GRSP-TF-AVRS-28-04/Rev.1
UN R42: Proposal for a Supplement (GRSP-79-11)
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7 Sep 2026
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Proposal, updated with in session comments, to amend Footnote 1 to reference document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend para. 6.1.5. to clarify that the exemption for sensors being part of driver assistance systems does not apply to automated driving systems, remove non-exhaustive examples of sensors, replace “disoriented” with “misaligned”, and align terminology to “driver assistance systems”. The exemption for driver assistance systems is retained because their failure does not prevent manual vehicle operation, whereas automated driving systems’ perception equipment forms part of the driving function, and damage to sensing devices may prevent vehicle operation contrary to Regulation No. 42’s objective.

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GRSP | Session 79 | 1-5 Jun

35. The expert from the Republic of Korea presented informal document GRSP-79-11 with a proposal to extend the current exclusion in paragraph 6.1.5. of sensors being part of driver assist systems to those of automated driving systems. The expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands recalled that these sensors were allowed to be damaged during the test under the assumption that the main functions of the vehicles (such as steering or braking) would remain operational and asked whether that would be the case after damage to sensors of automated driving systems. The expert from OICA suggested that this matter be discussed in TF-AVRS.