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REPORT 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 PDF (424 KB) DOC (247 KB)
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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 (70)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) 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. The driver drowsiness and attention monitoring and distraction detection systems should work without any facial recognition. 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.
Amendment 20 #
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 that such recorders are capable for recording and storing data in such a way that the data can be solely used by Member States to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness of specific measures taken without the possibility of identifying the owner or the holder of the vehicle.
Amendment 29 #
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 ofmore than 90 per cent of road accidents are estimated to result from human error or interaction of human error with vehicle and/or infrastructure. 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.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 11
(11) 'lane-keeping system' means a system monitoring the position of the vehicle with respect to the lane boundary and issuing a warning or applying a torque to the steering wheelsystem, or pressure to the brakes, at least when a lane departure occurs or is about to occur and a collision may be imminent;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
(13) 'event (accident) data recorder' means a system recording and storing critical crash-related parameters and information before, and during and after a collision;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Road safety is the Union-wide issue that needs to be tackled through an integrated approach at Union, national, regional and local level. It is therefore necessary to coordinate steps and measures taken by different authorities in different areas, including the enforcement of transport regulations, health care, education, improvement of infrastructure or vehicle type approval and technical controls of their capability.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Over the past decades, developments in vehicle safety have contributed significantly to the overall reduction in the number of road fatalities and severe injuries. However, these reductions have recently stalled in the Union due to various factors, such as structural and behavioural factors, and without new initiatives on general road safety, the safety effects of the current approach will no longer be able to off-set the effects of increasing traffic volumes. Therefore, the safety performance of vehicles needs to be further improved as part of an integrated road safety approach aiming at the Vision Zero goal of “no fatalities” and in order to protect vulnerableall road users better, in particular vulnerable ones.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) As some of proposed measures require substantial road infrastructure interventions, including necessary investments, phased implementation strategy for these measures should be introduced. Considerations should be therefore given to requirements for accurate traffic sign recognition, in particular speed limits. The Commission should also assess a public support and level of user’s acceptance for those measures, and promote them through road traffic safety awareness campaigns.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Technical progress in the area of advanced vehicle safety systems substantially changes the conditions in the field of road transport and offers new possibilities for reducing casualty numbers. In order to minimise the number of fatalities and severe injuries, some of the relevant new technologies need to be introduced. Those systems that have proven to be fully developed in order to improve road safety significantly should be introduced on compulsory basis.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Activation status of each assistance system, including warnings, should be sufficiently differentiated to ensure that it is intuitively clear to the driver which system is activated and how it should be used. Issues related to the operation of these systems should be incorporated into the driver’s training by driving schools and professional in- service training as well as tested in on- road conditions.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Vehicles of all categories will continue to be technically more complex and more demanding for maintenance and repairs in the near future. New technologies should therefore have a favourable cost-benefit ratio throughout the whole life cycle of the vehicle so to be affordable for all consumers and not increasing average age of the vehicle fleet on European roads.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) 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. The driver drowsiness and attention monitoring systems should work without any facial recognition. 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.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) It is widely recognised that the safety belt is one of the most important and effective vehicle safety features. Safety-belt reminder systems therefore have the potential to further prevent fatalities or mitigate injuries by increasing the safety belt wearing rates across the Union. It is therefore necessary to make it compulsory to install intelligent safety- belt reminder systems for all front and rear seats of M1 and N1 vehicles and all front seats of N2, N3, M2 and M3 vehicles.
Amendment 87 #
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 immediately before, during and immediately after a triggering event (for example, the deployment of an airbag) is a valuable step in obtaining more accurate, in-depth accident data. MAll motor-vehicles should therefore be required to be equipped with such recorders. It should also be a requirement that sSuch recorders arshould be capable for recording and storing data in such a way that the data can be used by Member States only to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness of specific measures taken without the possibility of identifying the owner or the holder of the vehicle.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Any processing of personal data, such as information about the driver processed in event (accident) data recorders or information about the driver on drowsiness and attention monitoring or advanced distraction recognition, should be carried out in accordance with EU legislation on data protection, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation28. In addition, the processing of personal data collected through the 112-based eCall in- vehicle system is subject to specific safeguards29. __________________ 28 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1. 29 Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system based on the 112 service and amending Directive 2007/46/EC, (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 77).
