Attention car drivers! A brand new era is beginning

The Regulation on Type Approval of Motor Vehicles Regarding Advanced Driver Distraction Warning Systems, the Regulation on Type Approval of Motor Vehicles Regarding Event Data Recorder Systems, the Regulation on Amending the Regulation on Type Approval and Market Surveillance and Inspection of Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers and Their Components, Systems and Separate Technical Units, and the Regulation on Amending the Regulation on Administrative Requirements Regarding Type Approval and Market Surveillance and Inspection of Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers and Their Components, Systems and Separate Technical Units, prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, have been published in the 5th duplicate issue of the Official Gazette.

WORK HAS BEGUN FOR SAFETY ON THE ROADS

With the work carried out by the Ministry, taking international automotive legislation into account, the aim is to increase the life and property safety of citizens on highways and to ensure compliance with EU legislation.

Within the scope of the legislation regarding the Advanced Driver Distraction Warning System, provisions regarding the equipment of motor vehicles in the M1 (Automobile), M2 (Minibus), M3 (Bus), N1 (Light commercial), N2 (Light truck), and N3 (Truck) categories with advanced driver distraction warning systems, as well as special test procedures and technical requirements for the type approval of these systems, and the procedures and principles for their implementation have been determined.

THE DRIVER WILL BE UNDER CONSTANT MONITORING

With the system, it will be determined when the driver's visual attention is not focused on driving tasks, and the driver will be warned through the human-machine interface in the vehicle. The system, which will be able to function without taking into account the biometric personal data of the people in the vehicle, will be designed to continuously record and store data as a closed circuit.

In the system, which will be operated by taking environmental conditions into account, the driver's distraction (gaze points) will be monitored, and visual, auditory, and tactile warnings will be given to the driver when necessary.

DATA WILL BE PROTECTED

With the regulation regarding the Event Data Recorder System, provisions regarding the equipment of the aforementioned motor vehicles with an event data recorder system, as well as special test procedures and technical requirements for the type approval of these systems, and the procedures and principles for their implementation have been regulated.

Software updates performed on the event data recorder system will be protected to reasonably prevent them from being compromised and to prevent invalid updates.

IF DATA IS LOST IN AN ACCIDENT...

The recorded data related to the collision will be provided via a serial data port on the standardized data link connector specified in the relevant regulation. In cases where the serial data port is no longer functional after a collision, the data will be retrievable by connecting directly to the event data recorder system.

Data recorded by the event data recorder system will not be accessible through interfaces that can be accessed without unlocking the vehicle or using tools, or through vehicle interfaces for wireless connections.

On the other hand, the Communiqué on the Implementation Procedures and Principles Regarding the Type Approval of Motor Vehicles in Terms of Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Euro VI) and Access to Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Information has also been published and entered into force.