The NCAP and the ETSC usually work very close together. A lot of times safety innovations are first introduced on NCAP ratings, then the ETSC carefully evaluat

The NCAP and the ETSC usually work very close together. A lot of times safety innovations are first introduced on NCAP ratings, then the ETSC carefully evaluates adoption and will then advocate for those requirements to become legally binding regulations. A technical standard will then typically be designed at the UNECE, Then the European Commission will propose it to be discussed and voted both by the EU Parliament and the European Council. It is not like the NCAP is just the EU version of the US "Consumer Reports". While not a part of the EU, it is a non-profit thoroughly embedded into the development of automotive safety standards in the EU.