Working Party on Automated and Connected Vehicles | Session 5 | 10-14 Feb 2020
Geneva

The deadline for the submission of official working documents for this GRVA session is 15 November 2019.

Agenda Item 6. (a)
Automatically Commanded Steering Functions

43. The expert from AVERE introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2020/7 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2020/8 (and their respective amendments in GRVA-05-08 and GRVA-05-24), proposing amendments to the ACSF provisions, resuming the discussion started in September 2019. He mentioned the support provided by the expert from the United Kingdom. The experts from Sweden and France provided comments. The experts from Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Norway expressed concerns. The expert from the Netherlands explained that the dynamics problems reported by the manufacturer, member of AVERE, were not due to the provisions in the Regulation but were due to design choices made by this manufacturer. The experts from the European Commission, Korea and United Kingdom and Northern Ireland supported the proposals; the expert from OICA, too. The expert from the Russian Federation proposed alternative proposals (GRVA-05-59) improving the text. The expert from the United Kingdom proposed GRVA-05-57 aimed at addressing the comments expressed by the expert from Sweden. GRVA reviewed all revised proposals produced by the expert from AVERE during the week but remained divided. GRVA agreed to review a revised proposal at the sixth session of GRVA, if time allows.

44. The Chair of GRVA noted the division of GRVA on this matter. He proposed that GRVA performs a general review of the Regulation at its September 2020 session.

45. The expert from AVERE introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2020/9 as amended by GRVA-05-09. The proposal received comments (GRVA-05-58). The expert from the Netherlands expressed concerns with the proposal as the proposed amendment did not improve safety. GRVA adopted the proposal as reproduced in Annex IV of the session report (based on GRVA-05-09-Rev.3) and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 as a supplement to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 79 for consideration and vote at their June 2020 sessions.

46. The expert from CLEPA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2020/10, proposing amendments to the provisions applicable to ACSF of Category B. GRVA adopted the proposal as draft supplements to the 02 and the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 79 and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2020 sessions.

47. The expert from OICA presented GRVA-05-52, introducing GRVA-05-30 with amendments to the provisions applicable to ACSF of Category C.

48. The expert from CITA introduced GRVA-05-50 with amendment proposals to Annex 8.

49. The expert from Germany introduced GRVA-05-53 with amendment proposals to para. 5.6.4.7. (critical situation).

50. GRVA requested the secretariat to distribute GRVA-05-30, GRVA-05-50 and GRVA-05-53 with official symbols at its September 2020 session.

51. The expert from OICA introduced GRVA-05-47 showing an alternative Human-Machine Interface (HMI) to control the Remote-Control Parking function. GRVA invited the expert from OICA to submit an amendment proposal addressing this new HMI for consideration at its September 2020 session.

Documentation
GRVA-05-24 UN R79: Proposal for amendments to document GRVA/2020/7 (AVERE)
GRVA-05-30 UN R79: Proposal for amendments (CLEPA and OICA)
GRVA-05-50 UN R79: Proposal for amendments to the 03 series of amendments (CITA)
GRVA-05-63 UN R79: Proposal for ESF (c) - Emergency Assistance (OICA)
GRVA/2020/9 UN R79: Proposal for a Supplement to the 03 series of amendments (AVERE)
GRVA/2020/11 UN R79: Proposal for Supplements to the 02 and the 03 series of amendments (CLEPA and OICA)