Euro NCAP has given Volkswagen’s Car2X communication system an ‘Advanced’ award; the first to be given by the organisation in nearly six years.

Volkswagen’s Car2X communication system is standard on the Golf 8

The technology, fitted as standard to the Golf 8 and to future ID models, uses both vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication technology, notifying the driver of any safety risks and also sharing these with other Car2X models.

Michiel van Ratingen, secretary general of Euro NCAP, said: “This is an exciting area of safety and one which offers the potential to help road users who have, so far, been difficult to protect, like motorcyclists. It is already on Euro NCAP’s roadmap but its full potential will not be realised until many vehicles are equipped with a compatible system, along with roadside hazards. Volkswagen are to be congratulated for making the technology standard on high-selling vehicles like the Golf.”