Passive Safety

CSI: Strategic Partner for Automotive Passive Safety

With over 35 years of experience and state-of-the-art laboratories, CSI is a leading partner for passive safety testing and validation in the automotive industry. We support OEMs and suppliers in developing safer vehicles through flexible, customized, and standards-compliant solutions.

Advanced Testing and Simulation

Our comprehensive testing services include:

  • Full vehicle crash tests
  • Pedestrian impact testing
  • Sled tests for restraint system
  • Component and subsystem testing

Post-Test Analysis

  • Occupant safety evaluation
  • Post-crash vehicle inspections
  • Detailed tear-down activities
  • Secure and dedicated analysis areas

Reporting & Data Management

  • Certified test reports
  • Full data package preparation and delivery

International Homologations and FIA Certification

CSI performs testing in compliance with major global regulations: ECE/EU (Europe), FMVSS (USA), TRIAS (Japan), GB (China), GSO (Gulf countries), ADR (Australia), VSTD (Taiwan).

We are also an official FIA laboratory, authorized for homologation of:

  • Formula 1 vehicles
  • Sports cars
  • Automotive components

Consumer Testing and Euro NCAP Accreditation

CSI is one of only seven Euro NCAP accredited laboratories in Europe, authorized to perform official safety assessments.
We test according to global consumer protocols: Euro NCAP, US NCAP, IIHS, China NCAP, Latin NCAP.

Full Euro NCAP Test Suite

  • MPDB and AE-MDB
  • Side pole impact with two occupants
  • Sled testing: knee mapping, far side, whiplash
  • Pedestrian tests with aPLI impactor

Full IIHS Test Suite

  • Small overlap frontal crash (left & right)
  • Side impact with IIHS 2.0 barrier

On-site Euro NCAP Services

  • Official inspections with accredited inspector
  • CRS installation checks
  • SBR system evaluations and dossier review

Quality and Data Security

  • ISO 17025 accredited laboratories
  • TISAX certification for data protection and prototype security

CSI ensures maximum quality, confidentiality, and data protection.

 The CAE service of CSI provides a full support to customers during all the vehicle development phases, from the Concept to the Homogolation/Self-Certification. CSI, known internationally as Euro NCAP laboratory and as a competence hub, with high experienced know-how and skills in the automotive field, offers its experience in the management of turn-key projects with a team of professionals assigned to the project. The BU Conformity Assessment of CSI offers certification, inspection, testing and training services specific for the Automotive Sector. The training courses done by IMQ Group are a reference point in the training and continuing education of professionals and companies technical personeel for years. The cyber security in the automotive field impacts the protection of all the important elements in the vehicle from the treats to the IT safety: a cyber security assessment is required to analyse all the dangers and evaluate risks linked to the exposure to internet of the connected-car.