ISO standards covering everything from vehicle parts to infrastructure help reduce accidents and improve the efficiency of road transport and travel. They ensure reliable and efficient supply chains. In an era of transformation for road traffic, standards help the sector get ready for the future.

Insights

Energy storage: Powering the future of renewable energy

From the compact lithium-ion battery powering your e-bike to colossal grid-scale solutions that can keep entire neighbourhoods humming, energy storage is the secret sauce making renewable energy reliable around the clock.

Close-up of rear-area video camera on car dashboard, with view of driver’s hand on steering wheel.

Cybersecurity in cars

New standard just published to help keep the hackers at bay.

Cars queuing to go through a toll barrier.

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Taking its toll

The standard for the security of toll road payment systems has just been updated.

Sample standards

Road vehicles
Partial driving automation — Technical characteristics of conditional hands-free driving systems

Interior air of road vehicles
Part 12: Test methods for the determination of fogging characteristics of trim materials made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyurethane in the interior of automobiles

Road vehicles — Functional safety — Application to generic rechargeable energy storage systems for new energy vehicle

Road vehicles — Application of predictive maintenance to hardware with ISO 26262-5

Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification
Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks and their systems

Road vehicles — Test devices for target vehicles, vulnerable road users and other objects, for assessment of active safety functions
Part 5: Requirements for Powered Two-Wheeler targets