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The UK's best-selling commercial van Gold-rated by Euro NCAP for 'active' safety

COMMENT: Euro NCAP Commercial Van ratings bring collision severity onto the radar

Today, Euro NCAP, the voluntary vehicle safety programme, released updated ratings for 18 commercial vans. The vans’ ‘active’ crash avoidance systems were tested against tougher new protocols, resulting in a variety of safety awards from ‘Gold’ through to ‘Not Recommended’.
Automotive risk intelligence company Thatcham Research is the UK’s only Euro NCAP accredited testing centre, and its chief
Tesla’s Model Y is the safest car to be launched onto the UK’s roads in 2022

The safest new car of 2022: Tesla Model Y crowned What Car? Safety Award winner as European new car releases achieve best-ever Euro NCAP test scores

Tesla scoops safety prize at the annual What Car? Car of the Year awards, held in London Model Y’s 98% Safety Assist score highest-ever recorded by Euro NCAP Strong-performing Smart #1 and Mercedes EQE named as award runners-up Euro NCAP reports best-ever results in 2022 with 53 of 67 cars tested earning five-star rating Driver monitoring systems and centre airbags now feature on majority of shor

Best-ever Euro NCAP test results shape Thatcham Research safest cars list for 2022

Best-ever Euro NCAP test results shape Thatcham Research safest cars list for 2022

Thatcham Research and What Car? present 10-car shortlist for the What Car? Safety Award 2023 Judges only consider five-star Euro NCAP rated vehicles, along with other criteria such as safety innovation and mass market appeal All cars tested by Euro NCAP in 2022 score four- or five-star rating for first time in programme history Results show safety performance remains a top priority for carmakers

“Nowhere is the difference between EV and ICE more clearly underlined than in the insurance claim chain.”

Thatcham Research secures funding to identify EV repair and insurance pain points

Five-month research project funded by Innovate UK (IUK), the UK’s innovation agency · Insurer LV= and SYNETIQ, a specialist in vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling, to support Thatcham Research
Risk intelligence specialist Thatcham Research is today announcing that it will lead a funded project focused on Electric Vehicle (EV) collision repair and salvage processes and their i

Transforming a Toyota Hilux pick-up into a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle

Thatcham Research partners with Toyota on pioneering Hydrogen Hilux project

Thatcham Research is working closely with Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (TMUK) to develop a hydrogen version of Toyota’s iconic Hilux pick-up.

The world’s first highly automated driverless parking function will be available for certain S-Class and EQS variants

Comment: Mercedes/Bosch fully automated parking system approved in Germany

The world’s first automated driverless parking function has been officially approved for commercial use, with Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority green-lighting the Mercedes-Benz / Bosch automated parking system in a parking garage at Stuttgart Airport.
Thatcham Research chief research strategy officer Matthew Avery comments:
“Mercedes-Benz continues to break new ground in Germany, w

REVEALED: Differing attitudes to self-driving tech in the US and UK

Trust in Automation: US and UK motorists’ behavioural quirks reveal Automated system design challenge

Further insights revealed from the Trust in Automation survey

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In Progress: @innovateuk hosted workshop and roundtable, marking the culmination of the first phase of our research into the repair and insurance pain points created by the increased uptake of Battery Electric Vehicles

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Great to see our research into EV collision repair and salvage processes, and the insurance claim pain points they create, driving the conversation on strategies to support the rapid global shift to an electric car parc https://t.co/wHEgjxAScy

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RT @ThatchamRepair: The March issue of @bodyshopmag features Dean Lander, our head of repair sector services, speaking about the benefits o…

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RT @automotiveworld: Matthew Avery shares the results of Thatcham Research's latest automotive study, which suggests that US and UK consume…

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RT @WhatVan: New van safety ratings have been published, prompting a call for improved ADAS systems: https://t.co/uCRzgnsPle https://t.co/x…

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Impact severity for van collisions tends to be higher than those involving cars. Important, therefore, that @EuroNCAP's ratings focus on the performance of safety technologies that avoid or mitigate crashes. Read our full commentary here: https://t.co/461FpiSZwq https://t.co/xGX6sLnjzz

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RT @abpclub: .@ThatchamRsrch's Bill Wing, Academy Services Manager, retires after more than 25 years... https://t.co/1dCGdx2bHY https://t.…

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RT @autocar: Thatcham purchased the Nottinghamshire-based Gamston Airport site in 2021 https://t.co/JbTNqe2VuC

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As @Gill_Nowell says in this @InsuranceTimes_ piece, overcoming perceived barriers is key to increased adoption of #EV tech. We're pleased to be helping identify the impact of #ElectricVehicle repair and salvage processes on insurance claims. https://t.co/mQiNyfpVno

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We're big fans of neatly-packaged explainers that can help motorists – particularly when they're written about Assisted Driving tech. Here's one about Lane Keep Assist that caught our eye. Nice work, @TheCarExpertUK, team! #LKA #MotoringAdvice https://t.co/afVWIV6FwK

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We recently gave @autocar an exclusive preview of our brand-new Testing Centre in Nottingham. Click below to read what our chief engineer Ben Townsend had to say about the 100-acre facility #RiskIntelligence #assurance #safety https://t.co/9uMErojtbm

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More stunning shots from our new facility, which is now very much open for business. This unique centre is ready to provide insights across the automotive risk spectrum, and includes full Euro NCAP testing capability amongst others. safety.testing@thatcham.org https://t.co/58AFzeE7vD

More stunning shots from our new facility, which is now very much open for business. This unique centre is ready to provide insights across the automotive risk spectrum, and includes full Euro NCAP testing capability amongst others. safety.testing@thatcham.org https://t.co/58AFzeE7vD

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As the UK's only insurer funded automotive research centre, Thatcham Research enjoy a wide remit at the forefront of the latest vehicle technology. Thatcham's leading work in vehicle safety and security has a vital role in shaping the designs of new vehicles, whilst the centre is also seen as a key industry player at the forefront of driving standards in vehicle body repair.

Thatcham's Crash Laboratory is the only official UK crash testing centre for consumer safety body Euro NCAP and are viewed as a centre of excellence when it comes to active vehicle safety, particularly the evaluation of new Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) which provide the foundation for future vehicle autonomy.

Enjoying an increasingly global influence in both the insurance and automotive sectors, Thatcham Research expertise is in great demand with a range of opinion leaders being regularly asked to provide their experience and know-how at high profile events and in the media, living up to their reputation as ‘Experts in Safety, Security and Crash Repair’.

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