May 2026
InterRegs to Exhibit at Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2026May 2026
UK Public HolidaysMay 2026
Upcoming UN ECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) MeetingMay 2026
NHTSA Proposes Revisions to FMVSS Regulations to Address Possible Introduction of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)May 2026
Upcoming Meeting of the European Commission's Motor Vehicle Working Group (MVWG)Apr 2026
UK Public HolidaysMay 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 ProposedDec 2025
Updates to the EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval Requirements ProposedNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Jan 2025
The NHTSA Addresses Petitions for Reconsideration regarding FMVSS 127 Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles
In the Federal Register (Vol 89, No 228; Docket No NHTSA 2023-0021) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Final Rule regarding Petitions for Reconsideration of the May 9,2024 Final Rule.
Dec 2024
Summary of Recent US Regulatory Action
There have been a number of recent Federal Register notices of Final Rules, Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs), Requests for Comments and Extension of Comment Periods by various governmental organisations.
May 2024
NHTSA Propose to Regulate Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
In the April 17, 2024 Federal Register (Volume 89, number 75) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0006]. The proposal is for two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs) which specify performance requirements for motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source.