Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and techn...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 23.4.2021 C(2021) 2639 final COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... of 23.4.2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their driver drowsiness and attention warning systems and amending Annex II to that Regulation (Text with EEA relevance) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 mandates motor vehicles of categories M and N to be equipped with driver drowsiness and attention warning (DDAW) systems from 6 July 2022 for new types and from 7 July 2024 for all new vehicles. The DDAW is defined as a system that assesses the driver’s alertness through vehicle systems analysis and, where needed, provides a warning to the driver. In particular, DDAW must detect or recognise the driving and/or steering pattern symptomatic of a driver exhibiting reduced alertness due to fatigue, and interact with and alert the driver via the vehicle’s human-machine interface. The Commission is empowered to lay down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the driver drowsiness and attention warning. This Commission Delegated Regulation supplements Regulation...