Current status of the effort to develop a fuel-economy measurement method considering the effect of air-conditioner use in Japan.

Comment from Japan for Normalization item “Deviation from target speed”.

Initial working items for the phase 2 development of GTR No. 15 going into 2016.

Presentation of potential areas for the further development of the global regulation on light vehicle emissions, including test procedures regarding low ambient temperatures, high altitude testing, in service conformity, and durability of catalyst, DPF, and SCR systems as well as electrified vehicle batteries and motors.

Questionnaire presented to Contracting Parties to the 1998 Agreement to gather views on areas to be addressed in the next phase in the development of the global test procedures related to light vehicle emissions.

Presentation on Japanese efforts to develop a method for measuring the impact of air-conditioner use on motor vehicle fuel efficiency.

Proposal from Japan, pursuant to the discussion of document GRB/2014/8 during the previous GRB session, to correct perceived inconsistencies in time measurement accuracy in annex 6.

Summary of the responses to the questionnaire intended to help prioritize and focus the second phase development of GTR No. 15.

Conformity of production and electric vehicle internal short circuit testing.

Proposal for improvements to marking provisions and changes to high-strength steel specifications pursuant to the deliberations of the Japanese ’Study Group for CNG Cylinders/LNG Tanks’, a stakeholder expert group.

Proposal to correct an oversight by aligning the “alternative procedures” provisions of the regulation with the previously adopted amendment of the regulation that raised the rear-impact speed to between 48 and 52 km/h (03 series of amendments).

Proposal to reduce glare problems for drivers by deleting the exemption in Regulation No. 48 that allows manual leveling for dipped-beam headlamps, effectively mandating automatic leveling.

Proposal to exclude M and N1 vehicles from the close-proximity field of vision requirements pursuant to the establishment of the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal to require seat-belt reminders for all seating positions, including rear positions, and to clarify the scope of the regulation.

Companion presentation to the proposal contained in document GRSP-57-17.

Proposal to facilitate the checking of road load values used in type-approval tests to ensure that they agree with values registered across production vehicles and to avoid the abuse of allowable RLD tolerances.

Results of a survey to identify and prioritize the future development of the light vehicle emissions GTR.

Japan comments on document EPPR-11-07.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework through which the delegates to the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) and other interested stakeholders can examine the experience with the 1998 Global Agreement and agree on ideas and processes for improvement in its implementation.

Proposal to correct an oversight by aligning the “alternative procedures” provisions of the regulation with the previously adopted amendment of the regulation that raised the rear-impact speed to between 48 and 52 km/h (03 series of amendments).

Proposal to remove the provisions for welded constructions of compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders or metal liners, including high-strength steel CNG cylinders.

Proposal for modifications to document ACSF-02-03 submitted by Germany to enable the type approval of automated steering functions at speeds greater than 10 km/h.

Proposal for modifications to document ACSF-03-03 to enable the type approval of automated steering functions operating at speeds greater than 10 km/h.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework through which the delegates to the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) and other interested stakeholders can examine the experience with the 1998 Global Agreement and agree on ideas and processes for improvement in its implementation.

Amendments by Japan to its proposal to remove the provisions for welded constructions of compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders or metal liners, including high-strength steel CNG cylinders.

Proposal to remove provisions related to temporary/spare units, TPMS and to exceptional cases that would require type approval under UN R75 or R106.

Proposal to require seat-belt reminders for all seating positions, including rear positions, and to clarify the scope of the regulation.

Presentation on results from the use of the WLTP Phase 1a test protocols across various Contracting Parties in Asia.

Discussion document on automated and connected vehicle cyber-security.

Although required for motorcycles, Japan does not allow daytime running lamps on light cars and trucks. This presentation summarizes recent research into the impact of DRL on motorcycle and light vehicle conspicuity.

Progress report on the development of GTR concerning safety aspects of electric vehicles.

Comments received from OICA, CLEPA/MEMA/JAPIA, and Transport Canada with “trilateral group” (EU/USA/Japan) responses.

Update on discussions concerning access to OBD data, malfunction indications, and administrative procedures.

Presentation of results from Japan’s NTSEL research into the time required for the driver to transition from automated to manual steering modes and on driver/vehicle behavior throughout the transition period under various traffic scenarios.

Proposal to consider a transition time between 2 and 4 seconds according to other variables (straight lane, curve, collision-imminent, lane change, etc.)

Description of an accident wherein a blind person was killed by a truck backing up with its reverse-mode sound signal deactivated and of possible policy responses in Japan.

Proposal of draft text to transpose GTR No. 7 (head restraints) into UN R17, including the draft Amendment 1 to GTR 7 addressing use of the BioRID II test dummy, backset measurement method revision, and new head restraint height thresholds.

Responses to questions regarding seat-belt reminders asked during the last GRSP session (May 2015) based upon various selected studies.

Proposal to require seat-belt reminders for all seating positions, including rear positions, and to clarify the scope of the regulation.

Proposal from Japan to clarify the specific objectives and intentions behind the list of supplemental test procedures developed for Phase 2 of GTR No. 15.

“Starter presentation” to launch discussions and work on evaporative emissions under Phase 2 of the GTR development.