UK input to confirm basic understanding of the proposed categories of corrective steering and automatically commanded steering functions and to propose requirements under each category.

Copy of document GRRF-81-14: Presentation on French government views on the approval of automated steering at speeds above 10 km/h under UN Regulation No. 79. The principle recommendation is to restrict amendments to UN R79 to lateral vehicle control as speeds above 10 km/h while setting other work on more advanced capabilities (longitudinal + latitudinal, lane change, passing, etc.) for future separate regulations.

Working draft from the ACSF informal group to enable the approval of automated steering systems intended to operate at speeds greater than 10 km/h presented for information and discussion at the 81st GRRF session.

Consolidated draft for the approval of automated steering systems pursuant to the discussions and decisions of the 5th ACSF informal group session (January 2016).

Presentation on French government views on the approval of automated steering at speeds above 10 km/h under UN Regulation No. 79. The principle recommendation is to restrict amendments to UN R79 to lateral vehicle control as speeds above 10 km/h while setting other work on more advanced capabilities (longitudinal + latitudinal, lane change, passing, etc.) for future separate regulations.

Document GRRF/2016/20 proposes to remove certain design restrictions that impede the application of new technologies, especially related to trailer power steering systems and the use of energy from the towing vehicle, including specification of the connector through which electrical energy is supplied in the proposal. Although this proposal was approved in principle at the 80th GRRF session, it was agreed that the proposal would be reviewed at the 81st GRRF to define an open value [X] in paragraph 2.1.1. of Annex 5. It has subsequently been concluded that this change to paragraph 2.1.1. is not needed. Therefore, this proposal removes the change to the paragraph from GRRF/2016/20.

Updated list of functions/capabilities per ACSF category, including B1 and B2 categories addressing “hands-on” and “hands-off” lane-keeping.

Test procedure application for advanced systems of category D depending upon the steering configuration per category B (B1:hands-on with detection system steering, B2: hands-off enabled steering).

Table of requirements for automatically commanded steering function capabilities (e.g., hazard warning activation, driver alerts, minimum risk maneuvers, etc.) according the ACSF category.

Schematic flow of events and responses for automatically commanded steering functions, including transition demands and fall-back on minimum risk maneuvers by the system.

OICA and CLEPA note that the current work on ACSF does not address class O vehicles (trailers) and therefore leaves unsettled the issue of heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The two groups signal that the informal group must coordinate with the GRRF to ensure that trailers are eventually incorporated in the ACSF approval procedures under UN R79.

OICA presentation on approaches and trade-offs in handling driver availability for transitions between automated vehicle system and human driver.

Proposed changes to the working draft text ACSF-04-20.

Overview of proposed test modes/procedures for Category E automatically commanded steering systems.

Presentation on paragraph 5.6.1.4 of the draft amendment to UN R79 intended to enable the approval of automatically controlled steering functions at speeds above 10 km/h. This paragraph concerns transitions between the human driver and the automated steering system.

Proposal to define and require countermeasures to ensure that a driver remains available to assume control of a vehicle from an automated lane-keeping/steering system as conditions warrant. This document proposes definitions for a “driver attention recognition [system/function]” and/or a “driver attention confirmation [system/function]”.

Comments on the draft test procedures as described in the draft text of document ACSF-04-20.

Updated version of the draft text under development within the ACSF informal group, based upon the previous version in document ACSF-04-20.