Activities of Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH related to 2018/0145(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/… and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009
Amendments (42)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) IAutomatic emergency braking systems, intelligent speed assistance, lane- keeping systems, turning assistance, driver drowsiness and attention monitoring and distraction detection and reversing detection systems have a high potential to reduce casualty numbers considerably. In addition, those systems are based on technologies which will be used for the deployment of connected and automated vehicles too. Therefore, harmonised rules and test procedures for the type-approval of vehicles as regards those systems and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units should be established at Union level. It should also be ensured that these systems can be inspected, and thus operated safely, throughout the life cycle of the vehicle.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of event (accident) data recorders storing a range of crucial vehicle data over a short timeframe before, during and after a triggering event (for example, the deployment of an airbag) is a valuable step in obtaining more accurate, in-depth accident data. Motor-vehicles should therefore be required to be equipped with such recorders. It should also be a requirement thatn addition, only anonymised data that can be used for accident research should be collected and stored. Moreover, such recorders arshould be capable ofor recording and storing data in such a way that the data can be used by Member States to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness of specific measures taken.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The deployment of eCall systems in motorcycles, commercial vehicles and buses is essential to provide professional medical assistance to accident victims as soon as possible.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Automated and connected vehicles may be able to make a huge contribution in reducing road fatalities since in the region of 90 per cent of road accidents are estimated to result from human error. As automated vehicles will gradually be taking over tasks of the driver, harmonised rules and technical requirements for automated vehicle systems should be adopted at Union level.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 8
(8) 'reversing detection' means a camera or monitor, optical, acoustic or detection system to make the driver aware of people, animals and objects at the rear of the vehicle with the primary aim to avoid collisions upon reversing;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10
(10) 'advancedutomatic emergency braking system' means a system which can automatically detect a potential collision and automatically activate the vehicle braking system at the last possible moment to decelerate the vehicle with the purpose of avoiding or mitigating a collision;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) 'turning assistance' means an advanced system which detects vulnerable road users located in close proximity to the front or nearside of the vehicle and provides a warning or can avoid collision with such vulnerable road users.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) '‘frontal protection system'’ means a separate structure or structures, such as a bull bar, or a supplementary bumper which, in addition to the original- equipment bumper, is intended to protect the external surface of the vehicle from damage or injury in the event of a collision with an object or animal, with the exception of structures having a mass of less than 0,5 kg, intended to protect only the vehicle's lights;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 21
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 21
(21) 'automated vehicle' means a motor vehicle designed and constructed to move autonomously in accordance with traffic regulations for extended periods of time without continuous human supervision;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall ensure that vehicles are designed, constructed and assembled so as to minimiseliminate the risk of injury to vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users on condition that a vehicle is used in accordance with the regulations, and to minimise that risk in the event of an accident.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Vehicles of categories L3e, L4e, L5e, N1, N2, N3, M2, M3, O2, O3 and O4 shall be equipped with an accurate tyre pressure monitoring system capable of giving an in-vehicle warning to the driver when a loss of pressure occurs in a tyre, in the interests of optimum fuel consumption and road safety, over a wide range of road and environmental conditions.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the type-approval of tyres, including their testing in degraded condition and under different weather- affected road conditions and technical requirements concerning their installation.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) IAdvanced emergency braking systems, intelligent speed assistance, lane- keeping systems, driver drowsiness and attention monitoring and distraction detection and reversing detection systems have a high potential to reduce casualty numbers considerably. In addition, those systems are based on technologies which will be used for the deployment of connected and automated vehicles too. Therefore, harmonised rules and test procedures for the type-approval of vehicles as regards those systems and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units should be established at Union level. It should also be ensured that these systems can be inspected, and thus operated safely, throughout the life cycle of the vehicle.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of event (accident) data recorders storing a range of crucial vehicle data over a short timeframe before, during and after a triggering event (for example, the deployment of an airbag) is a valuable step in obtaining more accurate, in-depth accident data. Motor-vehicles should therefore be required to be equipped with such recorders. It should also be a requirement thatn addition, only anonymised data that can be used for accident research should be collected and stored. Moreover, such recorders arshould be capable for recording and storing data in such a way that the data can be used by Member States to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness of specific measures taken.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) eCall system
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the system must be overridable: it shall be possible for the driver to override the system’s prompted vehicle speed smoothly through normal operation of the accelerator pedal without need for kick- down;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) depending on the situation or operation, it shall be possible to switch off these systems only one at a time, and only, for a short time, at standstill with the parking brake engaged, by a complex sequence of actions to be carried out by the driver;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) it must be possible for automatic active interventions by the system to be overridden by means of deliberate driver action, such as steering and braking.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
