Taiwan: Category L will be implemented next year. A declaration of the manufacturer on the fulfillment of the requirements is sufficient. For the time being no concrete test procedure is determined.

Korea will accept new ECE Regulation to come. Requirements for L category vehicles may be established in addition. Timing: possibly from 2017.

China (reported by OICA): A GB-T, based on the UNECE Regulation to come, is under consideration. However, a device will explicitly be required. The higher background noise as typical for Chinese traffic (5-7dB compared to reference level used for the proposed ECE Regulation) needs to be accessed. Pause function will be optional, a frequency shift harmonized with ECE, no maximum level. The draft is expected to be completed in 2016.

Japan presents document Fatal Accident Involving a Blind Person in Japan in October 2015, which was already presented to WP29. It describes an accident with a commercial vehicle (N2, ICE) with deactivated reversing alarm involved. The background noise situation at the time when the accident happened is not clear.

As a consequence of this accident, Japan will carry out safety studies for reversing vehicles to prove if AVAS shall be mandatory and if pause switch for reversing alarm and for AVAS shall be prohibited. Also a reversing camera will be evaluated. Upon analysis of the study result, Japan will make proposals to WP29. As an initial conclusion Japan states that acoustic measures as emitted from AVAS may not be sufficient as this is a monologue only that warns the VRU but does not giving any information to the driver. However, further studies shall not postpone the introduction of QRTV Regulation in Japan. OICA pointed out that this accident shows that more studies are necessary to come to a better understanding. The reasons for switching of an AVAS can be driver annoyance as EVs are usually less insulated due to weight reduction. The Chairman pointed out that one of the backgrounds of the IWG QRTV is to determine which kind of studies and work is necessary.

The publication of the US law is scheduled for March 2016.