Comments concerning definitions and fire test procedures.

Introductory comment to support discussion of adding provisions to UN R107 for engine compartment fire suppression systems and of a method for testing such systems that has been developed by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.

Proposal from Sweden in order to harmonize the airbag warning label in UN R16 with UN R94 (frontal collision).

Proposal to establish an expert group with a mandate to prepare new harmonized regulations for lane-keeping and parking-assist systems.

Presentation on proposal to revise the scope of UN R29 to cover N3 vehicles and N2 vehicles with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 7.5t with a separate driver’s cab and to N1 vehicles and N2 vehicles with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 7.5t with regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab.

On the first of August 2012, an amendment to Sweden’s national type-approval legislation introducing the possibility for approval of retrofit emission control systems entered into force in Sweden.

Text from Sweden to clarify the risk of installing a rearward-facing child restraint in a seating position that is equipped with a frontal airbag and to align the labeling requirements with new requirements of UN Regulation No. 94 on frontal impacts.

Proposal from Sweden to clarify that the requirements and test methods in the 03 series of amendments are limited to category N3 vehicles and category N2 vehicles with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 7.5 tons.

Joint invitation by Sweden and Japan to an ad hoc meeting to discuss the possibility of amendment Regulation No. 79 to introduce provisions of lane-keeping assistance and other corrective steering systems.

Proposal to require a vehicle sticker showing a diagram of the brake reference forces to facilitate their use in periodic technical inspections.

Proposal to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches activated by detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment.

Proposals to align the proposed agricultural tractor couplings text with other provisions of the UN R55 text regarding locked and open positions.

Proposal to require information on the maximum weight for a towing vehicle for declaration on the type-approval plate. This proposal responds to the discussion on a 32-ton weight limit which is an EU regional limit not acceptable across all stakeholders. Sweden proposes to satisfy the European interest through this informational requirement without instituting a blanket weight restriction.

Proposal to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches upon detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment.

Query concerning the intent of the proposed changes to the test procedures for rear underrun protection devices (RUPD). Sweden believes that the wording of the amendments proposed in document GRSG/2014/18 would change the nature of RUPD from being generic devices for installation across ranges of vehicle types to being vehicle-specific devices requiring repetitive testing for approval to be installed on a range of vehicles. Therefore, Sweden raises the question of whether this is the intent of the German proposal.

Presentation on the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), a government-sponsored global effort to reduce short-lived “climate pollutants” (initially focused on methane, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons).

Proposal to introduce lane-keeping assistance systems into the regulation. This document incorporates the agreed-upon definitions presented in document GRRF-78-05.

Proposal to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches upon detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment, superseding document GRSG/2014/6.

Comments in support of the proposal to introduce provisions for fire-suppression systems under UN R107.

Proposal to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches upon detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment.

Document submitted to the UN Road Safety Forum (WP.1) describing and analyzing the role of the driver in a vehicle with a more advanced level of automation.

Informal document No. 2 as submitted to the 70th session of WP.1.

Editorial corrections to document WP.29/2015/88 proposing to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches upon detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment.

Proposal to correct that apparent omission of paragraph 7.5.1.5 in Annex 3 in the formal proposal to introduce mandatory fire suppression systems in certain buses and coaches (document GRSG/2015/32).

Proposal to introduce test procedures from the US FMVSS 302 with regard to the burning behavior/flammability of materials used in child restraint systems. The proposal requests a GRSP decision on the maximum burn rate limit.

Proposal for pictogram label to indicate that booster cushions without a backrest are only suitable for children between 125 and 150 cm tall while boosters with a backrest may be used for children from 105 cm tall.

Proposal to amend the toxicity and flammability declarations via references to EN71 (European safety standards).

Proposal to amend the toxicity and flammability provisions. This proposal runs in parallel with the proposal to amend the 00 series of amendments (document GRSP-58-32).

Proposal to define and require countermeasures to ensure that a driver remains available to assume control of a vehicle from an automated lane-keeping/steering system as conditions warrant. This document proposes definitions for a “driver attention recognition [system/function]” and/or a “driver attention confirmation [system/function]”.

Proposals to clarify that references to “other road users” includes pedestrians and large animals and, with respect to ensuring the driver’s availability to assume control of the vehicle, a time frequency limit for driver monitoring systems based upon the time required to travel a distance of 1500 m with an upper limit of 180 seconds (i.e., the time required to travel 1500 m at 30 km/h).

Proposal for amendments to the provisions on Data Storage Systems for ACSF under the draft amendment to enable the use of automated steering systems at higher speeds under UN R79.

Proposal to introduce technical requirements for Corrective Steering Functions (lane departure prevention, lane-keeping assistance (LKAS), steering angle correction, etc.) as defined in the regulation. The proposal offers four options to ensure appropriate approvals of LKAS and related CSF systems until such time as more precise requirements can be defined:

• Option 1 and option 2: Not to grant any type approvals for corrective steering functions until detailed technical requirements for CSF are incorporated into this Regulation.
• Option 3: Amend the definition of CSF as proposed in this document.
• Option 4: Amend the definition of corrective steering functions and to include technical requirements for LKAS as an ASCF of Category B1 as proposed in this document.

The Netherlands and Sweden note strongly urging consideration of system safety and software assessment issues before proceeding with approval procedures for Category B2 and/or E ACSF, including a discussion of the role, if any, of ISO 26262 under Annex 6.

Proposal to require that a lane-keeping system used in conjunction with a lane-change system keep the vehicle centered within its lane of travel. The intent is to ensure that the vehicle starts its lane-change maneuver from a position where lateral movement signaling the impending lane change would be more easily detected even before the vehicle crosses into the adjacent lane.

Proposal to require that fire suppression systems with an integrated detection system also activate the vehicle alarm system in order to alert the driver of the potentially hazardous situation.

At its 86th meeting, GRRF recommended to cluster subjects together and form a number of task forces to deal with different issues related to the ACSF work. One task force was devoted to Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI).

Proposal to require manufacturers to list adhesive agents that can be used without deterioration of the burning behaviour of the material(s).

This document proposes a draft text for a resolution on “activities other than those related to driving” that the driver of a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system could undertake when the automated driving system is engaged.

Revised safety considerations for activities other than driving undertaken by the driver in a vehicle when its automated driving system is engaged.

Proposal to avoid trade barriers for aftermarket accessories being used by riders until specific requirements for the homologation of accessories independent from the helmets are defined.

Proposal as updated during the 7th EBSIG session.

Proposal to correct an inconsistency in para. 6.3.8.1. by replacing the provision to apply a force of 2,500 N ± 50 N to each generic lower tether bracket with a force of 5,000 ± 100 N.

Proposal to introduce a definition for “Vehicle of historical interest” to facilitate the preservation of such vehicles within the context of regulatory advances in line with technological progress.

Proposal to create a new Informal Working Group on harmonized technical regulatory frameworks for Electric Vehicles (EV) / Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (HFCV) retrofit systems.

Draft proposal to align the Regulation with the latest regional requirements (e.g., Euro 7) as submitted to GRPE (Informal document GRPE-92-09e).

How could greater diversity in terms of representation of crashes and occupants be implemented in concerned crash safety regulations?