Calspan has been officially certified by the Taiwanese government as a TNCAP (Taiwan New Car Assessment Program) laboratory, marking a significant milestone for the organization. Notably, Calspan is the only North American laboratory approved to perform the full scope of TNCAP testing, which is based on Euro NCAP protocols. All evaluations were conducted in Calspan’s ISO/IEC 17025–accredited facilities across its Crash, Sled, Pedestrian Protection (PedPro), and Active Safety departments.
This TNCAP certification further reinforces Calspan’s position as a true one-stop shop for automotive testing. It highlights the company’s ability to support global NCAP programs through seamlessly integrated expertise in full-scale crash testing, component and sled testing, pedestrian protection, and advanced active safety evaluations. By offering comprehensive, end-to-end testing solutions under one roof, Calspan helps OEMs and suppliers streamline development, ensure regulatory compliance, and bring safer vehicles to market faster and with greater confidence.
Calspan began the process of becoming a TNCAP accredited laboratory in early 2025. Calspan partnered with the Vehicle Safety Certification Center (VSCC), the organization responsible for the approval of vehicles and vehicle components in Taiwan, to develop and demonstrate internal test capabilities that would qualify Calspan to perform and certify TNCAP testing. In the summer of 2025, Calspan successfully demonstrated all aspects of TNCAP 1.0 testing across each of our automotive labs to be awarded accreditation from VSCC and are on target to be fully TNCAP 2.0 certified by spring 2026.
What is TNCAP?
As the increasing concern from public toward Taiwan's vehicle safety these years, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) determined to establish Taiwan New Car Assessment Program (TNCAP) which refers to NCAPs from various countries. It is a voluntary system, which conducts active and passive tests and ratings to vehicle models already sold in the market. Compared to current mandatory safety testing, the tests in TNCAP are generally much stricter, and testing results adopt a more intuitive star rating to reveal the safety performance level of the assessed vehicle model for the general public.
Date Posted
1/19/26Topic
Mobility & Safety
