Four new advanced driver assistance systems added to the New Car Assessment Program

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that four new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies - blind spot warning (BSW), blind spot intervention (BSI), lane keeping assist (LKA) and pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB) - will be added to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). This decision will take effect from the 2026 model year. In addition, NHTSA has also developed a 10-year roadmap to update NCAP in stages from 2024 to 2033.