Regulation Overview
According to research by the World Health Organization, it has been found that over 90% of vehicle accidents are caused by human factors. To reduce the occurrence of accidents and casualties, the European Union has enacted a series of regulations aimed at protecting
Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), with the goal ofreducing traffic accidents and iniuries.
The European Union has currently issued three regulations regarding blind spot monitoring, which are UN ECE R151, UN ECE R158, and UN ECE R159. These three regulations became mandatory on July 6,2022.
UN ECE R158 sets out the minimum technical requirements for the reversing device of M and N category vehicles and the driver's rear view and detection of the vehicle when reversing.
Meet the vision requirements within the range of 0.3-3.5m behind the vehicle, or the detection range of objects within the range 0.2-1m behindthe vehicle.
Meets UN ECE R158 regulatory requirements
According to the requirements of the new EU General Safety Regulation (GSR), all newly registered M and N category vehicles from July 2024 must be equipped with systems that comply with EU regulations.
