Matthew has worked in vehicle safety for 35 years. Now as Strategic Development Director for Euro NCAP his role is focussed on developing new strategic safety goals for the organisation in its pursuit of its 2030 vision zero objective. His current focus is the implementation of a new Heavy Goods Vehicle program that will see European Trucks independently safety tested for the first time. Designed to address the growing number of vulnerable road user and car occupant crashes on European roads involving heavy commercial vehicles, the suite of tests will initially focus on active safety measures but move into passive safety in the future complimenting the commercial van tests already in the program. Matthew spent 35 years as Director of Research at Thatcham Research in the UK where he was instrumental in new whiplash tests subsequently adopted by consumer rating schemes globally. He then turned his attention to Active safety and was a pioneer in the development of tests for Car and Pedestrian AEB as well as Lane Support Systems integrated into Euro NCAP testing since 2014. Educated at Bournemouth University, Matthew has received numerous international awards for his vehicle safety work including the Prince Michael of Kent Road Safety Award, the NHTSA Special Award and the Automotive Safety Council’s, Pathfinder Award. Matthew regularly appears on TV and radio promoting vehicle safety issues encouraging all to take a safer route.

Colin has 20 years’ experience in vehicle safety research and testing, founded on in-depth understanding of real-world collisions, applying findings to drive safety and automation developments via regulation and consumer safety ratings. He was instrumental in devising the Safe Driving and Crash Avoidance pillars of the new Euro NCAP HGV safety rating scheme. He is also the lead Euro NCAP inspector overseeing laboratory truck testing and assessment. He has worked extensively on ADAS related topics and technologies including stability control, auto-braking, lane support, assisted driving and driver monitoring. Colin chaired the Euro NCAP AEB and lane support working groups, and he also co-chaired the occupant status monitoring working group which introduced innovative methods for assessing direct driver monitoring systems. In parallel to his truck work, he is currently supporting the introduction of collision avoidance and direct driver monitoring technologies into the London bus fleet. He has presented research findings at many forums including the UN ECE, Euro NCAP and global conferences, influencing automotive, regulatory and insurer stakeholders.

Iain started his career in vehicle safety with the UKs Transport Research Laboratory in 1995 and also spent time with a tier one brake manufacturer and Thatcham Research before founding Apollo Vehicle Safety in 2014. He has experience across both active and passive safety and all road vehicle types but his specialism is commercial vehicle safety. His skills include collision investigation, data analysis, track testing and road trials, combined with a deep knowledge of European Type Approval Regulations and a long association with Euro NCAP, first in active safety for cars, then as a Member with Thatcham and most recently as a leading contributor to the Commercial Vehicle programme. In recent years, Iain has been a co-chair of a UNECE Task Force developing R167 on Direct vision, he acts as Technical Secretary of several Euro NCAP working groups on commercial vehicles and is a Member of the Expert Panel for the Bus Centre of Excellence in the UK, as well as helping TfL define their globally unique Bus Safety Standard.