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Recognising that driving whilst using a mobile phone or other device significantly impairs driving ability, vehicle manufacturers should publish their tests to show compliance with the human-machine interface (HMI) Guidance Statement of Principles on in- vehicle information and infotainment systems.
Amendment 103 #
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 ofmore than 90 per cent of road accidents are estimated to result from human error or interaction of human error with vehicle and/or infrastructure. 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.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Vehicles of categories M1 and N1 shall be equipped with a lane-keeping system or lane departure warning system.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) ‘vulnerable road user’ means a road user using a two-wheel powered vehicle or a non- motorised road user, such as a cyclist or a pedestrian or a user of a one or two-wheel electric vehicle;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Advanced emergency braking systems and lane-keeping systems shall meet the following requirements in particular:
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Lane-keeping system or lane departure warning system shall meet the following requirements in particular: (a) it shall be possible to switch off the systems; (b) the systems shall be in normal operation mode upon each activation of the vehiclemaster control switch; (c) it shall be possible to easily suppress audible warnings, but such action shall not at the same time suppress system functions other than audible warnings.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) ‘intelligent speed assistance’ means a system to aid the driver in observing the appropriate speed for the road environment by providing haptic feedback through the accelerator pedal with speed limit information obtained through observation of road signs and signals, based on infrastructure signals or electronic map data, or both, made available in-vehicle;
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the data that they are capable of recording and storing with respect of the period before, and during and after a collision shall include, as a minimum, the vehicle's speed, the state and rate of activation of its safety systems and any other relevant input parameters of the on-board active safety and accident avoidance systems. Moreover, this data should only be kept as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they were recorded;;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(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 solely 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 only the precise vehicle type, version and variant, and in particular the active safety and accident avoidance systems fitted to the vehicle, can be identified.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
However, the 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 or the owner or the holder of the vehicle to be identified.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
(7) ‘emergency stop signal’ means rapid flashing stop lamps or hazard lights to indicate to other road users to the rear of the vehicle that a high retardation force is being applied to the vehicle relative to the prevailing road conditions;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
(13) ‘event (accident) data recorder’ means a system solely designed for purpose of recording and storing critical crash-related parameters and information before, during andimmediately, and in any case not longer than 10 seconds, before, during and immediately, and in any case not longer than 5 seconds, after a collision;
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) ‘safety-belt reminder’, means a system dedicated to alert the driver when any of the occupants do not use the safety-belt. The system is constituted by a detection of an unfastened safety-belt and by two levels of driver’s alert: a first level warning and a second level warning;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) pedestrians, cyclists, vision and visibility, drivers of electric vehicles;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Manufacturers shall provide clear and comprehensive information in the owner’s manual about the existence of the systems introduced by this Regulation and how to use them.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 33
Annex 2 – Table – row 33
Amendment 175 #
Emergency lane keeping Lane keeping system
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 72
Annex 2 – Table – row 72
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Table – row 88
Annex 2 – Table – row 88
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) accident data recorder.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Notes to the table – point D
Annex 2 – Notes to the table – point D
D: Date for refusal to grant EU type- approval: [PO: Please insert the date 48 months after the date of application of this Regulation] Date for the prohibition of the registration of vehicles, as well as the placing on the market and entry into service of components and separate technical units: [PO: Please insert the date 8472 months after the date of application of this Regulation]
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – Notes to the table – point E new
Annex 2 – Notes to the table – point E new
E: Date for refusal to grant EU type- approval: [PO: Please insert the date 72 months after the date of application of this Regulation] Date for the prohibition of the registration of vehicles, as well as the placing on the market and entry into service of components and separate technical units: [PO: Please insert the date 96 months after the date of application of this Regulation]
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it shall be possible for the driver to feel through the accelerator pedalrecognise that the applicable speed limit is reached or exceeded;
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 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-downeasily anytime;
