Time for a rethink.
Who do we actually care about?
Vehicles are getting bigger every year. Children are getting more invisible every year.
People's NCAP — Expert Panel
A car-safety rating
that counts everyone.
Vehicle safety ratings mainly focus on how well a car protects the people inside it. We're convening experts to define a rating that considers everyone affected by the car.
YOUR ROLE
Be part of a better future
You're credited
Panel members are named as contributors in the publication.
YOU change the conversation
The findings are built to shift how cities and regulators talk about — and test for — safety.
YOU set the agenda
Help decide where reform should start, rather than reacting to it later.
THE STUDY
An expert study to build a people-focused safety rating.
We bring a wide range of experts, from doctors to road-safety engineers, together to agree what a vehicle safety assessment should measure — if the goal is protecting everyone in public space, outside and inside the vehicle.
01 · How
A structured Delphi, in three rounds
Three online sessions that build on each other to move a diverse panel toward a shared, defensible position.
02 · Where
Fully online. Summer 2026
Take part from anywhere, on your own time. No travel, no scheduling around a room.
ONE CLEAR MEASUREMENT
THE OUTCOME
A transparent, weighted set of criteria that considers all major externalities. Not another opinion piece: a measurement the field can stand behind and build on.