Oct 2026
Upcoming United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Working Party MeetingsOct 2026
NHTSA Seeking Comments Regarding Distraction by use of Personal Electronic DevicesOct 2026
Updated Chinese Standards on Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Systems PublishedOct 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is Reviewing Their Authority to Control Fuel Economy Standards for Specific Vehicle TypesSep 2026
Upcoming United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Working Party MeetingsSep 2026
Saudi Arabian Regulations Coming SoonOct 2026
New UN ECE Regulation on Automated Driving Systems AdoptedSep 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 225 Child Restraint Anchorage Systems in Response to Petitions for ReconsiderationsAug 2026
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 135 on Light Vehicle Brake SystemsJul 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Issue Final Rule Preamble and Amended Final Rule for Event Data Recorders (EDRs) to Delay Timing of Implementation and to Establish a Phase-in PlanJun 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 PublishedHeavy Truck
Oct 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is Reviewing Their Authority to Control Fuel Economy Standards for Specific Vehicle Types
On August 31, 2026, NHTSA published an Interpretive Rule in the Federal Register (F.R. Vol. 91 No. 167; Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1948) affecting 49 CFR Parts 523, 534, and 535.
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.