European Transport Safety Council
30 Apr ADS: Proposal to amend 6.2.2.3.8.1 (b) of the draft UN Regulation (ETSC, Netherlands, UK, and Canada) ADS-20-48/Rev.1 2026-04-30 Proposal to amend para. 6.2.2.3.8.1 (b) to change "a driving task relevant area" to "the driving task relevant area" and to expand the accompanying GID text to define the driving task relevant area as consisting of different zones including inside mirror, left outside mirror, right outside mirror, left window, right window, windscreen, and instrument cluster or instrument display, and to clarify that depending on the type of ADS feature and driving situation the user could be suitable to have looked at just one zone or more than one zone. ETSC Netherlands UK Canada
1 May ADS: Proposal to amend explanation of para. 6.2.2.1.4. (UNR text) (ETSC, Netherlands, and UK) ADS-20-49/Rev.1 2026-05-01 Proposal to amend explanation of para. 6.2.2.1.4. to clarify that 'while' refers to continuous presentation of information sufficient to enable a user to take over performance of the DDT such as through ambient lighting, tell-tales, or dashboard colour changes. The explanation notes that information on adapted performance is only presented if applicable. ETSC Netherlands UK
9 Jul ADS guidance and interpretation document: System and feature operational states (AAPC, ETSC, and UK) ADS-21-40 2026-07-09 Proposal for guidance on operational states, including remote termination and a diagram illustrating ADS and feature operational states, update guidance on terms "on", "off", "available," "active," "unavailable," and "disabled" as canonical operational state terms for ADS descriptions and clarify that "active" applies only to features. AAPC ETSC UK