Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads.
NHTSA EVENTS
Public Hearings on Planned Upgrades to the New Car Assessment Program
January 14, 2016; January 29, 2016
NHTSA is taking its 5-Star Safety Ratings program, known as the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), into a new safety era and encouraging automakers to produce cars with better crash protection and new technology innovations that will save more lives. The agency plans to revolutionize the way it crash-tests cars and rates vehicles to promote an even higher level of safety. Significant changes include an additional crash test, new and more human-like crash test dummies, the inclusion of advanced crash-avoidance technologies as part of the new ratings system, and pedestrian protection.
On January 14, NHTSA held the first of two public hearings to provide the public with opportunities to present comments regarding the planned upgrade to NCAP. The first hearing was held in Detroit, Michigan. The second hearing will be held at the U.S. DOT Headquarters in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2016.
agenda
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Registration
Location: Patrick McNamara Federal Building
477 Michigan Avenue, Room 1180
Detroit, MI 48226-
2523
9 – 9:10 a.m.
Convene public hearing; Introduce Administrator
Speaker: Ryan Posten
9:10 – 9:25 a.m.
Introductory remarks
Speaker: Mark Rosekind, Ph.D.
NHTSA Administrator
9:25 – 9:40 a.m.
Presentation of “A New Safety Era of NCAP”
Speaker: Dan Parent
9:40 – 9:45 a.m.
Speaker: Ryan Posten
Panel:
Paul Hemmersbaugh, Ryan Posten, David Hines, Jennifer Dang, Dan Parent, Peter Martin
9:45 a.m. – NLT 5 p.m.
Public testimony
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Registration
Location: U.S. DOT Headquarters
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
9 – 9:10 a.m.
Convene public hearing; Introduce Administrator
Speaker: Ryan Posten
9:10 – 9:25 a.m.
Introductory remarks
Speaker: Mark Rosekind, Ph.D.
NHTSA Administrator
9:25 – 9:40 a.m.
Presentation of “A New Safety Era of NCAP”
Speaker: Dan Parent
9:40 – 9:45 a.m.
Introduction of panel members
Speaker: Ryan Posten
Panel:
Sara Bennett, Ryan Posten, David Hines, Jennifer Dang, Dan Parent, Peter Martin
9:45 a.m. – NLT 5 p.m.
Public testimony