Working draft of the QRTV GTR as revised during the 5th QRTV informal group session (Tokyo, Japan).

Draft text pursuant to the second GTR drafting task force session of 10 October 2013.

Proposed global technical regulation to establish “technical requirements for quiet road transport vehicles with regard to the sound emissions”.

Presentation on Korean indoor (test chamber) and outdoor (road) sound-level tests towards defining quiet vehicle sound requirements. Korea proposes to establish both minimum and maximum sound requirements for audible vehicle alerting systems (AVAS).

QRTV expert group chart comparing AVAS specifications and requirements across France, Spain,Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, China, the United States, and Japan.

Logistical information for the 10-12 December 2013 session of the GTR for QRTV expert group in Tokyo.

Working draft pursuant to the 2nd GTR for QRTV task force session (8-10 October 2013).

Logistical information for the 10-12 December 2013 session of the GTR for QRTV expert group.

Logistical information for the 10-12 December 2013 session of the GTR for QRTV expert group in Tokyo.

Logistical information for the 10-12 December 2013 session of the GTR for QRTV expert group in Tokyo.

Logistical information for the 10-12 December 2013 session of the GTR for QRTV expert group in Tokyo.

Presentation on investigations into response times to vehicle sounds under various scenarios, including assessment of sound levels proposed in the NHTSA NPRM.

Working draft of the proposed global technical regulation on technical requirements for quiet road transport vehicles with regard to their sound emissions, pursuant to the first session of the GTRQRTV informal group task force 01.

Working draft of the proposed global technical regulation on minimum sound requirements for quiet vehicles pursuant to the first session of the task force drafting specific language for the text.

Initial list of technical requirements for low-sound vehicle alerting systems developed during the first session of the task force drafting specific language for the proposed GTR.

Proposal to include provisions on maximum noise emissions from audible vehicle alerting systems (AVAS) under development for low-sound vehicles.

Japan opposes the inclusion of specifications for Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS) as contained within the consolidated proposal for the 03 series of amendments to UN R51 (GRB-58-04). AVAS specifications are actively under development as a new GTR and therefore, Japan cannot accept their definition under UN R51 until the GTR deliberations have been concluded.

Working draft of the proposed AVAS global technical regulation including changes made during the 4th informal group session held in July 2013.

Update on the European Electric Vehicle Alert for Detection and Emergency Response (eVADER) program.

Report on the testing of Brigade’s proprietary “white sound alarm” system vis-à-vis the NHTSA quiet vehicle NPRM specifications.

Directions to the US Department of Transporation building.

Blank table indicating information required to be placed on the security list for entry into the US DOT building for the GTRQRTV meeting.

Presentation with recommendations for approaching vehicle audible systems for use in electric and other quiet vehicles.

Review of work on international standards for minimum vehicle noise thresholds.

Presentation concerning the European Electric Vehicle Alert for Detection and Emergency Response (eVADER) project.

Presentation on road safety potential of wireless systems in vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications.

Project timeline envisioning submission of final recommendations to the GRB in September 2014 followed by adoption of the new minimum-noise GTR by WP.29 in March 2015.

US notice of proposed rulemaking to set minimum sound levels for electric and hybrid vehicles. Supplemental document provided for convenience by GAR.

Data on quiet vehicle noise-level measurements from the International Organization of Vehicle Manufacturers. (109 page document in spreadsheet form. May take a few minutes to download.)

EV/HEV Sound measurement results

Proposal to open discussions on a new test procedure and possibly noise-labeling requirements for electric-mode vehicles to ensure that approaching vehicle audible systems designed to enhance the safety of pedestrians, including the blind, do not negate the benefits of noise reduction.