27. The expert from UK introduced GRVA-09-33, providing information on the discussions in his country regarding the implementation of UN Regulation No. 157, also related to traffic rules. The expert from ITU mentioned the complexity of traffic rules and the existing nuances regarding traffic rules something within the same country. He mentioned that he learned about activities of the Group of Expert reporting to WP.1 on the development of a database for traffic signs and asked if it was accessible.

28. GRVA noted the local nuances in traffic rules that had to be properly taken into account and inquired whether the Type Approval of a foreign Country would have enough knowledge about nuances in other countries. The expert from the Netherlands suggested that this discussion could be held at the level of the Executive Task Force of WP.1/WP.29. GRVA agreed that this point would require coordination among the GRVA IWGs.

Summary of the round-robin testing of the proposed Cyber Security and Software Update UN Regulations.

36. The representative of United Kingdom recalled the challenge of assuring the safety of these new vehicles as well as the ideas proposed by the industry (multi-pillar approach) and IWG on VMAD. He mentioned several activities related to scenario databases around the world and highlighted that industry were developing their own databases for research and product development purposes. He proposed that WP29 should consider the need for a separate independent database for regulators with the direct oversight of the contracting parties and the ECE. An expert from the United Kingdom introduced WP.29-178-29 which presents their work on a Multi-User Scenario Catalogue for Connected and automated vehicles (MUSICC). He explained what was to be understood as a scenario and presented the vision proposed by United Kingdom: a scenario-based certification process, and proposed that the scenario catalogue would be stored at ECE, for the purpose of simulated tests, physical tests and other processes leading to the certification of a vehicle. He raised the question whether this vision was shared.

37. The representative of France supported the proposal made by the representative of United Kingdom. He welcomed the effort made to develop a common language for descripting and parametrizing scenarios that could be classified according to their criticality. He mentioned WP.29-178-20, prepared by the representative of OICA, providing information on a number of activities in various countries and encouraged them to continue this compilation work.

38. The representative of Japan, Co-Chair of the IWG on VMAD, confirmed that this vision is shared by WP.29 because the framework document adopted at this session of WP.29 included it and allocated it to VMAD IWG. He recalled the current IWG activities and invited the experts of MUSICC to contribute to IWG on VMAD.

39. The representative of Germany expressed interest in this matter and agreed to investigate. He recalled that establishing a database was difficult and that such activities could build on the electronic database for the exchange of type approval documentation (DETA) to be hosted at ECE.

This is a report of Phase 2 of the research project prepared by Loughborough Design School and MIRA Limited for the Department for Transport [DfT TTS Project Ref: S0906 / V8]. The Phase 1 report and the Impact Assessment are also available for download.

Draft text prepared by the UK Department for Transport’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV).

Presentation on the UK helmet safety scheme.

19. The expert from the United Kingdom made a presentation on the results of the Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP) (GRSP-54-29), carried out by his government. The expert from the EC, raised the issue of safety of riders of electric bikes and of the lack of proper safety helmets to protect them. GRSP agreed to keep this item in the agenda of the next GRSP sessions pending future proposals.

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46. The Chair of the informal group on the Particle Measurement Programme (PMP) informed GRPE about the group’s activities (GRPE-63-26). He summarized the issues discussed during the last PMP meeting, giving details on the status of the Volatile Particle Removal (VPR) round robin, the Particle Number Counter (PNC) calibration experience, the European Metrology Research Project (EMRP), measurements of particles under 23 nm, and the status of the Heavy Duty (HD) round robin. He informed about the next steps (including discussions on the results of the round robin testing for VPR and HD, updates from the EMRP calibration work). He invited GRPE experts to give their views on the sub-23 nm particles measurement and he informed GRPE about the ongoing discussion on improving calibration procedures.

47. GRPE acknowledged the progress made by the group. The experts from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and OICA supported the group’s request to act as a forum for discussion of further studies and to investigate measurement procedures for sub 23nm particles. The expert from France stressed the need to analyse the costs and benefits of this.

48. GRPE agreed that the group should meet in conjunction with its next session, in June 2012.