The European Commission announced that from 1 November 2012 on new safety requirements for new types of motor vehicles will be mandatory. The requirements include safety belt reminders, safety requirements for electric vehicles, easier child seat anchorages (ISOFIX), better protection of passengers against the displacement of luggage in case of the accident and tyre pressure monitoring system.

From 1 November 2012 on, new safety requirements for new types of motor vehicles come into force. These new features are required under the General Safety Regulation, adopted in 2009. This one regulation replaced more than 50 directives without weakening any safety standard. It thus constitutes a sweeping simplification of European legislation and reduction of regulatory and administrative burden for the vehicle industry. In 2011, the EU announced that new cars will have to be equipped with Daytime Running Lights.

The safety requirements made mandatory belt reminders, safety requirements for electric vehicles, easier child seat anchorages (ISOFIX), better protection of passengers against the displacement of luggage in case of the accident and tyre pressure monitoring system. In addition, cars will be also equipped with gear shift indicators to help drivers save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions.

The Commission has proposed as new target for 2020 a further reduction of road fatalities in the EU by 50% compared to 2010. The above mentioned measures to improve vehicle safety technology will contribute to achieving this target.