The IAF AutoSafe™ draft standard uses twelve technical domains and a proposed 1,000-point schedule to connect test evidence with an A–F class decision.
The website groups the twelve domains into seven related topic pages for readability. The technical decision remains domain-by-domain and checks total points, every-domain floors, mandatory gates and class-specific requirements.
The proposed methodology connects the identified vehicle configuration, controlled evidence, twelve-domain calculations, gate outcomes and independent decision record. It does not assign a blanket class to an entire platform, brand or manufacturer.
Program Snapshot
- Twelve technical domains presented in seven website groups.
- Integrated evaluation of physical, digital and environmental safety.
- Proposed 1,000-point schedule with domain floors and mandatory gates.
Core Evaluation Groups
| Domain | Primary Focus | Standard domains |
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Frontal, Side, Rear & Rollover Protection
Cabin integrity and biomechanical injury performance in frontal, side, rear and rollover impacts.
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Full-scale crash testing, intrusion mapping and restraint system interaction to preserve survival space. | D03–D04 · 250 pts |
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Occupant Diversity & Child Protection
Additional small and large occupant coverage, rear seating diversity, child restraint performance, child-presence response and classification protection.
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D05 adds diversity and child evidence beyond the primary frontal, side, rear and rollover cases owned by D03-D04. | D05 · 90 pts |
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Vulnerable Road User Impact Protection
Passive and impact-activated pedestrian and cyclist protection at the production exterior.
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Head, pelvis, lower-extremity and assigned local-zone or active-exterior performance; pedestrian and cyclist avoidance remains in D02. | D06 · 80 pts |
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Safe Driving, Human Factors & Crash Avoidance
Driver monitoring, essential controls and warnings, together with measured vehicle, road-user and lane-departure crash avoidance.
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D01 and D02 remain separately scored, each with its own maximum, floor and applicable gate conditions. | D01–D02 · 190 pts |
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Functional Safety, Cybersecurity & Software Integrity
Functional and intended-function safety, fault response, cybersecurity engineering and software integrity.
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D08 and D09 remain separately scored; technology coverage follows the fitted architecture and released method. | D08–D09 · 120 pts |
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Energy, Electrical & Fire Safety
Energy containment and isolation across battery-electric, hybrid, fuel, hydrogen and emerging architectures.
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Fire and propagation control, charging or refuelling safety, electrical or fuel isolation, water exposure and recovery measures. | D07 · 100 pts |
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Post-Crash, Production Equivalence & Evidence Quality
Post-crash rescue and escape, initial production equivalence, and evidence quality and reproducibility.
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Rescue access and information, baseline matching, traceability, uncertainty and reproducible decision records without a scheduled audit cycle. | D10–D12 · 170 pts |
Frontal, Side, Rear & Rollover Protection
D03–D04 · 250 pts
Cabin integrity and biomechanical injury performance in frontal, side, rear and rollover impacts.
Full-scale crash testing, intrusion mapping and restraint system interaction to preserve survival space.
Occupant Diversity & Child Protection
D05 · 90 pts
Additional small and large occupant coverage, rear seating diversity, child restraint performance, child-presence response and classification protection.
D05 adds diversity and child evidence beyond the primary frontal, side, rear and rollover cases owned by D03-D04.
Vulnerable Road User Impact Protection
D06 · 80 pts
Passive and impact-activated pedestrian and cyclist protection at the production exterior.
Head, pelvis, lower-extremity and assigned local-zone or active-exterior performance; pedestrian and cyclist avoidance remains in D02.
Safe Driving, Human Factors & Crash Avoidance
D01–D02 · 190 pts
Driver monitoring, essential controls and warnings, together with measured vehicle, road-user and lane-departure crash avoidance.
D01 and D02 remain separately scored, each with its own maximum, floor and applicable gate conditions.
Functional Safety, Cybersecurity & Software Integrity
D08–D09 · 120 pts
Functional and intended-function safety, fault response, cybersecurity engineering and software integrity.
D08 and D09 remain separately scored; technology coverage follows the fitted architecture and released method.
Energy, Electrical & Fire Safety
D07 · 100 pts
Energy containment and isolation across battery-electric, hybrid, fuel, hydrogen and emerging architectures.
Fire and propagation control, charging or refuelling safety, electrical or fuel isolation, water exposure and recovery measures.
Post-Crash, Production Equivalence & Evidence Quality
D10–D12 · 170 pts
Post-crash rescue and escape, initial production equivalence, and evidence quality and reproducibility.
Rescue access and information, baseline matching, traceability, uncertainty and reproducible decision records without a scheduled audit cycle.
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Evaluation Flow
The proposed AutoSafe™ method uses a structured, auditable flow from controlled evidence to an independently reviewed A–F decision.
- Domain-specific testing and data collection.
- Scoring against the published indicator and evidence rules.
- Calculation of the proposed 1,000-point total.
- Verification of every-domain floors and mandatory gates.
- Application of class-specific requirements before any publication.
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Design Principles
The framework has been engineered to remain stable, comparable and future-ready as vehicle technology evolves toward full electrification, connectivity and higher automation levels.
- Holistic coverage of physical, digital and environmental safety.
- Alignment with global best practices while extending beyond traditional NCAP scopes.
- Clear and auditable methodology for regulators, OEMs and consumers.
- Future-proof architecture for electrification, connectivity and autonomy.
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IAF AUTOSAFE First Edition
Draft for Technical Review. Consult the full standard for the twelve-domain schedule, evidence rules, mandatory gates and proposed class thresholds.