Electric and hybrid cars are much quieter on the road than the cars with a combustion engine. Although this is beneficial to the environment, it can also result dangerous to road users, especially to visually impaired people or cyclists, since they may not hear the cars approaching, being present or departing.
The European Commission welcomes the positive vote in the European Parliament on the revised General Safety Regulation proposed by the Commission in May 2018.
On 17 May 2018, the European Commission published the EU strategy on connected and automated mobility. Based on this we have developed guidelines together with EU countries to harmonise the exemption procedure for EU approval of automated vehicles.
The Commission is calling for applications to select additional members for the 'working group on motor vehicles'.
Today, during the Automotive Industry Forum organised by the Romanian Presidency in Craiova (Romania) Commissioner for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska handed over a roadmap towards clean vehicles to Mr Niculae Bădălău, Minister for Economy of Romania representing the presidency of the Council of the EU.
In September 2015 we learned that some European car manufacturers were cheating when cars were tested with regard to the level of pollutant emissions.
Innovation is one of the most powerful ways to create jobs and drive economic growth. Business Planet goes to Croatia to visit Rimac Automobili - a company winning plaudits for its electric sports cars and groundbreaking technologies.
Business Planet takes a look at the business opportunities being created by eCall. This new EU-wide emergency alert system is using Europe's Galileo and EGNOS satellite services to cut the time it takes rescue crews to get to road traffic accidents.
Sector Skills Alliances aim at tackling skills gaps with regard to one or more occupational profiles in a specific sector.
The Commission would like feedback on the draft guidelines on the exemption procedure for the EU approval of automated vehicles.
The European Commission organised a stakeholder event on the future of emission standards for the automotive industry.
One year on from the launch of the European Battery Alliance (EBA), the Commission Action Plan is in place, the first pilot production facilities are being built and further projects are announced to establish the EU as the lead player in the strategic area of battery innovation and manufacturing.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs is seeking input from stakeholders. It regards CoP checking procedures for replacement silencers of vehicle categories M1 and N, as well as the technical feasibility for the improvement of sound level performance through better CoP.
As part of the Commission's dedication to protect Europeans from exhaust gas pollution, as of tomorrow any new car will have to pass new and more reliable emissions tests before it can be driven on European roads.
The Automotive and Mobility Industries unit is looking for 2 dynamic and motivated seconded national experts to assist with the preparation, including impact assessments, and the adoption process of EU law for vehicle construction and approval.
The Commission is calling for applications to select additional members for the "Motor Vehicles Emissions Group".
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has published a call for tender 'Blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills - Towards a common vision on addressing SMEs skills needs in the automotive sector: strengthening the development of upskilling and reskilling strategies'. The main goal is to address the skills gaps in the automotive sector with particular focus on SMEs.
