Proposal to delete text stating the intention of the requirement to ensure safety is actively supported by people, competencies, and communication and recognizing organizational culture as a key enabler of SMS effectiveness and aims of regulatory text, insert text stating this element focuses on aspects that support safety and safety culture such as people, competencies, and communication and that organizational culture is a supportive element to technical measures, delete text stating safety promotion focuses on developing and maintaining a positive safety culture across the organization and includes activities that raise safety awareness and strengthen safety knowledge, insert text stating safety promotion includes activities that support safety awareness and support SMS knowledge, delete text providing typical safety promotion actions, and insert revised text on typical safety promotion actions including competencies management in para. 8.1.8.1.
Proposal to replace text explaining that the ADS IWG did not reach consensus on definitions with clarification that remote intervention and remote interaction were not intended to convey different meanings in the regulation, both covering cases where the ADS requires support for tactical functions while continuing to perform the entire dynamic driving task, note that this aspect of ADS is a developing area, and include references to SAE J3016-2021, EU 2022/1426, the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium Best Practice for ADS Remote Assistance Use Case (Nov. 27, 2023), and the upcoming ISO/PAS 26361 standard.
The Informal Working Group on Automated Driving Systems identified topics for future consideration, categorised into four lists: items not addressed within original versions of the GTR/UNR; existing items requiring amendment or improvement; items relating to operational implementation; and other items. List 1 includes consistent Operational Design Domain description, external Human-Machine Interface provisions, and connectivity considerations. List 2 includes remote assistance, ADS to ADAS transitions, Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving, deactivation processes, and In-Service Monitoring and Reporting. List 3 addresses improvements from drafting interpretation documents, road safety agents, mutual recognition provisions, system updates, and Separate Technical Unit approval. List 4 addresses text streamlining. A Guidance and Interpretation Document is expected. Appendix 1 provides a work schedule beyond June 2026.