On October 2, 2024, new EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2220, specifying the technical requirements and test procedures for Event Data Recorders (EDRs) fitted to heavy duty motor vehicles, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The mandatory fitment of Event Data Recorders (EDRs) to heavy duty motor vehicles is one of the new safety features required by (EU) 2019/2144 (more commonly referred to as General Safety Regulation 2 or GSR 2). As specified in (EU) 2019/2144, from January 7, 2026, the fitment of an EDR becomes mandatory for all new types of M2, M3, N2 and N3 category vehicle (i.e. buses, coaches, heavy trucks and tractor units) and, from January 7, 2029, the fitment of an EDR will become mandatory for all new vehicles falling into those categories.
Essentially, this new EU Regulation requires EDRs for heavy duty vehicles to comply with the technical requirements specified in United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Regulation No. 169 on Event Data Recorders for heavy duty vehicles. However, (EU) 2024/2220 specifies additional requirements on data retrieval, privacy and security of data that EDR's must comply with.
This new EU Regulation, and an updated and consolidated version of (EU) 2019/2144 incorporating the changes introduced by (EU) 2024/2220, is available on InterRegs.NET for our EC subscribers and is also available at www.selectregs.com.