Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)
A dedicated membership track for organisations involved in automotive testing, certification, validation, inspection, verification, and technical assurance across evolving mobility systems.
The IAF CAB Membership track is dedicated to organisations that deliver automotive-focused conformity assessment and produce repeatable, auditable and comparable technical evidence across the vehicle lifecycle. Members typically operate in areas such as vehicle safety (crashworthiness, restraint systems), ADAS/automated functions, EV battery safety, powertrain & transmission, emissions/efficiency, software & cybersecurity, and quality management systems relevant to automotive supply chains. This category connects expert organisations to an international network focused on global alignment, method harmonisation and trusted results.
CAB Membership is designed for organisations that produce repeatable, auditable and comparable evidence (testing, certification decisions, validation/verification and vehicle inspection outcomes). Members can participate in technical committees, contribute to method harmonisation and access IAF-aligned recognition pathways (where applicable). The goal is simple: trusted automotive results that stand up across borders, programmes and stakeholders.
Evidence you can defend
From raw data to final report, traceability and decision discipline are central.
Comparability across borders
Clear methods & scope wording reduce ambiguity and increase trust in outcomes.
Automotive-first priorities
Crash • ADAS • Battery • Cyber • Efficiency • Powertrain/Transmission.
Key Benefits for IAF CAB Members
- Committee participation: join technical working groups focused on crashworthiness, ADAS scenarios, EV battery safety, digital integrity, and emissions/efficiency.
- Recognition readiness: structured guidance for method control, reporting discipline and scope clarity (and eligibility for IAF-aligned programmes where applicable).
- Member emblem licence: use the IAF CAB Member emblem on profiles, reports and digital channels (within guidelines).
- Public visibility: inclusion in the CAB Directory with an automotive-first scope statement (methods, ranges, conditions, limitations).
- Early technical advisories: safety alerts, risk notes and practice guidance relevant to automotive testing and evaluation.
- Benchmark & comparisons: opportunities to join collaborative studies to improve comparability and repeatability.
- Training access: preferential access to webinars, assessor briefings and cross-border collaboration calls.
Who Is Eligible?
CAB Membership welcomes organisations conducting conformity assessment activities in the automotive domain. Eligibility is assessed based on the automotive evidence you produce and your ability to deliver repeatable, auditable and comparable outcomes.
| Automotive activity | Typical evidence produced (examples) |
|---|---|
| Vehicle safety testing | Crash tests, restraint system performance, occupant protection evidence, instrumentation-controlled reporting. |
| ADAS / automated function testing | AEB/ACC/LKA scenarios, ODD conditions, explicit pass/fail decision rules, controlled test reports. |
| EV battery safety & integrity | Abuse tests, thermal propagation checks, SOC/temperature windows, evidence retention and traceability. |
| Powertrain & transmission evaluation | Durability/endurance, efficiency metrics, drivability/shift-quality measurements under defined load profiles. |
| Emissions / efficiency measurements | Regulated & in-use measurement evidence, lab/road correlations, uncertainty and comparability controls. |
| Software & cybersecurity confidence | Evidence for software update integrity, cyber requirements, attack-surface evaluation and reporting discipline. |
| Certification decisions (automotive schemes) | Certification decisions based on objective evidence within defined automotive programmes and rule sets. |
| Quality management systems | Audited conformity evidence for automotive supply-chain management systems (IATF-aligned programmes where applicable). |
| Vehicle inspection & appraisal (expertise) | Vehicle condition assessments, roadworthiness/compliance checks (where applicable), damage/repair verification and standardised reporting. |
Crashworthiness & restraint systems ADAS/AEB (ODD & pass/fail rules) EV battery abuse & propagation Brake performance & fade Powertrain & transmission endurance Emissions / efficiency measurements Cybersecurity / software integrity Quality management systems (automotive) Vehicle inspection & appraisal reporting
- ADAS/AEB: defined scenario set, 10–60 km/h, daylight, dry asphalt; documented ODD; explicit pass/fail decision rules.
- Crash: frontal impact instrumentation & dummy setup control; traceable measurement chain; controlled reporting template.
- EV Battery: abuse testing & propagation checks under defined temperature & SOC windows; evidence retention rules.
- Powertrain/Transmission: endurance testing under defined load profile; repeatability controls; structured result interpretation.
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