must either stop or take evasive action.
In lieu of an actual motorcycle, ASEAN NCAP commissioned an ADAS target designed to look like the scooters that are prevalent in markets like Thailand and Indonesia. Supplied by either 4activeSystems (4a) from Austria or the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute (CAERI), the target is mounted on an omnidirectional platform and even has hub-mounted motors to simulate the rotation of the two wheels.
