EC DG Enterprise & Industry presentation on a “qualitative approach towards the main technical challenges of the QRTV GTR drafting”.

Presentation on issues for consideration in drafting the proposed Quiet Vehicles GTR in relation to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehciles (RE3) references to approaching vehicle audible signals (AVAS).

French policy positions on audible warning signals for quiet hybrid and electric vehicles.

Presentation on approaching vehicle audible signals for quiet electric vehicles.

Presentation on NHTSA research to date.

Flyer providing information on the 41st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (19-22 August 2012).

JASIC proposal of guiding principles for the formulation of the GTR on quiet road transport vehicles.

Presentation on the scope and objectives of the European Commission’s Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st Century (CARS 21) program.

Second version of the ISO/CD 16254 “Acoustics – Measurement of minimum noise emitted by road vehicles” being circulated for comments. This document reflects comments made to the first version.

Presentation on research into audible warning response behavior by age group of the test subjects.

Agenda for the first meeting of the informal group created to draft a global technical regulation on audible warning systems for quiet vehicles (such as electric vehicles).

The documentation for this meeting has a gap between documents 10 and 12, suggesting the intention to post a document presented during the session but not made available in electronic format.

Recommendations of the original informal group on quiet road transport vehicles to the Working Party on Noise (document GRB/2012/6).

Draft recommendations from the informal group on Quiet Road Transport Vehicles pursuant to their deliberations on the risks such vehicles poses to vulnerable road users.

Text prepared by the United States of America requesting the development of a new GTR on quiet road transport vehicles.

Submission prepared by the United States outlining the background, scope, objectives, and organization of the proposed effort to develop harmonized pedestrian alert sound requirements for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles via a new UN global technical regulation.

Revised version of the scope, objectives, and procedures for the proposed working group on global noise standards for hybrid, electric, and similar “quiet vehicles”.

Draft recommendations of the Informal Working Group on Quiet Road Transport Vehicles (QRTV) concerning the viability of “quiet vehicle” audible acoustic alerting systems, their acoustic parameters and the prospects for a harmonized global technical regulation.

Objectives for the proposed working group to develop a global regulation for “quiet road transport vehicles”. In principle, the GTR would prescribe acoustic measures(audible vehicle alert systems or AVAS) for moving vehicles in electric mode to signal their presence.