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IRF World Congress 2024: Don't just focus on infrastructure for safety

October 17, 2024

Using latest innovative technologies gives hope that deaths can be reduced, says TRB

FIA Region I warns of ADAS ‘limitations’

October 19, 2020

Safety features are ‘good friends’ but drivers need to understand exactly how they work

Most Europeans 'want single MaaS app', says FIA

June 4, 2020

Separate applications for different modes or companies are a pain, finds survey

Most EU motorists want legislation on vehicle data, says survey

January 16, 2019

The overwhelming majority of European road users want laws to protect their rights when it comes to the data their vehicle generates while driving. A new survey, by FIA Region I across 15 countries, found that 93% of motorists support the need for dedicated legislation to ensure their consumer rights and data protection. This is not to suggest that people have a problem with vehicle data per se – for example, 88% are happy to share remotely their location and vehicle status with roadside assistance provid

EU passes testing rules to avoid ‘Dieselgate’ repeat

April 24, 2018

The European Parliament has rubber-stamped new rules following the Volkswagen emissions scandal which seek in part to increase the quality of testing. The idea of the reforms for the type approval process is to ensure that vehicles act on the road in the way that they have been tested in laboratory conditions. The agreement, which has been two years in the making, requires national market surveillance authorities to check 1 in 40,000 vehicles registered in the country the previous year, with at least 20% o

European Parliament calls for EU regulation for access car data

February 21, 2018

MEPs in the European Transport Committee have voted in favour of the European Commission to come forward with a regulatory process on access to connected car data by the end of 2018. The request for binding rules and regulations aims to ensure a secure and competitive approach that places independent service providers on an even level with car makers. The decision was made as part of the draft report on a European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems access to vehicle data. It will go t

European Commission: tighter rules for safer/cleaner cars

December 12, 2017

The European Commission (EC), European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement on the commission proposal from January 2016 to raise the quality level and independence of type-approval and testing before a car is placed on the market. It would enable the EC to be able to initiate EU-wide recalls and impose penalties on manufacturers or technical services of up to €30,000 (£26,000) per non-compliant car.

MEPs demand mandatory installation of vehicle safety technologies

October 16, 2017

Life-saving vehicle technology such as emergency braking should be made mandatory for new cars, according to an own-initiative report from the European Parliament's Transport Committee. With the report, MEPs have made a statement in support of road safety and FIA Region I (FRI) has welcomed the decision and has urged the European Commission to legislate the installation of the technology into cars.

FIA launches road safety initiative: #ParkYourPhone when on the road

September 28, 2017

European MEP Dieter Liebrech Koch, FIA Region I and its member Clubs are launching #ParkYourPhone, a campaign to encourage responsible smartphone use in traffic. The campaign will be rolled out across Europe the Middle East and Africa by FIA Clubs in autumn 2017. MEP Koch said that while Europe has done much to improve safety, be it on technical improvements of the vehicles, better training for road users or infrastructure, new technologies, such as smart phones and tablets, bring about new challenges.

FIA: prioritising mobility that respects the environment

June 29, 2017

Speaking at the FIA summer cocktail party, European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, addressed the challenges he sees in mobility.