ISO standards and transport

From submarines to spacecraft, ISO standards cover all aspects of transport, including road vehicles, ships, aircraft and aerospace systems.

Transporting goods and people safely and efficiently is essential to a sound economy and personal mobility. And as the number of journeys undertaken grows each year, so does the role of ISO standards.

From design, construction and use, to the way in which autonomous vehicles are directed, ISO standards set a common basis to improve safety and reduce impact.

Below you can find out more about the most commonly used transport standards, who develops them, and new projects in the pipeline.

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Cover page: ISO and road vehicles
ISO and road vehicles
Nearly 900 ISO standards have been developed for road vehicles and related technologies. Find out more.
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ISO and climate change
An overview of how ISO standards can help organizations adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts.
Cover page: Aircraft and space vehicles
Aircraft and space vehicles
An overview of ISO/TC 20 and their work. This committee has developed more than 600 standards in the aircraft and spacecraft industries.

The people who develop standards

Covering almost every sector you can think of, from Assistive products to Zinc alloys, ISO has over 200 technical committees. Below we've listed just a handful that we think will be of particular interest to you. If it doesn't have what you're looking for, you can find the complete list of technical committees here.

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