The scores are out of five and have been driving up standards in cars since 1997.
Six brands of heavy goods vehicles have been tested, with one well-known manufacturer expected to score badly
The scores, with five stars as the safest and one representing the least safe, have been driving up standards in cars since 1997.Now EuroNCAP is extending the scheme to heavy goods vehicles, which are often not fitted with safety features that are becoming commonplace on cars. Autonomous emergency braking, or AEB, could have prevented a horrific crash on the A34 near Newbury. Truck driver Thomasz Kroker was scrolling through music on his phone instead of looking at the road.Kroker was jailed in 2016 for 10 years.Tracy Houghton, her son Ethan, stepdaughter Aimee Goldsmith and younger son Josh were all killed in the crash on the A34
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