The MAN TGM achieved the top rating of five stars in the latest Euro NCAP test for heavy commercial vehicles. MAN’s distribution truck for the mid-tonnage segment up to 16 tonnes impressed with a well-balanced overall performance across all three relevant assessment areas: Safe Driving, Crash Avoidance and Post?Crash Safety. The evaluation covered, among other things, driver assistance systems, active accident prevention and measures to ensure safety after an accident. The modern assistance and safety systems that support the driver in a wide range of traffic situations received particularly positive recognition. These include, among others: driver monitoring systems that detect signs of fatigue and thus help increase active safety; high-performance emergency braking and turning assist systems to reduce accident risks; and comprehensive lane and speed assistance functions for use in regional distribution transport.
CitySafe award for enhanced safety in urban traffic
In addition to the five-star rating, the MAN TGM also received Euro NCAP’s CitySafe award. This is granted to vehicles that meet particularly high safety standards for use in city traffic. Key factors include, among others, good visibility and high-performing systems designed to prevent collisions with other road users.
“Euro NCAP’s five-star rating confirms our consistent commitment to thinking about safety holistically – from safe driving and active accident prevention through to support after an accident. Especially in distribution and city traffic, where vehicles, drivers and other road users interact in close proximity, modern assistance and safety systems make a decisive contribution to reducing risks,” says Dr Frederik Zohm, Executive Board member for Research and Development at MAN Truck & Bus.
Euro NCAP: stricter safety standards for commercial vehicles
Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) is an independent organization that has been conducting Europe-wide, widely recognized vehicle safety ratings for many years. Since the introduction of the programme for heavy-duty trucks, Euro NCAP has also been assessing commercial vehicles systematically against demanding criteria. The aim is to continuously raise safety standards in road freight transport and to promote the use of modern assistance systems.
Trucks are tested in realistic scenarios – among others in the areas of: Safe Driving (visibility, driver monitoring, assistance systems), Crash Avoidance (automatic emergency braking systems, lane assistance, protection of vulnerable road users) and Post?Crash Safety (emergency information, rescue friendliness).
A clear signal for greater safety in distribution transport
With the five-star rating from Euro NCAP, the MAN TGM sends a clear message on high safety standards in regional distribution transport. The award confirms MAN Truck & Bus’s consistent focus on modern safety concepts and its ambition to protect drivers and other road users as effectively as possible.
