Explanation of OICA’s requests to exempt certain vehicles from mandatory AEBS and/or LDWS requirements due to their uses and the technical limitations of these systems. For example, the sensors used by the systems cannot operate reliably on certain special purpose equipment (such as snow plows) where the equipment and the nature of the operating environment are prohibitive.

Proposal to modify the introductory comments of the LDWS regulation in order to emphasize the focus on highway driving and impracticality of deploying LDWS on certain types of vehicles such as off-road equipment or special purpose vehicles.

Proposal to modify the scope of the regulation in order to exempt certain vehicles from mandatory compliance with its provisions in cases where technical obstacles prevent the reliable use of lane-departure warning systems given the current state of the technology. This document includes a detailed explanation of the vehicle categories for exemption.