ADAS Testing

What is ADAS?

As vehicles continue to advance toward higher levels of automation, both manufacturers and regulators are placing greater emphasis on reducing crash severity and preventing collisions altogether. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are central to achieving these goals, helping vehicles anticipate and avoid potential hazards. Technologies such as Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), Blind Spot Detection (BSD), and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) enable OEMs to build vehicles that actively support drivers in avoiding crashes.

MGA’s ADAS Solutions

MGA offers test solutions utilizing the most modern and advanced equipment to support from early development and research through to IIHS and NHTSA testing validation. Testing takes place at a multitude of both MGA and partner proving ground facilities across the US, allowing convenience for customers around the country for year-round testing.

Global ADAS Standards and Test Capabilities

MGA is actively expanding our ADAS test capability to support development to global standards. Below are various test modes from global protocols:

NHTSA NCAP and FMVSS

• Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning System (AEB/FCW)
• Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning System (PAEB/FCW)
• Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles (FMVSS127)(FMVSS127)
• Lane Keeping Assist and Lane Departure Warning (LKA/LDW)
• Blind Spot Warning System (BSW)
• Blind Spot Intervention System (BSI)
• Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
• Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
• Crash Imminent Braking (CIB)
• Dynamic Brake Support (DBS)

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)

• Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Test Protocol (PAEB)
• Vehicle-to-Vehicle Front Crash Prevention 2.0 Test Protocol (AEB)

Euro NCAP / Global NCAP

Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB):

• Car-to-Car Rear Stationary (CCRs)
• Car-to-Car Rear Moving (CCRm)
• Car-to-Car Rear Braking (CCRb)
• Car-to-Car Front Turn-Across-Path (CCFtap)

Lane Support Systems (LSS):

• Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
• Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
• Emergency Lane Keeping (ELK)

AEB Vulnerable Road Users (VRU: Day / Night):

• Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Adult 25% & 75% (CPNA-25 & 75)
• Car-to-Pedestrian Farside Adult 50% (CPFA-50)
• Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Child 50% (CPNC-50)
• Car-to-Pedestrian Nearside Adult 25% & 75% (CPLA-25 & 75)
• Car-to-Bicyclist Longitudinal Adult 25% & 75% (CBLA-25 & 75)

Testing Facilities and Equipment

MGA utilizes a variety of test tracks and ADAS proving ground facilities across the country, offering convenience to customers along with the capability for year-round testing. Multiple dynamic test facility options allow testing to occur in controlled test environments regardless of season.

MGA is equipped with the latest ADAS test equipment and the Active Safety Team is continually increasing capability. We utilize equipment and software from the world’s leading suppliers including:

• AB Dynamics
• OXTS -Oxford Technical Solutions
• Racelogic VBOX
• 4active systems
• SEA, Ltd.

Applications Across Automotive & Mobility Sectors

ADAS testing spans multiple automotive sectors, reflecting the different operating environments, risks, and regulatory expectations of each. Most global regulations and consumer protocols are currently focused on passenger vehicles, the largest sector. In passenger vehicles, ADAS testing focuses on camera, radar, and lidar performance in combination with the vehicle alert, braking, and steering systems to alert and avoid crashes.

Commercial vehicles and trucks emphasize heavy-vehicle braking, forward collision warning with larger targets, blind-spot and turn-assist systems, and robust performance under higher mass and longer stopping distances.

 Motorcycles present unique challenges, driving ADAS test applications around rider detection, vehicle-to-motorcycle sensing, and warning-based systems rather than full automation.

 In off-highway, agricultural, and construction equipment, ADAS testing shifts toward obstacle detection, pedestrian proximity, and low-speed automation in unstructured environments. Across all sectors, ADAS testing validates sensor accuracy, system timing, and functional safety under controlled proving-ground, sled, and track-based scenarios to ensure reliable performance in real-world conditions.

Start Your ADAS Testing Program

Regardless of which phase of development you are in, get in touch with one of our engineers to discuss test program plans or request more information. Contact us below!