However, the anonymised data that an event (accident) data recorder is capable of recording and storing shall not include the last four digits of the vehicle indicator section of the vehicle information number nor any other information which could allow the individual vehicle itself to be identified, and the data may only be used for purposes of accident research.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be equipped with a lane departure warningkeeping assistance system and an advancedutomatic emergency braking system, which comply with the requirements set out in the delegated acts adopted under paragraph 7.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be equipped with advanced systems capable of detecting vulnerable road users located in close proximity to the front or nearside of the vehicle and providing a warning or avoiding collision with such vulnerable road usersturning assistance which complies with the requirements set out in the delegated acts adopted under paragraph 7.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. With respect of systems referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, they shall meet the following requirements in particular:
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10
(10) ‘advanced emergency braking system’ means a system which can automatically detect a potential collision and automatically activate the vehicle braking system at the latest possible moment to decelerate the vehicle with the purpose of avoiding or mitigating a collision;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) depending on the situation or operation, it shall be possible to switch off these systems only one at a time, and only, for a short time, at standstill with the parking brake engaged, by a complex sequence of actions to be carried out by the driver;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) it must be possible for automatic active interventions by the system to be overridden by means of deliberate driver action, such as steering and braking.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The system referred to in paragraph 3 cannot be switched off.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be equipped with an event data recorder.Event (accident) data recorders shall meet the following requirements in particular: (a) the data they are able to record and store for the period before, during and after a collision shall include at least:vehicle speed, condition and level of activation of safety systems on board and other relevant input parameters for on- board safety and accident avoidance systems; (b) it shall not be possible to deactivate the devices; (c) the way in which they are capable of recording and storing data shall be such that the data is protected against manipulation and can be made available to national authorities, on the basis of Union or national legislation in compliance with Regulation (EU) No 2016/679, over a standardised interface for the purposes of accident data analysis, and such that the precise vehicle type, version and variant, and in particular the active safety and accident avoidance systems fitted to the vehicle, can be identified. However, the anonymised data that an event data recorder is capable of recording and storing shall not include the last four digits of the vehicle indicator section of the vehicle information number nor any other information which could allow the individual vehicle itself to be identified, and the data may only be used for purposes of accident research.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sSystems to replace the driver’s control of the vehicle, including steering, accelerating and braking;, and to replace the requirement to act with regard to signalling.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [PO: Please insert the date 3612 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 13
Annex 2 – Table – row 13
Additional specific Com Subject UN Regulations technical M1. M2 M3 N1 N2 N3 O1 O2 O3 O4 STU pone requirements nt UN Regulation Vehicles of categories N2 and N3 must have UN Regulation protection against Rear underrun protection A A A A A A A A A A A A A No 58 underrun by vehicles driving into them at speeds of up to 56 km/h.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 37
Annex 2 – Table – row 37
Additional specific Com Subject UN Regulations technical M1 M2 M3 N1 N2 N3 O1 O2 O3 O4 STU pone requirements nt Pedestrian and cyclist Turning assistance B B A A B B A A B collision warning A
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 38
Annex 2 – Table – row 38
Additional specific Com Subject UN Regulations technical M1 M2 M3 N1 N2 N3 O1 O2 O3 O4 STU pone requirements nt Blind spot information BA BA BA BA BA system
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 49
Annex 2 – Table – row 49
Additional specific Com Subject UN Regulations technical M1 M2 M3 N1 N2 N3 O1 O2 O3 O4 STU pone requirements nt Emergency lane keeping B B B B B B
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 61
Annex 2 – Table – row 61
Additional specific Com Subject UN Regulations technical M1 M2 M3 N1 N2 N3 O1 O2 O3 O4 STU pone requirements nt Tyre pressure monitoring B B B B B B B for heavy duty
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 90
Annex 2 – Table – row 90
Additional specific Com Subject UN Regulations technical M1 M2 M3 N1 N2 N3 O1 O2 O3 O4 STU pone requirements nt Event (accident) data BA BA5 BA5 BA BA5 BA5 recorder
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) it shall be possible for automatic active interventions by the system to be overridden by means of deliberate driver action;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be equipped with a lane departure warning systemn emergency lane keeping assistant and an advanced emergency braking system, which comply with the requirements set out in the delegated acts adopted under paragraph 7.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) it shall be possible for automatic active interventions by the system to be overridden by means of deliberate driver action;
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The detailed rules with regard to the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article shall be laid down and published at least 12 months before the relevant dates specified in Annex II. The detailed rules with regard to the requirements laid down in paragraph 5 of this Article shall be laid down and published at least 36 months before the relevant dates specified in Annex II.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Review and Reporting 1. By ... [four years after the date of application of this Regulation] and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and to the Council, on the achievements of safety measures and systems, including their penetration rates. The Commission shall evaluate whether these measures and systems operate in accordance with this Regulation. Where appropriate, that report shall be accompanied by recommendations, including a legislative proposal to amend the requirements as regards general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [PO: Please insert the date 3624 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 3 – line 2
Annex II – Table – subheading 3 – line 2
UN Regulation No Lane departure warning B A4 B A4 B B A4 A4 130