The Forum for Safer Mobility is Global NCAP's new event platform. It convenes leading international policymakers, regulators, industry experts, academics and civil society leaders to address some of the most important challenges in vehicle and road safety.
Why has it been established
Global NCAP's assessment work has traditionally focused on improving new car safety, especially in Low and Middle Income Countries. This mission remains our core activity. But we are also widening the advocacy conversation to include other modes of transport and to recognise the importance of a connected, systems based approach.
Mobility can’t be sustainable unless it’s safe. New technologies are creating an inflection point in our mobility choices and the implications for improved vehicle safety are enormous. The questions now being asked at city, national and international levels cut across regulator, industry and civil society perspectives.
The Forum exists to bring these multi-disciplinary voices together, helping to advance a shared agenda for action.
When and Where
Forum events and themes planned for this year include:
Democratising Vehicle Safety in Africa, hosted in Cape Town;
Improving Motorcycle Safety in India, hosted in Delhi;
and the Road Safety Implications of Robotaxis, hosted in London.
OVERVIEW
The Forum is convened to coincide with Safety 2026, the 16th World Conference on Injury Prevention, hosted in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). It will focus on the future of vehicle safety in Africa. This is the first occasion that a Global NCAP event of this scale will be hosted in South Africa.
LOCATION
The Westin Hotel Cape Town, 8 Long Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
PROGRAMME
A keynote address on the future of vehicle safety in Africa by The Honourable Minister Barbara Creecy, Transport Minister South Africa
Expert panel discussions and roundtable engagements
The unveiling of the latest #SaferCarsForAfrica crash test results
Displays of Global NCAP crash-tested vehicles
Live vehicle safety demonstrations from the UN recognised Stop the Crash Partnership, including the latest motorcycle ABS technologies