Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01518:front:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01518
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Character Range: 14450–17612

driver can, at any time through a conscious action, e.g. by a steering action or an accelerator kick-down, take control and override the system.

       This Regulation cannot cover all the traffic conditions and infrastructure features in the type-approval process; this Regulation recognises that the performances required in this Regulation cannot be achieved in all conditions (vehicle condition, road adhesion, weather conditions, deteriorated road infrastructure and traffic scenarios etc. may affect the system performances). Actual conditions and features in the real world should not result in false warnings or false braking to the extent that they encourage the driver to switch the system off.

       The Regulation provides the requirements for the approval for an AEBS designed to avoid collision either with cars or pedestrians or both.

       This Regulation is an "if-fitted" regulation. It shall not prevent contracting parties from mandating the fitting of AEBS designed to avoid collision either with cars or pedestrians or both approved in accordance to this Regulation.

 1. Scope and purpose
              This Regulation applies to the approval of vehicles of Category M1 and N1 [2] with regard to an on-board system to

                  (a) Avoid or mitigate the severity of a rear-end in lane collision with a passenger car,

              (b) Avoid or mitigate the severity of an impact with a pedestrian.

  2.  Definitions
               For the purposes of this Regulation:

              2.1. "Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS)" means a system which can automatically detect an imminent forward collision and activate the vehicle braking system to decelerate the vehicle with the purpose of avoiding or mitigating a collision.

              2.2.  "Emergency Braking" means a braking demand emitted by the AEBS to the service braking system of the vehicle.

              2.3.  "Collision Warning " means a warning emitted by the AEBS to the driver when the AEBS has detected a potential forward collision.

              2.4.  "Vehicle Type with Regard to its Advanced Emergency Braking System" means a category of vehicles which do not differ in such essential aspects as:

                  (a) Vehicle features which significantly influence the performances of the Advanced Emergency Braking System;

                  (b) The type and design of the Advanced Emergency Braking System.

              2.5. "Subject Vehicle" means the vehicle being tested.

              2.6.  "Soft Target" means a target that will suffer minimum damage and cause minimum damage to the subject vehicle in the event of a collision.

              2.7.  "Vehicle Target" means a target that represents a vehicle

              2.8. "Pedestrian Target" means a soft target that represents a pedestrian

              2.9.  "Common Space" means an area on which two or more information functions (e.g. symbol) may be displayed, but not simultaneously.

              2.10.  "Self-Check" means an integrated function that checks for a system failure on a continuous basis at least while the system is active.

              2.11.  "Time to