Euro NCAP Pushes Back on “Safety Equals Higher Prices” NarrativeEuro NCAP is pushing back against a familiar industry refrain: that advanced driver-assistance systems are driving up vehicle prices. In an interview with Australia’s Drive, secretary-general Michiel van Ratingen stopped short of directly accusing automakers, but made it clear the organization does not design its protocols to inflate costs. “Costs are a very important aspect of the whole discussion,” he said, emphasizing that Euro NCAP’s 2026 and 2029 roadmaps are deliberately shifting away from simply mandating more hardware.Instead, the focus is now on system integration, getting existing sensors and safety features to work cohesively. Van Ratingen noted that many modern vehicles already carry th …
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Author: Leroy Marion
