Jul 2025
Updated Chinese Standard on Electric Vehicle Traction Battery Safety Requirements PublishedJul 2025
European Commission Requests Comments on Proposed Amendments to the EU Regulation on Batteries and Waste BatteriesJul 2025
NHTSA Seeking Public Comment on Phase-in Reporting Requirements for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208, Occupant Crash Protection, Amended on August 22, 2024Jun 2025
Upcoming Meeting of the United Nations World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)Jun 2025
Carhs SafetyWeek 2025 RecapJun 2025
European Commission Requests Comments on the Proposed Introduction of New Cybersecurity Requirements for L Category VehiclesJul 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Publish Significant Number of Notices of Proposed RulemakingJun 2025
New UN ECE Regulation on Acceleration Control for Pedal Error PublishedMay 2025
Draft Euro 7 Emissions Implementing Regulations PublishedApr 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 PublishedInterRegs.NET
Jul 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Publish Significant Number of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
On May 30, 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published in the Federal Register (Vol. 90 No. 103) 24 Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs). They have requested comments addressing all related issues. These NPRMs cover many regulated topics and varying aspects of regulatory actions that have been in force for a number of years. These proposals are intended to minimize confusion, remove unnecessary requirements and may assist in introducing new technology.
Jun 2025
New UN ECE Regulation on Acceleration Control for Pedal Error Published
A new United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Regulation on Acceleration Control for Pedal Error (ACPE) systems, UN ECE Regulation No. 175.00, came into force on May 12, 2025. This new Regulation, which applies to M1 category vehicles, specifies technical and performance requirements for Acceleration Control for Pedal Error (ACPE) systems which are designed to detect misapplication of the accelerator control by the driver and to control unintended acceleration of the vehicle.
May 2025
Draft Euro 7 Emissions Implementing Regulations Published
Following the publication of Regulation (EU) 2024/1257, which specifies the Euro 7 emissions requirements, the European Commission began drafting the numerous Implementing Regulations required to provide the detailed test procedures, testing methodologies, administrative procedures, etc. to allow the new Euro 7 emissions requirements to be fully implemented. On April 15, 2025, draft versions of the first two of these 'Euro 7' Implementing Regulations were published by the European Commission for public comment. The first of these draft Implementing Regulations specifies the rules, procedures and testing methodologies for the exhaust and evaporative emissions type approval of M1 and N1 category vehicles. The second draft Implementing Regulation specifies the detailed requirements for the onboard fuel consumption measuring (OBFCM) devices, onboard monitoring (OBM) systems, driver warning systems, inducement methods and environmental vehicle passports (EVP) of M1 and N1 category vehicles.