Thatcham Research
Thatcham Research is the UK's only not for profit automotive risk intelligence company. We are dedicated to understanding the opportunities and risks of new vehicle technology and supporting our partners in identifying the best strategies for its safe adoption.
We provide independent automotive risk intelligence to help our partners improve sustainable mobility, creating a better ownership experience for consumers and keeping society on the move.
Our world-class facilities include our Thatcham labs, Automotive Academy, Repair Technology Centre, Crash and Safety Test Lab and Gamston test track.
Vehicle displays at Auto Shanghai 2025
Auto Shanghai 2025: Key takeaways with Jonathan Hewett & Ben Townsend
The What Car? Safety Award 2025 - Who has steered their way to victory?
Thatcham Research: the Automotive Risk Intelligence company
Vehicle Risk Rating: A New Era in Vehicle Risk Assessment
Thatcham Research explains: ELKS
Thatcham Research explains: DDAW
Thatcham Research explains: AEB
Thatcham Research explains: What does GSR2 mean for UK drivers?
Revealing the winner of the What Car? Safety Award 2024
Increasing diverse female representation with the Automotive 30% Club
Thatcham Research Ford BlueCruise on-road demonstration
What Car? Safety Award Winner 2023
Defining safe Automated Driving
Commercial Van Ratings 2022 | Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP
What Car? Innovation Award 2022
What Car? Safety Award 2022
Assisted Driving Gradings 2021: Matthew Avery explains
Is your business EV Ready?
Polestar 2 undergoes passive and active safety testing March 2021
Why the Toyota Yaris is one of 2020's safest cars
Why the SEAT Leon is one of 2020's safest cars
Explained: Why Volkswagen ID.3 won the 2021 What Car? Safety Award
Tesla wins 2021 What Car? Technology Award
In captions: Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP launch world's first Commercial Van Ratings
Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP launch world's first Commercial Van Safety Ratings
'It's vital this technology is fitted to vans'- QBE's Jon Dye welcomes Commercial Van Safety Ratings
Why the UK Government's plan for self-driving cars by Spring 2021 threatens road safety
Automated Lane Keeping Systems: a potential threat to road safety?
The danger of Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) being viewed as Automated - David Williams