Agenda for the first meeting of the informal group created to draft a global technical regulation on audible warning systems for quiet vehicles (such as electric vehicles).

Presentation on research into audible warning response behavior by age group of the test subjects.

Recommendations of the original informal group on quiet road transport vehicles to the Working Party on Noise (document GRB/2012/6).

Second version of the ISO/CD 16254 “Acoustics – Measurement of minimum noise emitted by road vehicles” being circulated for comments. This document reflects comments made to the first version.

Presentation on NHTSA research to date.

Presentation on the scope and objectives of the European Commission’s Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st Century (CARS 21) program.

JASIC proposal of guiding principles for the formulation of the GTR on quiet road transport vehicles.

Flyer providing information on the 41st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (19-22 August 2012).

Presentation on approaching vehicle audible signals for quiet electric vehicles.

French policy positions on audible warning signals for quiet hybrid and electric vehicles.

Presentation on issues for consideration in drafting the proposed Quiet Vehicles GTR in relation to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehciles (RE3) references to approaching vehicle audible signals (AVAS).

EC DG Enterprise & Industry presentation on a “qualitative approach towards the main technical challenges of the QRTV GTR drafting”.

The documentation for this meeting has a gap between documents 10 and 12, suggesting the intention to post a document presented during the session but not made available in electronic format.