May 2026
InterRegs to Exhibit at Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2026May 2026
UK Public HolidaysMay 2026
Upcoming UN ECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) MeetingMay 2026
NHTSA Proposes Revisions to FMVSS Regulations to Address Possible Introduction of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)May 2026
Upcoming Meeting of the European Commission's Motor Vehicle Working Group (MVWG)Apr 2026
UK Public HolidaysMay 2026
Draft EU Regulation on the Collection of Real World CO2 Emissions Data from Heavy Duty Vehicles PublishedApr 2026
Updates to the EU Requirements on Fully Automated Vehicles PublishedMar 2026
Updated Chinese Standard on Electric Vehicle Safety PublishedFeb 2026
New UN ECE Regulation on Emergency Lane Keeping Systems PublishedJan 2026
Updates to the EU Requirements on Fully Automated Vehicles ProposedDec 2025
Updates to the EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval Requirements ProposedRegulations
May 2026
Draft EU Regulation on the Collection of Real World CO2 Emissions Data from Heavy Duty Vehicles Published
Within the EU Regulation which specifies the heavy duty vehicle CO2 emissions performance reduction targets that heavy duty vehicle manufacturers must comply with, (EU) 2019/1242, there is a provision in Article 12 of that Regulation which requires the European Commission to regularly collect data on the real world CO2 emissions and energy consumption of heavy duty vehicles in service to monitor and assess the real world representativeness of the values determined in accordance with (EU) 2017/2400. To fully implement this provision, on April 20, 2026, the European Commission published a draft EU Regulation for public comment, which specifies the detailed procedure for the collection of this real world CO2 emissions and energy consumption data.
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.