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Turkey Subscription ServiceApr 2025
UK Public HolidaysApr 2025
InterRegs at Carhs SafetyWeekApr 2025
Upcoming United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Working Party MeetingsMar 2025
Updated Chinese Standards on Safety Requirements in the Event of a Rear ImpactMar 2025
Upcoming Meeting of the United Nations World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)Apr 2025
Amendments to EU Regulation on Heavy Vehicle CO2 Emissions Determination PublishedMar 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Issue a Final Rule (FR) for two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs) for Hydrogen Powered VehiclesFeb 2025
Updates to UN ECE Regulation on Quiet Road Transport Vehicles PublishedJan 2025
Updates to the EU General Safety Regulation ProposedDec 2024
Updated Chinese Standard on the Fuel Consumption Limits for Heavy Duty Vehicles PublishedNov 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Pedestrian ProtectionInterRegs.NET
Feb 2025
Updates to UN ECE Regulation on Quiet Road Transport Vehicles Published
On January 10, 2025, an 02 Series of Amendments to UN ECE Regulation No. 138 on Quiet Road Transport Vehicles (QRTV) with regard to their reduced audibility came into force. The changes introduced by this 02 Series of Amendments are predominantly to address 'deficiencies' in the Regulation that have been identified during its application over the past few years. The amendments are intended to provide greater clarity of the applicable requirements and to ensure greater consistency in their application.
Dec 2024
Updated Chinese Standard on the Fuel Consumption Limits for Heavy Duty Vehicles Published
The Chinese government have recently published an updated version of the Chinese Standard on the maximum permissible fuel consumption limits for heavy duty vehicles, GB 30510-2024, which specifies fuel consumption limits for all types of heavy duty vehicle that are around 10% lower than the limits specified in the previous version of this Standard. In addition to these reduced fuel consumption limits, the updated standard also introduces criteria to define the variations in vehicle specification that are permitted within a vehicle type and a formula for converting fuel consumption values, in L/100km, into CO2 emissions values, in g/km.
Oct 2024
New UN ECE Regulation on Driver Control Assistance Systems Published
A new United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Regulation on Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS), UN ECE Regulation No. 171-00, came into force on September 22, 2024. Work on developing this new Regulation began in 2021, when the UN ECE World Forum for the Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) noted that such systems were beginning to become available on the market, but that no specific Regulations existed to cover their specification and performance. This new Regulation defines Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS) as a combination of "hardware and software collectively capable of assisting a driver in controlling the longitudinal and lateral motion of the vehicle on a sustained basis" and specifies technical and performance requirements that DCAS must comply with, along with specific test procedures to confirm that vehicles equipped with DCAS comply with the specified requirements.