New rules on vehicle safety and automated mobility.
Date: 2023-07-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Subjects: autonomous vehicle, intelligent transport system, road transport, safety device, technical regulations, transport safety

NEW RULES ON VEHICLE SAFETY 
AND AUTOMATED MOBILITY

6 JULY 2022

NEW SAFETY FEATURES IN YOUR CAR

FOR ALL ROAD VEHICLES 

FOR CARS AND VANS

FOR BUSES AND TRUCKS

New safety features required in vehicles FROM 6 JULY 2022: 

•  Intelligent speed assistance
•  Reversing detection with  
  camera or sensors
•  Attention warning in case of  
  driver drowsiness 
•  Emergency stop signal 
•  Cybersecurity measures

•  Lane keeping assistance
•  Advanced emergency braking
•  Event data recorders

•  Detection and warnings   
  to prevent collisions with    
  pedestrians or cyclists 
•  Tyre pressure monitoring    
  systems.

Further measures to be progressively introduced between JULY 2024 TO JULY 2029:

•  Advanced driver distraction  
  warning 
•  Safe and longer lasting tyre  
  performance 

•  Safety glass 

•  Improved direct vision to better  
  see cyclists and pedestrians 
•  Event data recorders 

Thanks to the EU General Safety Regulation, all vehicles in the EU will now have to be equipped with a series of new safety features to assist the driver and help better protect passengers, pedestrians and cyclists across the EU. The rules also establish the first legal framework to allow automated and fully driverless cars to become available on European roads, making the EU a leader in the field.  
 
PAVING THE WAY FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLES

AUTOMATED VEHICLES

FULLY DRIVERLESS VEHICLES 

KEY CHARACTERISTICS: 
•  Driver present 
•  Automated driving mode limited to  
  motorways up to 60 km/h, up to    
  130km/h from January 2023
•  No limitation to size of vehicle series
•  Cybersecurity measures

KEY CHARACTERISTICS: 
•  No driver present 
•  Automated driving permitted in defined  
  areas 
•  Limit on size of vehicle series to    
  max.1500 vehicles per model per year  
  Review of limit by July 2024
•  To be allowed from September 2022

WHAT THE TECHNICAL RULES WILL REGULATE: 

•  Maturity of technology
•  Data recording
•  Cybersecurity measures

•  Capability to handle automated driving  
  on motorways (lane keeping and lane  
  change)
•  Monitoring safety in the field
•  Interaction with driver 

•  Capability to handle automated driving in  
  defined areas
•  Advanced safety monitoring in the field
•  Interaction with passengers and road  
  users
•  Remote intervention operator
•  New vehicle design possibility (no driver  
  seat)

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The General Safety Regulation sets a legal framework to have autonomous and driverless cars in the EU. The Commission will adopt by the summer a series of technical rules to ensure that such vehicles are safe and technology mature enough before they are placed on the market.