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 ProtectionRegulations
Jan 2025
Updates to the EU General Safety Regulation Proposed
On December 11, 2024, the European Commission published a draft EU Delegated Regulation specifying amendments to the European Union’s General Safety Regulation; (EU) 2019/2144. This draft Delegated Regulation updates the “Series of Amendment” level for a number of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Regulations specified within (EU) 2019/2144 and also adds references to three new UN ECE Regulations; UN ECE Regulation No. 167 on direct vision from heavy duty vehicles, UN ECE Regulation No. 169 on event data recorders for heavy duty vehicles and UN ECE Regulation No. 171 on driver control assistance systems (DCAS).
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.
Jul 2024
Updated UN ECE Regulations Relating to Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicles Published
Following the publication of Amendment 1 to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Global Technical Regulation No. 13 on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, an equivalent set of amendments to the UN ECE Regulation on hydrogen fuelled vehicles, UN ECE Regulation No. 134, were developed to ensure alignment and consistency between the two Regulations. The resulting 02 Series of Amendments to UN ECE Regulation No. 134 were adopted by the UN ECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) in November 2023 and came into force on June 15, 2024. On that same date, an 05 Series of Amendments to UN ECE Regulation No. 94 on offset deformable barrier front impact, and 06 Series of Amendments to UN ECE Regulation No. 95 on lateral impact and an 03 Series of Amendments to UN ECE Regulation No. 137 on full width flat barrier front impact also came into force. Each of these Series of Amendments introduce the necessary provisions into the relevant Regulation to allow for the crash testing of hydrogen fuelled vehicles.