The central steering test method was initially developed by Delphi company in USA, which is an important evaluation method to measure vehicle handling and stability when driving at high speed.

Steering committees should check to ensure that the project manager has resourced a tester early in the project and assigned tasks that test the implemented use case scenarios.

TRW Conekt led a safety analysis programme of the prototype vehicle, which went through tests on braking and steering systems among other things on Lotus test track near Norwich.