Aug 2026
UK Public HolidayAug 2026
NHTSA Seeks Public Input on Future Regulatory InitiativesAug 2026
NHTSA Continues Regulatory Updates to Modernise Safety StandardsAug 2026
Feature Spotlight: Plan Ahead with the Legislation Implementation Dates DatabaseJul 2026
Numerous Amended and Updated UN ECE Regulations Enter Into ForceJul 2026
NHTSA/EPA Accelerate Regulatory ActivityAug 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 PublishedApr 2026
Updates to the EU Requirements on Fully Automated Vehicles PublishedMar 2026
Updated Chinese Standard on Electric Vehicle Safety PublishedUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Jul 2026
Numerous Amended and Updated UN ECE Regulations Enter Into Force
On June 4, 2026, all of the updates and amendments to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Regulations that were adopted at the 197th session of the UN ECE World Forum for the Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) which took place in November 2025 entered into force.
May 2026
Upcoming UN ECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) Meeting
In a break from the norm for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) GR meetings, part of the upcoming session of the Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) will take place at a venue other than Geneva in Switzerland.
May 2026
Upcoming Meeting of the European Commission's Motor Vehicle Working Group (MVWG)
The 168th meeting of the European Commission's Motor Vehicle Working Group (MVWG) is scheduled to take place on May 6, 2026.