Jun 2026
Updated Chinese Standard on Motorcycle Noise PublishedJun 2026
Upcoming Meeting of the United Nations World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)Jun 2026
Join InterRegs at Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2026Jun 2026
Improving Search Suggestions in InterRegs.NETMay 2026
NHTSA Proposes Revisions to FMVSS Regulations to Address Possible Introduction of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)May 2026
Upcoming UN ECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) MeetingJun 2026
Additional Draft Euro 7 Emissions Implementing Regulations PublishedMay 2026
Draft EU Regulation on the Collection of Real World CO2 Emissions Data from Heavy Duty Vehicles PublishedApr 2026
Updates to the EU Requirements on Fully Automated Vehicles PublishedMar 2026
Updated Chinese Standard on Electric Vehicle Safety PublishedFeb 2026
New UN ECE Regulation on Emergency Lane Keeping Systems PublishedJan 2026
Updates to the EU Requirements on Fully Automated Vehicles ProposedEU
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.