Working draft from the ACSF informal group to enable the approval of driver-initiated automated lane-change systems under UN R79.

Objectives and rules of procedure for the informal group established to expand the scope of UN R131 to include M₁ and N₁ vehicles. The informal group proposal leaves open the option to develop AEBS requirements for these vehicles as a new UN Regulation.

Proposal to clarify the intent and rationale behind the proposal to simplify the verification of sufficient movement on the balancer without having to take measurements underneath the trailer in a potentially unsafe position.

Report of the TyreGTR informal group chair on the group’s 16th session held in Moscow.

Highlights of the 171st (March 2017) and 172nd (June 2017) sessions of the World Forum relevant to the work of GRRF.

Category G vehicles (defined in the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)) have specific characteristics that enable them to achieve traction on, and to traverse over, off-road terrain that would defeat and/or damage conventional road vehicles. In some situations, it would be safer for the driver to be able to manoeuvre the vehicle from outside. This proposal seeks to permit remote manoeuvring capability provided that the vehicle is designed to operate in this environment and the off-road location is confirmed throughout the whole period that the function is in use.

Proposal to

1. delete paragraph 3.1.15.3 as it is an unnecessary provision under self-certification systems and addresses deceleration measurement criteria referenced elsewhere in the regulation
2. clarify that the ABS tell-tale must be yellow
3. delete the prohibition on defeat devices due to the absence of objective and repeatable procedures for assess conformity necessary under self-certification.

Proposal to develop additional provisions under GTR No. 16 to allow for its alignment with Chinese tyre regulations.

Marked up version of GTR 16 identifying different requirements between the GTR and China’s tyre regulations.

Proposal of amendments to clarify the original text as proposed in GRRF/2017/14.

Information document submitted by the informal group on Complex Electronic Systems concerning work on clarifying Annex 6 of UN R79, especially with regard to the assessment of automated steering systems. A revision to paper, based upon a further meeting of the informal group, will be provided to GRRF-84. Please note that the phrase “Amend paragraph 5.1.10., to read:” should read “Amend paragraph 5.1.11”.

Proposal to correct erroneous cross-references in the original proposal GRRF/2017/17.

Proposal of additional footnotes to clarify terminology differences between the US and Europe to aid in the application of the regulation.

Proposal for new tables covering shallow-tread drive wheel tyres for agricultural tractors – normal section sizes and for additional specifications for high flotation tyre dimensions.

Proposal to add a tyre example regarding approval numbering in order to account for requirements under certain tyre regulations where the number of digits of some sections in the approval number may be amended.

Proposal for extend the current mandate of the informal group until September 2018.

OICA/CLEPA comments on the proposal to restrict manual deactivation of AEB systems to speeds under 30 km/h, noting cases where, given the current state of the technology, manual deactivation (regardless of speed) is warranted.

This proposal supplements proposal GRRF/2017/23 which amends UN R13, R13H and R140, to allow the use of the ESC tell-tale to indicate the intervention on the steering angle of one or more wheels for the purpose of vehicle stability. The intention allow design options that avoid two optical warning signals (ESC flashing + constant CSF) during an ESC intervention.

Draft proposal to enable the approval of automated emergency steering systems intended to avoid or mitigate collisions. The proposal based on document ACSF-14-07 submitted by OICA and CLEPA which was discussed during the 14th meeting of the ACSF informal group. The square brackets indicates paragraphs which are still under discussion in the informal group.

Comments submitted to GRRF through the secretariat proposing amendments to the draft text on automated lane-change systems.

Presentation on remanufactured brake calipers as part of the discussion on whether such products should be subject to a new UN Regulation separate from UN R90. CLEPA does not believe these products require a new regulation.

Correction of a reference used in the original proposal for a new UN Regulation on agricultural vehicle couplings. In Annex 6, paragraph 1.7., 3.3.6. and 3.7.1.: The Term F_s is not needed and misleading. The vertical component of the test force is named F_v. This term should be used throughout the whole document concerning the vertical component of the test forces.

Proposal to allow adaptation of speed and distance calculations in accordance with national speed limits since some nations enforce maximum speed limits below the 130 km/h used as the basis for the proposals on automated lane-change systems. Japan expects to refine the proposal in order to address mutual recognition concerns inherent in such recourse to national requirements. Japan further proposes clarification of the approaching vehicle (motorcycle) test target pending development of uniform test target specifications.

Diagram illustrating the phases of a lane-change maneuver as envisioned by the Category C¹ ACSF amendment to UN R79.

Set of diagrams illustrating the phases and timing of the test procedure for an automated lane-change maneuver as envisioned by the draft amendment to introduce Category C¹ ACSF into UN R79. These figures include the vehicle under test and approaching motorcycle speeds and distances under the lane-change phases, including timing and duration of each phase.

Vehicle manufacturer perspectives on the permissibility of non-driving activities by the operator of a highly automated vehicle. This presentation relates to discussions between traffic regulators (represented by UN Working Party 1) and vehicle regulators (represented by UN Working Party 29) on responses under traffic laws and vehicle regulations to the advent of automated driving systems.

OICA presentation on a field study undertaken to collect data on tyre pressures of vehicles in use towards assessing the effectiveness of direct and indirect tyre-pressure monitoring systems on the maintenance of correct inflation levels.

Proposal to correct the paragraph numbering of the original proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 54 contained in document GRRF/2017/18. The introduction of new paragraphs by Supplement 21 and the separation of paragraph 3.1. into subparagraphs 3.1.1. and 3.1.2. result in the proposed paragraph 3.1.12. being renumbered as 3.1.13.

Proposal as approved by GRRF during its 84th session to correct references to paragraphs in Regulations Nos. 30 and 54 which need updating pursuant to renumbering in the source regulations.

Draft amendment to UN R79, including provisions for emergency steering functions (ESF), Category C[1] ACSF for lane-change maneuvers, and updating of Complex Electronic Systems (CEL) Annex 6 provisions. This document was prepared during the 84th GRRF session for consideration during the special 85th GRRF scheduled to finalize a proposal for automated lane-change systems.

Speadsheet tool designed to calculate time and distance requirements based upon speeds of vehicle under test and test target motorcycle under the proposed procedures for evaluating Category C[1] ACSF automated lane-change systems.

Presentation by the WP.1 chairperson of traffic regulator perspectives on automated driving, cybersecurity, and related subjects.

Revised proposal, as approved during the 84th GRRF session, to enable activation of the ESC optical symbol in cases of a corrective steering function intervention when the CSF intervention is activated under the control of an ESC system. The aim is to avoid separate requirements for brake-actuated and steering-actuated vehicle stability functions (VSF) that would lead to two optical warnings where only one is necessary. This would enable use of the ESC intervention tell-tale for CSF steering intervention.