The DDADWS 10th (October 2026) session discussed proposals to:

• Clarify DDAW system warning acknowledgement and continued monitoring,
• Introduce mandatory microsleep detection as an independent function,
• Expand operating conditions to cover varied driving environments including glare and roads without lane markings,
• Ensure drowsiness monitoring continues when DCAS is active at equivalent performance levels,
• Establish requirements for system functionality under driver occlusions such as eyewear,
• Adopt a hybrid warning threshold distinguishing optional advisory information at KSS 6-7 from mandatory warnings at KSS 8 and above,
• Revise false negative classification to record successive events after defined delay periods while driver remains drowsy,
• Introduce specificity and Positive Predictive Value as performance metrics alongside sensitivity,
• Incorporate Observer Rated Drowsiness as an additional primary measurement with ORD-specific thresholds pending results of ongoing Japanese driving simulator study,
• Enhance validation test methodology regarding participant demographics, preconditioning, repeated testing, and near-crash event capture.