Apr 2025
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 ProtectionNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Aug 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) to amend the NHTSA regulations to include an advanced crash test dummy
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Provided Additional Information on Advanced Crash Test Dummies --– On July 9th the NHTSA issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) announcing the availability of documents supplementing NHTSA's September 2023 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. This rulemaking is to amend NHTSA’s regulations to include an advanced crash test dummy – The Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th percentile adult male (THOR). The documents listed in this notification were scheduled to be available in the docket as of July 9, 2024. Comments regarding this SNPRM are due by August 8, 2024.
May 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for a New Federal Motor Vehicle Standard (FMVSS) for Electric Vehicles (EVs)
On April 15, 2024 NHTSA published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to advance the safety of Electric Vehicles (EVs). The proposal includes a new FMVSS 305a, extension of requirements to heavy vehicles, responses to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations, OEM standard emergency responder information, and harmonization with Global Technical Regulation (GTR) 20. Comments are required by June 14, 2024 and compliance is expected two years after the Final Rule is published in the Federal Register.