This document outlines the UK’s latest proposals to permit a lane change function during a minimum risk manoeuvre or emergency manoeuvre as part of the forthcoming ALKS Regulation.

Proposals regarding DSSAD provisions.

Proposal to clarify the provisions concerning the conditions for automatic re-instatement of the system at the “initiation of each engine start / run cycle”.

Proposal to clarify the conditions for automatic re-instatement of the system at the “initiation of each engine start / run cycle”.

Proposal for revised provisions concerning initiation of the powertrain and run cycle.

Proposal on terminology about the status of the system following an “engine start / run cycle”.

Proposal for terminology about the status of the system following an “engine start / run cycle”.

Proposal to amend the scope to specify that UN R157 would not apply to an ALKS approved as an ADS feature under the forthcoming regulation on Automated Driving Systems.

Proposal to amend GRVA/2026/13 and the 00 and 01 series of amendments of UN Regulation No. 157, modify the Introduction to remove reference to 60 km/h maximum speed and change “override” to “deactivate”, amend para. 5.1.1. to clarify that the activated system shall be free of unreasonable risks for both vehicle occupants and other road users and shall not cause reasonably foreseeable and preventable collisions, amend para. 10.1.1. to remove reference to foot controls, amend Annex 4 para. 3.5.4. to require manufacturers to report critical incidents to the Type Approval Authority, insert new Annex 4 para. 3.5.4.1. requiring the Type Approval Authority to upload information to DETA within 14 days of receipt, and insert new Annex 7 providing guidance for data exchange via DETA in accordance with para. 3.5.4.1. of Annex 4.

Proposal to amend para. 3.5.1. of Annex 4 to require the manufacturer to demonstrate to the approval authority that effective processes, methodologies and tools are in place, up to date and being followed within the organization to manage the safety and continued compliance throughout the product lifecycle, and to demonstrate to the approval authority at least every three years that the safety management system continues to comply with these requirements.

Proposal based on informal document GRVA-25-43 to amend Annex 4, para. 3.5.1. to require the manufacturer to demonstrate to the Type Approval Authority at least every three years that the safety management system continues to comply with requirements for software and hardware employed in the system. This amendment applies the same principle regarding Safety Management System compliance as specified in UN Regulation No. 171 on Driver Control Assistance Systems.