Classification & Objectives
The rapid development in the mobility sector requires continuous adaptation and further development of technical vehicle inspections. The Charter 2030 was launched to meet these challenges. This initiative, supported by over 18,000 experts and test engineers, aims to sustainably promote both road safety and climate targets through innovative test methods and a modernised legal framework.
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What does Charter 2030 cover?
With Charter 2030, the inspection organisations, comprising more than 18,000 inspectors in Germany, take a position on the further development of technical vehicle inspection amid rapidly advancing developments in the mobility sector. More than 30 million periodic technical inspections (PTI) are carried out in Germany each year.
The positions expressed in Charter 2030 include technical innovations, concrete contributions to the achievement of climate and road safety policy objectives, and calls for the formation of a modern and innovation-promoting legal framework in the field of technical vehicle inspection at national and international level.
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Who is Charter 2023 aimed at?
Charter 2030 is intended for the general public as well as for representatives of the legislative and executive branches of government. In addition, Charter 2030 is addressed to representatives of national/international bodies and associations (including CITA), as well as representatives from business, science and specialist media.
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Charter 2030: Concretising the Charter for Vehicle Inspection 21
The Charter for Vehicle Inspection 21, with a particular focus on highly automated and connected driving, was published back in 2018 and remains relevant today in terms of its positions and technical priorities. Based on Charter 21, it was possible to successfully initiate relevant developments and projects (e.g. the collaborative project ErVast funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)). Charter 2030 now concretises Charter 21 and expands its focus to the key issues of digitalisation, (mobility) data, alternative drives and emissions, specifying the corresponding need for action up to the year 2030.
Objectives
What contribution does the Charter 2030 make to climate protection and road safety?
For several decades now, the inspection organisations have been ensuring people’s safety and their trust in the use of technology and vehicles, in particular. Since the introduction of the PTI in 1951, as well as the single and type approvals in the context of vehicle development and approval, the inspection organisations have made a significant contribution to ensuring a high level of safety for today’s vehicles and compliance with environmental regulations.
The use of innovative inspection technologies and procedures will also enable safe and environmentally compatible mobility in the future amid the rapid automation and electrification of vehicles.
In the age of increasingly digitalised and connected vehicles, inspection organisations are developing solutions to meet new challenges, such as the safe handling of – and neutral access to – mobility and vehicle data. Corresponding data trust centres protect the interests of consumers and ensure the data sovereignty of vehicle owners and users.
With modern and innovative technical vehicle inspections and vehicle monitoring, the inspection organisations also make a significant contribution to achieving, among other things, the following climate and traffic safety policy objectives.
Climate targets
- By 2030: "Fit for 55" - reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 55 % within the EU (compared to 1990)
- By 2050: "Green Deal" - reducing transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 90 % within the EU
- By 2030: 15 million electric vehicles registered in Germany
Road safety objectives
- By 2030: 40 % reduction of road deaths and serious injuries in Germany compared with 2021 (BMDV Road Safety Pact)
- By 2030: 50 % reduction of road deaths and serious injuries in the EU between 2021 an 2030 (Stockholm Declaration)
- By 2050: Achieving Vision Zero in the EU
