Vehicle safety is undergoing rapid transformation due to increasingly stringent regulations, growing consumer expectations and the emergence of electric vehicles (EVs), advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving technologies. This demands integration of active and passive safety systems, advanced virtual simulations and harmonized international standards to address evolving crash scenarios. Highly automated vehicles introduce new challenges related to occupant protection, sensor reliability, perception, decision-making and vehicle control under diverse operating conditions. Regulatory agencies and industry stakeholders are developing new testing, validation and assessment frameworks to ensure safe deployment. These advances will redefine crashworthiness evaluation and establish comprehensive safety methodologies for next-generation intelligent and autonomous vehicles.