Euro NCAP and GSR directives drive mandatory DMS and sensor fusion integration

European regulatory frameworks including the General Safety Regulations (GSR) and Euro NCAP protocols are mandating standard in-cabin driver monitoring systems (DMS) and child presence detection (CPD). In response, Tier-1 suppliers are shifting toward dual-sensor fusion (camera plus radar) and centralized high-compute architectures to handle multi-modal processing. This regulatory pull is accelerating standard feature adoption across vehicle lines, pushing cockpit silicon requirements away from standalone ECUs toward consolidated domain controllers.