Current situation among Contracting Parties:

OICA: the responsibility remains with the driver in case the AVAS is turned on. OEMs must make a trade-off between driver’s request for vehicle interior quietness and safety for pedestrians. It appears strange that people in Japan complain about AVAS but not about ICE. This may be a question of sound quality. It is therefore important to have flexibility to design acceptable sounds. There are studies available that suggest that sleep annoyance due to noise by night may lead to early intestacy. GAR note: “intestacy” refers to the status of the estate of a deceased individual where no legal arrangements have been made for the disposition of the estate. Presumably, this OICA comment refers to data indicating higher rates of intestacy suggestive of early/unexpected deaths.)

Chair: today no CP wants to prohibit or mandate a pause switch. Arguments are needed to change that position. A questionnaire for EV-drivers can help better understand their habit when using the pause switch. VRU proposes to automatically switch off the pause functionality in order to avoid that the driver forgets to turn the AVAS back on again.