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China: New collision safety standards for passenger vehicles   China has published new GB standards for safety requirements and test methods in the event of rear-end collision for passenger car (GB20072—202X) and the protection of the occupants in the event of a lateral collision (GB 20071—202X).  They would replace the previous versions from 2006. The...

Australia: New ADR for Lane departure warning systems for all heavy vehicles   On the Federal Register of Legislation, new and amended standards to specify requirements for lane departure warning systems fitted to omnibuses, medium and heavy goods vehicles have been published. Following an amendment to the implementation date made by the Minister in March,...

UNECE: New regulation for Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS)   The Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles under UNECE has endorsed a draft for a novel regulation delineating provisions for the authorization of vehicles equipped with Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS) and setting forth basic safety prerequisites for vehicles outfitted with Advanced Driver Assistance...

EU: Templates for type approval of ISA, DDAW, EDR, AIF and ADDW   The EU has published a draft law providing the templates of the documents for the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their intelligent speed assistance system, driver drowsiness and attention warning system, event data recorder, alcohol interlock installation facilitation and advanced...

Thailand: New regulation for child restraint systems   Thailand has published Draft Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Industrial Products for Child Restraint Systems (Car Seat) to Conform to the Thai Industrial Standard 3187-2564. The draft Ministerial Regulation mandates child restraint systems (car seat) to conform to one of the following standards: TIS 3187-2564 (2021) Enhanced Child Restraint...

Thailand: New vehicle regulations regarding occupants protection in case of collision   Thailand has published two new ministerial regulations on vehicles with regard to the Protection of the Occupants in the Event of a Lateral Collision and Frontal Collision. The regulations are: Draft Ministerial Regulation on Vehicles with regard to the Protection of the Occupants...

Vietnam: New technical regulations for vehicles   Vietnam has published three new technical regulations for vehicles: Draft National Technical Regulation on safety and environmental protection for automobiles for new assembled, manufactured and imported automobiles, QCVN 09:2023/BGTVT; Draft National Technical Regulation of road vehicle headlamps; Draft National Technical Regulation on mirrors for automobiles, Amendment 01:2023 QCVN...

Korea: Revision of the main technical regulation for vehicles   South Korea has published a Notice No. 2023-1512 of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which revises the Rules on the Performance and Standards for Motor Vehicles and their Parts.  The revisions covers various aspects of vehicle compliance in South Korea. Among the changes...

USA: Compliance date for updates to FMVSS No. 213 – restraint systems   A final rule amended the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213 regarding child restraint systems (CRS). The amendments, mandatory in one year, modernize the standard by, among other things, updating CRS owner registration program requirements, labeling requirements on correctly using...