Proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 79
Document GRRF/2017/8
10 November 2016

Proposal to amend the annex on complex electronic systems, in particular, to require auditing of the methodologies used to ensure system safety at both concept and system level. Concept level specifically requires consideration of interaction with other vehicle systems.

Submitted by EC
Status: Superseded
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3.5.4. | Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) (Eighty-fifth session, 11 December 2017 and Eighty-sixth session, 12-16 February 2018)

57. The GRRF chair mentioned that document ECE/TRANS/WP29/2018/35 would still contain square brackets. WP.29 agreed to remove the square brackets and to agree on transitional provision dates (as reflected in para. 92).

4.7. | Consideration of draft amendments to existing UN Regulations submitted by GRRF

92. In ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/35, paragraphs 2.1.4., amend to read:

12.2.2.As from 1 September 2019, Contracting Parties applying this UN Regulation shall not be obliged to accept UN type approvals to the preceding series (02) of amendments, first issued after 1 September 2019.
12.2.3.Until 1 September 2021, Contracting Parties applying this UN Regulation shall continue to accept UN type approvals to the preceding series (02) of amendments to the UN Regulation, first issued before 1 September 2019.
12.2.4.As from 1 September 2021, Contracting Parties applying this UN Regulation shall not be obliged to accept type approval issued to the preceding series of amendments to this UN Regulation.

93. WP.29 noted the concern raised by the representative of OICA on the selection of an early date of application for the transitional provisions in paragraphs 12.2.3. and 12.2.4., which could create serious development difficulties, due to the introduction of new requirements compared to the very recently adopted 02 series of amendments, while vehicles are currently under development for the latter.

4.7.8. | Proposal for the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 79 (Steering equipment)
9. (a) | Steering equipment: Regulation No. 79

55. The expert from the European Commission introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2017/8 proposing clarifications in Annex 6, dealing with the Complex Electronic provisions. The proposal received written comments (GRRF-83-20 and GRRF-83-24) from the experts from the Netherlands and from OICA. GRRF combined the comments received as reproduced in GRRF-83-29.

56. GRRF agreed with the Chair’s proposal to convene an informal meeting to further develop the document on the basis of the comments received. The expert from UK volunteered to convene a meeting end of April or beginning of May.

9. (b) | Automatically Commanded Steering Function
9. (c) | Automatically Commanded Steering Function (ACSF)

53. The expert from Germany introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2016/45, containing four options as possible ways forward to progress on ACSF. The Secretary of the IWG on Automatically Commanded Steering Function (ACSF) gave a presentation reporting on the progress made by the group (GRRF-82-17). He reported on definitions proposed for ACSF of Categories A to E, clarifications proposed for Corrective Steering Functions (CSF) and new provisions proposed for RCP. GRRF acknowledged the status report received and agreed to work on an amendment to Option 4 as proposed by GRRF-82-12. The proposal for Option 4 received several comments in GRRF-82-08, GRRF-82-09, GRRF-82-14, GRRF-82-15, GRRF-82-18, GRRF-82-19 and GRRF-82-26.

59. The expert from the European Commission presented GRRF-82-18 reporting on research activities looking for ways to improve Annex 6 on Complex Electronic Systems in Regulation No. 79 and introducing GRRF-82-19 with amendments to this annex. GRRF requested the secretariat to distribute GRRF-82-19 with an official symbol at its next session.

Related and Previous Documents
GRRF-82-19
GRRF-83-20
GRRF-83-24
GRRF-83-29
WP.29/2018/35
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