Euro NCAP Safe Driving - Occupant Monitoring Protocol (v1.1)
Euro NCAP Safe Driving Occupant Monitoring Protocol
| Issuing body | EuroNCAP |
|---|---|
| Committees | Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) |
| First issued | 2025 |
| Latest revision | 2025 |
| Status | active |
| Category | industry |
| Topics | dms_validation |
| Reference | https://cdn.euroncap.com/cars/assets/euro_ncap_protocol_safe_driving_occupant_monitoring_v11_ebc73d0a10.pdf |
Scope
Part of Euro NCAP's 2026 Safe Driving methodology. Assesses in-cabin occupant/driver monitoring: seatbelt usage/misuse warnings, occupant positioning, occupant classification for restraint optimisation, child presence detection, and post-crash occupancy. The driver-monitoring portions (driver presence/classification) feed restraint and ADAS decisions. Largely occupant-restraint focused with a driver-state slice.
Related Papers (20)
- European NCAP Program Developments to Address Driver Distraction, Drowsiness and Sudden Sickness ↗ · 2021 · paper relates to standard · 0.71 (embedding)
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Advanced System Testing Utilizing a Data Acquisition System on the Highways (FAST DASH) Safety Technology Evaluation Project #2: Driver Monitoring Final Report · 2016 · paper relates to standard · 0.66 (embedding)
- FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems: Volume 2 · 2021 · paper relates to standard · 0.65 (embedding)
- Onboard Monitoring and Reporting for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Final Report · 2008 · paper relates to standard · 0.64 (embedding)
- Performance Assessment of an Onboard Monitoring System for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers: A Field Operational Test · 2016 · paper relates to standard · 0.63 (embedding)
- Potential for driver attention monitoring system development · 1984 · paper relates to standard · 0.63 (embedding)
- 2016 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey; Volume 1, Methodology Report · 2019 · paper relates to standard · 0.63 (embedding)
- Research On Vehicle-Based Driver Status/Performance Monitoring, Part I · 1996 · paper relates to standard · 0.62 (embedding)
- Performance Assessment of Prototype Seat Belt Misuse Detection System · 2018 · paper relates to standard · 0.62 (embedding)
- Public Education about Occupant Protection Technologies and Protecting Occupants with Disabilities · 2022 · paper relates to standard · 0.62 (embedding)
- Survey and Synthesis of State of the Art in Driver Monitoring · 2021 · paper relates to standard · 0.62 (embedding)
- FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems: Volume 1 · 2020 · paper relates to standard · 0.62 (embedding)
- Potential for driver attention monitoring system development · 1985 · paper relates to standard · 0.61 (embedding)
- Detecting sleep in drivers during highly automated driving: the potential of physiological parameters ↗ · 2019 · paper relates to standard · 0.61 (embedding)
- Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder Systems: An Observational Study Examining the Relationship with Seat Belt Use · 2021 · paper relates to standard · 0.61 (embedding)
- FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems: Volume 3 · 2025 · paper relates to standard · 0.60 (embedding)
- MONITORING DRIVER STATUS THROUGH IN-VEHICLE PARAMETERS ↗ · 1991 · paper relates to standard · 0.60 (embedding)
- Naturalistic Study of Level 2 Driving Automation Functions · 2018 · paper relates to standard · 0.60 (embedding)
- Evaluating Driver Perceptions of Integrated Safety Monitoring Systems for Alcohol Impairment and Distraction · 2025 · paper relates to standard · 0.60 (embedding)
- Development of a Monitoring System for Driver Readiness in Prolonged Automated Driving · 2024 · paper relates to standard · 0.60 (embedding)