[cies]

Nope. Only safety for the people in the car is considered. Volvo is quite vocal about wanting to produce a car that is safe for the people outside the car. They have a target that no one should die from a (new) Volvo crashing into them by some year in the future. They want to use auto-braking systems and external airbags iirc.

[AdamN]

I believe that has changed for the new EuroNCAP which does consider pedestrian safety in the score.