Jul 2025
Updated Chinese Standard on Electric Vehicle Traction Battery Safety Requirements PublishedJul 2025
European Commission Requests Comments on Proposed Amendments to the EU Regulation on Batteries and Waste BatteriesJul 2025
NHTSA Seeking Public Comment on Phase-in Reporting Requirements for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208, Occupant Crash Protection, Amended on August 22, 2024Jun 2025
Upcoming Meeting of the United Nations World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)Jun 2025
Carhs SafetyWeek 2025 RecapJun 2025
European Commission Requests Comments on the Proposed Introduction of New Cybersecurity Requirements for L Category VehiclesJul 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Publish Significant Number of Notices of Proposed RulemakingJun 2025
New UN ECE Regulation on Acceleration Control for Pedal Error PublishedMay 2025
Draft Euro 7 Emissions Implementing Regulations PublishedApr 2025
Amendments to EU Regulation on Heavy Vehicle CO2 Emissions Determination PublishedMar 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Issue a Final Rule (FR) for two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs) for Hydrogen Powered VehiclesFeb 2025
Updates to UN ECE Regulation on Quiet Road Transport Vehicles PublishedEU
Nov 2024
New EU Regulation on Event Data Recorders for Heavy Duty Motor Vehicles Published
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.
Aug 2024
New EU Implementing Regulation Relating to (EU) 2019/2144 Published
EU Regulation 2019/2144 on ‘the type approval requirements of motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users’.
Jun 2024
European Commission Requests Comments on a Proposed EU Regulation Covering Event Data Recorders for Heavy Duty Motor Vehicles
On May 21, 2024, the European Commission published a draft Regulation specifying the technical requirements and test procedures for Event Data Recorders (EDR's) fitted to heavy duty motor vehicles for public comment. The mandatory fitment of Event Data Recorders (EDR's) 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.