Euro NCAP Test Scenarios for Protocol Specification Years 2026–2028
Euro NCAP® protocols define a comprehensive set of vehicle safety evaluations across multiple stages of safety, including safe driving, crash avoidance, crash protection, and post-crash response, along with assessments of occupant protection and interactions with vulnerable road users.
The Automated Driving Toolbox™ Test Suite for Euro NCAP® Protocols support package supports a subset of these evaluations by focusing on advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) test scenarios. The support package provides options to generate seed scenario descriptors and their variants, which you can use to perform exhaustive safety assessments of various automated driving applications. The support package enables you to test these applications in accordance with Euro NCAP test protocols for various protocol specification years. This topic describes the supported Euro NCAP test scenarios for the protocol specification years 2026–2028, which include both day scenarios and night scenarios. For information on which tests are night scenarios, see the figure in the Euro NCAP Group and Subgroup Names section.
Euro NCAP Group and Subgroup Names — Describes the grouping hierarchy of the supported Euro NCAP test scenarios for protocol specification years 2026–2028.
Euro NCAP Test Scenario Information — Describes the supported Euro NCAP test scenarios for protocol specification years 2026–2028.
For more information on the Euro NCAP test scenarios, see Euro NCAP Car Safety Protocols. For more information on the supported Euro NCAP test scenarios for the protocol specification years 2023–2025, see Euro NCAP Test Scenarios for Protocol Specification Years 2023–2025.
Euro NCAP Group and Subgroup Names
The Automated Driving Toolbox Test Suite for Euro NCAP Protocols support package organizes Euro NCAP test scenarios for protocol specification years 2026–2028 into a
hierarchical structure of groups and subgroups. Each group represents a high-level
protocol category, while each subgroup corresponds to a lower-level classification that
contains multiple test scenarios. Some support package features, such as ncapScore,
ncapReport, and exportReport enable you to specify a group name or subgroup name instead
of an individual test name.
Group Names:
"EuroNCAP""StandardCarUrban""CA""CA FC"
Subgroup Names:
"CA FC CarToCar""CA FC Pedestrian""CA FC CPTA""CA FC Bicyclist""CA FC CBTA""CA FC Motorcyclist"
This table lists the subgroup names and the corresponding Euro NCAP test scenario names. For more information on Euro NCAP test scenarios, see Euro NCAP Test Scenario Information.
| Subgroup Name | Euro NCAP Test Name |
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"CA FC CarToCar"
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"CA FC Pedestrian"
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"CA FC CPTA"
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"CA FC Bicyclist"
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"CA FC CBTA"
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"CA FC Motorcyclist"
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This figure shows the grouping hierarchy of Euro NCAP test scenarios for protocol specification years 2026–2028 in the Automated Driving Toolbox Test Suite for Euro NCAP Protocols support package. Most of the scenarios in the hierarchy are day scenarios except these scenarios which are both day and night scenarios:
"CA FC CPLA""CA FC CPFA""CA FC CPNA""CA FC CPNCO"
Euro NCAP Test Scenario Information
These tables lists the full names of Euro NCAP test scenarios, the corresponding value to specify them in MATLAB®, and their descriptions for protocol specification years 2026–2028. For more information, see the Crash Avoidance Frontal Collisions Protocol document.
You can specify the Euro NCAP test names as input argument values to some support package features, such
as ncapSpec, ncapScenario, ncapScore,
ncapReport, assessmentTable, and exportReport.
Car-to-Car Crash Avoidance Frontal Collision Test Scenarios
| Euro NCAP Scenario Full Name | MATLAB Argument Value | Subgroup Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Car-to-Car Rear stationary | "CA FC CCRs" | "CA FC CarToCar" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a stationary target vehicle, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego and the rear side of the target. |
Car-to-Car Rear moving | "CA FC CCRm" | "CA FC CarToCar" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a target vehicle traveling at a constant speed, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego and the rear side of the target. |
Car-to-Car Rear braking | "CA FC CCRb" | "CA FC CarToCar" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a target vehicle that travels at a constant speed, then decelerates, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego and the rear side of the target. |
Car-to-car Crossing Straight Crossing Path | "CA FC CCCscp" | "CA FC CarToCar" | The ego and target vehicles move toward a junction on straight, perpendicular paths, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego and one side of the target. |
Car-to-Car Front Head-On lane change | "CA FC CCFhol" | "CA FC CarToCar" | The ego and target vehicles move toward each other, each traveling in different lanes. The target vehicle performs a lane change into the ego lane, resulting in a head-on collision. |
Car-to-Car Front Head-On straight | "CA FC CCFhos" | "CA FC CarToCar" | The ego and target vehicles move toward each other in the same lane, resulting in a head-on collision. |
Car-to-Car Front turn-across-path | "CA FC CCFtap" | "CA FC CarToCar" | The ego vehicle turns across the path of an oncoming target vehicle traveling at a constant speed, resulting in a head-on collision. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Crash Avoidance Frontal Collision Test Scenarios
