Indian Government to start rating car's safety from October
The road transport ministry has finalized India's own star rating system for automobiles based on safety standards, BNCAP, and has suggested that it begins on October 1, forcing car manufacturers to supply inbuilt safety measures and assisting purchasers in choosing safer vehicles.
Based on the test findings, the new car assessment program will provide safety ratings of "One to Five" to new automobiles.
After the national government approves an apex committee, the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP) will house the star ratings and test results on its website. To begin, the ratings will be optional, and testing samples will be provided by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or randomly selected by the BNCAP authority from dealer showrooms.
The new policy will also benefit local automakers since they will no longer have to ship their samples abroad for testing and star grading, which is an expensive process.
India now has mandated crash test criteria for automobiles for structural safety, and the star rating will be of higher quality. Adult Occupant Protection (OP), Child Occupant Protection (COP), and Safety Assist Technologies (SAT) will be used to determine the rating.