Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist scores full marks for motorcyclists

ANCAP's rating of the Kia Tasman, published on 23 July 2025, gave its braking and lane support full points in motorcyclist tests. It scored 5.21 of 7 for pedestrians.

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    Motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists stand to gain, but ANCAP reports track tests and no crash outcomes.

Depth runs from 1, a convenience or time saved, to 5, a life or a livelihood preserved.

Status
Reported benefit.
Evidence

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Two independent assessment reports support the benefit.

The system’s part
Not isolated. ANCAP tested the Tasman with its systems on and ran no test without them, so the scores describe the systems on the track. ANCAP names the systems Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Lane Keeping Assist and reports which road users they detect. It does not describe the sensors or how the systems recognize road users, and neither ANCAP document shows that the detection learns from data.
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Benefit type
Increased Product Safety
System
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (autonomous emergency braking) with lane support, as fitted to the Kia Tasman (2025)
Made by
Kia
Used by
Kia (standard on the Tasman)
Where
Australia and New Zealand
Stage
In routine use
Date
, when the source was published
Kind
Aggregate result
Broad benefit
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events, Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Collections
Scrutiny and findings, Cross-border records
Last revised
1 November 2026

Sources

  1. Assessment report, by authors with no tie to the system.

    ANCAP. Safety rating technical report, Kia Tasman (June 2025 onwards, all variants except X-Line and X-Pro). Rating published 23 July 2025, updated April 2026, section Vulnerable Road User Protection.

    GOOD performance was seen in the AEB and LSS Motorcyclist tests, including in turning and emergency lane keeping scenarios, earning full points.

  2. Assessment report, by authors with no tie to the system.

    ANCAP. Tasman rises: Kia’s first ute earns top safety rating in competitive field. Media release, 23 July 2025.

    The Kia Tasman performed well across the range of crash protection and collision avoidance tests.

Details

AI system

Workflow

Autonomous emergency braking for cars, vulnerable road users, junctions, crossings and head-on crashes was standard on all rated variants. The braking for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists works from 5 to 80 km/h.

Follow-up

Conditions for replication

The rating applies to Tasman variants other than the X-Line and X-Pro, which are unrated. Reverse braking for pedestrians is not fitted to the rated variants and was not tested.

Entry details

Sector

Road vehicle crash avoidance.

Purpose

Kia built Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist to warn the driver and brake automatically when a collision with a vehicle, pedestrian, cyclist or motorcyclist is likely.

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Cite this record

Peter H. Vartanian. (2026). Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist scores full marks for motorcyclists (AIBD-1119). Artificial Intelligence Benefits Database, edition of 1 November 2026. https://petervartanian.xyz/aibd/records/AIBD-1119.html (archived at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AADSII, version 7.0)

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