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 PublishedAutomated Driving Systems
Oct 2026
New UN ECE Regulation on Automated Driving Systems Adopted
In a major step towards the future widespread deployment of automated vehicles, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) have adopted a UN ECE Regulation on the Approval of Motor Vehicles with regard to their Automated Driving Systems. This new Regulation, which has provisionally been allocated the reference Regulation No. 185, paves the way for the potential large scale introduction of 'driverless' vehicles for use on public roads. Additionally, unlike virtually all other UN ECE Regulations relating to road vehicles, to implement the necessary safety and performance requirements for automated driving systems this new Regulation utilises a Safety Management System (SMS) and safety case approach which is more commonly used in the aerospace industry and the nuclear industry.
Jan 2026
Updates to the EU Requirements on Fully Automated Vehicles Proposed
On November 28, 2025, the European Commission published a draft EU Regulation for public comment, which proposes updates to (EU) 2022/1426 on the uniform procedures and technical specifications for the type approval of the automated driving system of fully automated vehicles to introduce specific provisions to cover Automated Valet Parking (AVP) systems. This draft Regulation proposes the introduction of a completely new Annex to (EU) 2022/1426 specifying performance requirements for AVP systems and test procedures to assess compliance with those performance requirements.