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 PublishedNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
May 2026
NHTSA Proposes Revisions to FMVSS Regulations to Address Possible Introduction of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)
The rationale for many of the proposed actions is that removing/changing some of the requirements for vehicle manual controls would not affect the safety performance of ADS-equipped vehicles; however, the changes would remove unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs associated with a design to aid a person driving the vehicle. These actions are part of a larger NHTSA effort to address vehicle automation in the agency's regulations.
Mar 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Seek Comments on Global Technical Regulation (GTR) for Automated Driving Systems (ADS)
On January 23, 2026, the NHTSA published in the Federal Register (FR Vol. 91 No. 15; Docket NHTSA-2026-0034) a Notice and Request for Comment on the proposed GTR for the United Nations Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA), under the World Forum for Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) at United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Mar 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Announces Public Meeting Regarding Ongoing Vehicle Automation Activities
On February 9, 2026,the NHTSA published in the Federal Register (FR Vol. 91 No.26; Docket NHTSA-2026-0265) the announcement of an Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting. NHTSA will hold a public meeting on March 10, 2026.