| Euro NCAPScenario Full Name | MATLAB Argument Value | Subgroup Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Car-to-Pedestrian Longitudinal Adult | "CA FC CPLA" | "CA FC Pedestrian" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward an adult pedestrian walking in front of it, in the same direction, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Farside Adult | "CA FC CPFA" | "CA FC Pedestrian" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward an adult pedestrian running across its path from the farside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Adult | "CA FC CPNA" | "CA FC Pedestrian" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward an adult pedestrian walking across its path from the nearside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Child Obstructed | "CA FC CPNCO" | "CA FC Pedestrian" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a child pedestrian walking across its path from the nearside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Turning Adult farside opposite | "CA FC CPTAfo" | "CA FC Pedestrian" "CA FC CPTA" | The ego vehicle moves forward into a junction, then turns toward an adult pedestrian. The adult pedestrian starts in the opposite direction to the ego vehicle, walking across the junction from the farside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Turning Adult nearside opposite | "CA FC CPTAno" | "CA FC Pedestrian" "CA FC CPTA" | The ego vehicle moves forward into a junction, then turns toward an adult pedestrian. The adult pedestrian starts in the opposite direction to the ego vehicle, walking across the junction from the nearside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Turning Adult farside same | "CA FC CPTAfs" | "CA FC Pedestrian" "CA FC CPTA" | The ego vehicle moves forward into a junction, then turns toward an adult pedestrian. The adult pedestrian starts in the same direction as the ego vehicle, walking across the junction from the farside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Pedestrian Turning Adult nearside same | "CA FC CPTAns" | "CA FC Pedestrian" "CA FC CPTA" | The ego vehicle moves forward into a junction, then turns toward an adult pedestrian. The adult pedestrian starts in the same direction as the ego vehicle, walking across the junction from the nearside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the pedestrian. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Crash Avoidance Frontal Collision Test Scenarios
| Euro NCAPScenario Full Name | MATLAB Argument Value | Subgroup Name | Description |
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Car-to-Bicyclist Longitudinal Adult | "CA FC CBLA" | "CA FC Bicyclist" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a bicyclist cycling in front, in the same direction, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Farside Adult | "CA FC CBFA" | "CA FC Bicyclist" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a bicyclist crossing its path cycling from the farside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Nearside Adult | "CA FC CBNA" | "CA FC Bicyclist" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a bicyclist crossing its path cycling from the nearside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Nearside Adult Obstructed | "CA FC CBNAO" | "CA FC Bicyclist" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a bicyclist crossing its path cycling from the nearside from behind an obstruction, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Turning Adult nearside opposite | "CA FC CBTAfo" | "CA FC Bicyclist" "CA FC CBTA" | The ego vehicle turns toward a bicyclist crossing its path across a junction. The bicyclist is cycling in the opposite direction to the ego vehicle, from the farside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Turning Adult farside opposite | "CA FC CBTAno" | "CA FC Bicyclist" "CA FC CBTA" | The ego vehicle turns toward a bicyclist crossing its path across a junction. The bicyclist is cycling in the opposite direction to the ego vehicle, from the nearside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Turning Adult nearside same | "CA FC CBTAfs" | "CA FC Bicyclist" "CA FC CBTA" | The ego vehicle turns toward a bicyclist crossing its path across a junction. The bicyclist is cycling in the same direction as the ego vehicle, from the farside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Bicyclist Turning Adult farside same | "CA FC CBTAns" | "CA FC Bicyclist" "CA FC CBTA" | The ego vehicle turns toward a bicyclist crossing its path across a junction. The bicyclist is cycling in the same direction as the ego vehicle, from the nearside, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the bicyclist. |
Car-to-Motorcyclist Crash Avoidance Frontal Collision Test Scenarios
| Euro NCAPScenario Full Name | MATLAB Argument Value | Subgroup Name | Description |
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Car-to-Motorcyclist Rear stationary | "CA FC CMRs" | "CA FC Motorcyclist" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a motorcyclist in front, traveling in the same direction, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the rear side of the motorcyclist. |
Car-to-Motorcyclist Rear braking | "CA FC CMRb" | "CA FC Motorcyclist" | The ego vehicle moves forward toward a motorcyclist in front, traveling in the same direction at a constant speed. The motorcyclist then decelerates, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego and the rear side of the motorcyclist. |
Car-to-Motorcyclist Crossing straight crossing path | "CA FC CMCscp" | "CA FC Motorcyclist" | The ego vehicle travels straight through a junction while a motorcyclist crosses the junction on a perpendicular path. The collision occurs between the front of the ego vehicle and the side of the motorcyclist. |
Car-to-Motorcyclist Front turn across path | "CA FC CMFtap" | "CA FC Motorcyclist" | The ego vehicle turns across the path of an oncoming motorcyclist that travels at a constant speed, resulting in a collision between the front side of the ego vehicle and the front side of the motorcyclist. |