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) must be able to indicate continuously the speed limit on the road.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The infrastructure must be updated according to the intelligent speed assistance, in order to avoid system dysfunctions and/or driver distractions.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Accident data recorders shall meet the following requirements: (a) the data that they are capable of recording and storing with respect of the period immediately before, during and immediately after a collision shall include following information: - the state and rate of activation of its all safety systems; - the state and rate of activation of its all assistance systems; - the vehicle’s speed, braking, position, lights activation, and tilt of the vehicle; - driver’s response with regard to the steering wheel position, brake activation and gear shift; (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 misuse and can be made available to national authorities only, on the basis of Union or national legislation in compliance with Regulation (EU) No 2016/679, over a standardised interface via offline access 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 data that an 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, its driver to be identified. Moreover, the data processed recorded by an accident data recorder: (a) shall be available outside an accident data recorder only in case of the collision of the vehicle and not before the triggering by the collision; (b) shall not be retained longer than necessary for the purpose referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 7(5); (c) shall be fully deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for that purpose. Manufacturers shall ensure that an accident data recorder is not traceable and is not subject to any constant tracking.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Driver drowsiness and attention monitoring systems shall be designed in a way that these systems do not continuously record nor collect any data, including for the purpose of the accident data recorder.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Vehicles of categories M1 and N1 shall be equipped with advanced systems capable of detecting vulnerable road users and providing a warning or avoiding collision with such vulnerable road users.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Advanced emergency braking systems, pedestrian and cyclist collision warning and lane-keeping systems shall meet the following requirements in particular:
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) it shall be possible to switch off systems only one at a time, and only at standstill with the parking brake engaged, by a complex sequence of actions to be carried out by the driver. In case the systems are not fully operational, in particular due to shortcomings in road infrastructure, they shall deactivate themselves and give information about the deactivation to the driver. If they do not deactivate automatically, it shall be possible to switch them off manually in those cases. Such deactivation shall be temporary and shall last for period when the system is not fully operational only;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. All seating positions of M1 and N1 categories of vehicles shall be equipped with safety-belt reminder.
Amendment 264 #
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 designed and fitted in two phases and providing: (a) a warning ornly in the first phase; (b) a warning and avoiding collision win the such vulnerable road usersecond phase.
Amendment 266 #
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, back or nearside of the vehicle and providing a warning and/or avoiding collision with such vulnerable road users.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. Vehicles of categories M2 and M3 with a capacity exceeding 22 passengers in addition to the driver and constructed with areas for standing passengers to allow frequent passenger movement shall be designed and constructed so as to be accessible by persons with reduced mobility, includingespecially wheelchair users.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The seating position of the driver of N2, N3, M2 and M3 categories of vehicles as well as the seating positions of the occupants of seats in the same row as the driver seat of N2, N3, M2 and M3 categories of vehicles shall be equipped with a safety-belt reminder.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Reporting and review 1. By 31 March 2021, the Commission shall prepare and submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the following issues: (a) technical feasibility and road infrastructure readiness, including traffic sign recognition; (b) users’ acceptance analysis. Member States, regardless of their relative population or geographical location, shall be proportionally represented in the data collected. 2. The Commission shall assess whether the scope of this Regulation should be extended to other potential safety technologies and measures, in particular intelligent speed assistance system that would provide driver with a haptic feedback through the accelerator pedal and advanced distraction recognition. If appropriate, the Commission shall present a legislative proposal to that effect.
Amendment 305 #
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 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II –Table – subheading 1 – line 5 a (new)
Annex II –Table – subheading 1 – line 5 a (new)
Safety-belt reminders B B B B B B
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 4
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 4
Advanced emergency braking for pedestrian C C C C C C and cyclist
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 6
Annex II – Table – subheading 2 – line 6
Pedestrian and cyclist B B B B B B B collision warning
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 3
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 3
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 5
Annex II – Table – subheading 5 – line 5
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Notes to the table – point D
Annex II – Notes to the table – point D
Date for refusal to grant EU type-approval and for the prohibition of the registration of vehicles, as well as the placing on the market and entry into service of components and separate technical units: [PO: Please insert the date 248 months after the date of application of this Regulation] Date for the prohibition of the registration of vehicles, as well as the placing on the market and entry into service of components and separate technical units: [PO: Please insert the date 848 months after the date of application of this Regulation]
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Row 3 – line 8 a (new)
Annex VI – Row 3 – line 8 a (new)
Tyres in worn state with regard to adhesion on wet surfaces 48 months after the application date of this Regulation