[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The member states' permanent representatives today endorsed the compromise reached between the Council and the European Parliament concerning a decision to introduce a mandatory EU-wide system to handle emergency calls sent automatically by cars or triggered manually by people in the car in case of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday the European Parliament adopted with a clear majority the roadworthiness package, a set of measures to toughen up vehicle checks and to widen their scope. The three directives that constitute the roadworthiness package concern periodic roadworthiness tests, technical roadside inspections for commercial vehicles and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From 2015, all new cars sold in the EU should be able to dial emergency services when they are involved in a serious accident, under new rules to be voted on by the internal market committee on 11 February. How it will work: a damaged car...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The safety standards of some India-made small cars fall far short of global requirements, research has found, exacerbating the woes of a market already weakened by sluggish domestic demand. Weak structures and a lack of airbags meant that five Indian cars were awarded zero out of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An informal agreement with EU member states on minimum common standards for periodic vehicle inspections, vehicle registration documents and roadside inspections of commercial vehicles was backed by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. The revised rules, designed to improve road safety, would set new EU-level...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The car is cruising noiselessly along a busy highway on the crispest of autumn mornings in Tokyo. The vehicle, a Lexus hybrid, is relatively unremarkable but inside hangs an air of expectation. The moment has arrived: time to take the hands off the wheel. The driver’s palms...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A new UN Regulation R129, for the approval of Enhanced Child Restraint System (ECRS), has been developed by a committee of experts under the auspice of United Nations, with the aim to enhance child safety in UN countries by addressing key areas such as misuse,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EU Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas, welcomes today's vote in the European Parliament to endorse proposals for tougher vehicle testing rules to save lives, including for motorcycles. More than 5 people die on Europe's roads every day in accidents linked to technical failure of vehicles. The proposed...