From November 16 to 18, The 17th International Forum of Automotive Traffic Safety (INFATS 2023) was held in Beijing. During the conference, the CAERI Index Management Center organized the CAERI Automotive Index International Exchange Conference on Intelligence and Safety Technique, where the IVISTA & C-AHI 2023 “Recruitment and Appointment " projects were announced to the industry.

Global Vision Focusing, Intelligence and Safety

The theme of this international conference was " Global Vision Focusing, Intelligence and Safety Technical Discussion.” Experts from Euro-NCAP, ACEA, Malaysia Traffic Safety Research Center, world-renowned universities, companies, and representatives from the CAERI Automotive Index Technical Expert Committee (IVISTA & C-AHI) gathered in Beijing. The director of CAERI and the head of the Index Management Center, Chao Peipei, attended and addressed the meeting. Zhao Hui, Chief Technical Director of CAERI Index Management Center, Michiel Van Ratingen, Secretary-general of Euro-NCAP, Saeed Barbat, Executive Technical Leader of FORD MOTOR, James C. Cheng, Distinguished Expert of CAERI Testing Engineering Division, Rainer Hoffmann, CARHS CEO, Dietmar Otte, Professor of Hannover Medical School, Wong Shaw Voon, Chairman of Malaysia Traffic Safety Research Center, Yu Yangyang, Senior Manager of European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, and Bengt Pipkorn, Global Research Director of Autoliv were appointed as the first members of the International Expert Group of the Index Technical Committee.

International Expert Group of the Automotive Index Technical Committee

During the conference, CAERI automotive index expert introduced the Intelligence and Safety Technique Roadmap 2030 for Automotive Index, focusing on intelligent driving, assistance safety, passive safety, and emergency safety. Experts in attendance engaged in lively discussions, sharing the latest trends and research outcomes in automotive safety and intelligence from their respective countries and regions. These discussions provided professional opinions for Chinese automobiles to go global and contributed Chinese strength to the global automotive technology development.

Since 2014, CAERI has been conducting evaluation research and has developed “Safety” 、"Intelligence” and “Health” as three major automotive evaluation systems. Since 2017, CAERI has formed expert committee for IVISTA and C-AHI. With the comprehensive upgrade of the index system in 2023, the CAERI Automotive Index Technical Expert Committee (IVISTA & C-AHI) was established. Focused on the missions of “Forging Professional Evaluation Standards for China” and “Technologically Empowering the Construction of a Quality Automotive Nation,” the committee aims to create an industry expert think tank and a platform for technical exchange.

Reported from The Associated Press