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| Proposals for RD-ASEP issues list (Nos. 13 and 17) |
| Reference Number: RDASEP-13-06 |
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Current RD-ASEP derives the regulatory level based on the certified value without accounting for margin against regulatory values of the certified value. RD-ASEP additionally regulates partial acceleration, unlike current ASEP which only stipulates full-throttle acceleration. It is proposed that RD-ASEP should take into account a margin against the regulatory values of the certification values, similar to current ASEP, to prevent quiet vehicles such as BEVs from being unfairly deemed NG. |
| Submitted by: JASIC |
| Meeting Sessions: 13th RDASEP session (10-12 Jun) |
| Document date: 09 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 51 | Vehicle Noise Emissions |
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| Proposal for the RD-ASEP issues list |
| Reference Number: RDASEP-13-05 |
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In vehicles with automatic transmissions, upshifts during testing cause SEM expected values to be exceeded. The proposal addresses three cases: vehicles with non-locked gear ratios, vehicles with locked gear ratios, and vehicles with only one gear ratio. For Case 1, such data does not meet conditions in R51-03 Annex 9 “4.5.2. Non-locked transmissions” and require no SEM correction. For Case 2, the proposal adds text to Annex 9 (7), Appendix 1, paragraphs 3.4. and 3.5., permitting substitution of maximum engine speed nMAX(AA-BB)TEST for nBBTEST when the maximum engine speed between AA’ and BB’ exceeds the engine speed at BB’. |
| Submitted by: JASIC |
| Meeting Sessions: 13th RDASEP session (10-12 Jun) |
| Document date: 09 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 51 | Vehicle Noise Emissions |
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| Issuance and acceptance of IWVTA certificate in EU |
| Reference Number: DETA-IWVTA-WS-01-06 |
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A Universal International Whole Vehicle Type Approval issued for vehicles of category M1 under UN R0 that includes type-approval under the UN Regulations concerned shall be considered equivalent to an EU type-approval granted under Framework Regulation (EU) 2018/858. The approval authority granting EU-WVTA must confirm for all variants and versions within the EU-WVTA vehicle type the equivalence of the Part III list and that the EU-WVTA type is covered by the IWVTA class and IWVTA type. |
| Submitted by: Netherlands |
| Meeting Sessions: 1st DETA-IWVTA-WS session (17 Jun) |
| Document date: 09 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 0 | International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System (IWVTA) |
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| Technology and Application Validation of VRU Protection Services |
| Reference Number: VCTF-14-03 |
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Presentation on technology and application validation of VRU protection services across three parts. Part 1 validates functional and process validation; Part 2 tests performance under low-density scenarios; Part 3 tests performance under high-density scenarios with three sub-scenarios: sensing multi-VRUs, multi-services concurrency, and multi-VRUs transmitting PSMs concurrently. Validation encompasses three communication approaches: vehicle-to-vehicle, infrastructure-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-pedestrian, assessing protocol conformance, communication performance, sensing performance, and service logic triggering mechanisms. |
| Submitted by: CAICT |
| Meeting Sessions: 14th VCTF session (11 Jun) |
| Document date: 09 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: WP.29 Discussion Topic | Vehicular Communications and Connectivity |
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| RDASEP Data Analysis task force: Agenda for the 14th (June 2026) session |
| Reference Number: RDASEP-TFDA-14-01 |
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The agenda includes a review of the schedule with next meetings on 7th July and 24th August, continuation of database analysis presentation from RDW, review of decisions and work for the next meeting, report to IWG RD-ASEP. |
| Meeting Sessions: 14th RDASEP-TFDA session (9 Jun) |
| Document date: 08 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 51 | Vehicle Noise Emissions |
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| RDASEP Data Analysis task force: Summary of the 13th (June 2026) session |
| Reference Number: RDASEP-TFDA-13-03 |
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Task Force Data Analysis (Sub Group to IWG RD-ASEP) held its 13th meeting on Wednesday, 3rd June 2026. The group reviewed database analysis including statistical analysis of differences between expected and measured sound levels, sub-model construction, and optimization calculations for parameter tables. Discussion addressed model construction concerns, vehicle failure differentiation, and data collection requirements including approval values according to UN R117. Next meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, 7th July and Monday, 24th August 2026. |
| Meeting Sessions: 13th RDASEP-TFDA session (3 Jun) |
| Document date: 08 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 51 | Vehicle Noise Emissions and UN Regulation No. 117 | Tire Rolling Sound Emissions, Adhesion on Wet Surfaces, and Rolling Resistance |
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| UN R160: Draft text for EDR Step 2 amendments |
| Reference Number: SG-EDR-47-02 |
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Proposal to amend UN R160:
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| Submitted by: EC, Germany, OICA, UK, and CLEPA |
| Meeting Sessions: 47th SG-EDR session (11 Jun) |
| Document date: 08 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 160 | Event Data Recorders |
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| Thematic investigation of frontal collisions involving buses |
| No reference number |
| Submitted by: NSIA |
| Document date: 08 Jun 26 |
| Relevant to: WP.29 Discussion Topic | Frontal Protection of Buses |
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