From 2022 New Cars in the EU Must Have “Smart" Speed Control Systems

From mid-2022, all new cars placed on the EU market will need to be equipped with advanced safety systems. Following the agreement reached in March with the European Parliament, the EU Council representing the Member States has adopted a regulation on the general safety of motor vehicles and the protection of passengers and vulnerable road users. Its aim is to significantly reduce the number of road casualties.

For the first time, the regulation addresses specific pressing issues relating to vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists, the Council said in a statement.

Under the new rules, all motor vehicles (including trucks, buses, vans, and utility vehicles) will be required to be equipped with the following safety features:

• Advanced emergency braking (cars) 
• Alcohol interlock installation facilitation (cars, vans, trucks, buses) 
• Drowsiness and attention detection (cars, vans, trucks, buses)
• Distraction recognition / prevention (cars, vans, trucks, buses)
• Event (accident) data recorder (cars and vans) 
• Emergency stop signal (cars, vans, trucks, buses) 
• Full-width frontal occupant protection crash test - improved seatbelts (cars and vans) 
• Head impact zone enlargement for pedestrians and cyclists -safety glass in case of crash (cars and vans) 
• Intelligent speed assistance (cars, vans, trucks, buses) 
• Lane keeping assist (cars, vans) 
• Pole side impact occupant protection (cars, vans) 
• Reversing camera or detection system (cars, vans, trucks, buses)
• Tyre pressure monitoring system (vans, trucks, buses) 
• Vulnerable road user detection and warning on front and side of vehicle (trucks and buses) 
• Vulnerable...