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.

This document presents activities in China on a testing methodology for traffic rule compliance by ADS-equipped vehicles. The document addresses safety risks from inconsistent adherence to traffic regulations and proposes that ADS shall comply with traffic rules applicable to the dynamic driving task in the country of operation, applying the same rules as human drivers. It describes 12 core driving tasks categorized into safety, operation, and interaction clusters, 398 evaluation criteria, and 4 traffic elements. The methodology integrates virtual simulation, closed-site testing, and real-road testing to verify ADS compliance with traffic rules comprehensively within the operational design domain and in critical scenarios.

Proposal to reinstate the obligation for the granting approval authority to inform corresponding authorities of other Contracting Parties before issuing an approval for an ALKS intended to operate within those corresponding markets, including evidence of ALKS competency to comply with the prevailing traffic rules (in accordance with Annex 1-Appendix 2).

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”, to limit regular lane changes to roads “where it is possible to assess and handle the speed of an approaching vehicle” and to restrict lane changes by heavy vehicles (M₃ and N₃) to roads where the maximum permissible speed of target lane is “limited for all vehicle categories”, and to simplify the original text.

Proposal to simplify the original text.