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Volume VI, Issue 1
July 2015

GROUND
VEHICLE
STANDARDS
NEWSLETTER
Creating global, harmonized consensus-based solutions.
Moving the on- and off-road vehicle industry forward.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
C2 Functional Safety Recommended Practice
now published
1

Vehicle Electrical System Security Committee
Developing Cybersecurity Standards

2 Dedicated Short Range Communication
standards revised
2 SAE International Provides Vibration
Endurance Validation Consulting Services to
Major Chinese OEM
3 New Information Report on Best Practices for
Aftermarket Communication Plug-In Devices
4 More Engines Certified via SAE's Certified
Power Program
4 SAE and IEEE Join Forces to Explore Potential
IoT Standards
5 New standards provides common language
for how people and automation drive
5 New Committees, New Committee Chairs
6 Committees Seeking Members
6 Kochhar Elected Chairman of SAE Motor
Vehicle Council
7 Past Committee Chairs Write Article on
Interior Vehicle Temperature
7 Mark Stepper Receives SAE International/
InterRegs Standards and Regulations Award
7 SAE Global Ground Vehicle Standards to
Participate at Automated Vehicles Symposium
8 DSRC Committee Chair, Vice Chair, Lead
Award-Winning Project
8 2015 James M. Crawford Technical Standards
Board Outstanding Achievement Award
Recipients
Published by SAE International
Editorial Director: Jack Pokrzywa

NEW STANDARD PROVIDES SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR
TESTING OF PROTOTYPE FULLY-AUTOMATED VEHICLES
The first-ever safety guidelines for the on-road testing of vehicles equipped with
prototype automated driving systems (ADS) were issued by the SAE On-Road
Automated Vehicle Standards Committee in March.
"J3018: Guidelines for Safe On-Road Testing of SAE Level 3, 4, and 5 Prototype
Automated Driving Systems (ADS)" provides specific guidelines for how tests
of prototype vehicles with automated driving systems should be carried out on
public roads. When activated, these systems do not rely on a human driver for
monitoring and responding to the vehicle or traffic environment. These guidelines
will help maximize the effectiveness and safety of these tests, and minimize the
risk to other drivers and vehicles while these tests are being conducted.
The document is intended to provide information and guidelines for use by
automotive designers, test engineers, and policymakers concerned with the safe
on-road testing of vehicles equipped with Level 3 (Conditional), Level 4 (High),
or Level 5 (Full) ADSs, which are characterized by their ability to perform the
complete dynamic driving task whether or not such performance is limited to
specific driving modes and/or roadways/locations.
This report provides needed guidelines for: safety-related prerequisites for onroad testing; test methods; test driver training and skills; selecting test routes; and
capturing test data.

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Testing these vehicles on public roads is quite a challenge, with very little
precedent. We found it important to lay out a set of guidelines that will help
not only the engineers who are developing these systems, but also the public
officials who are concerned about what is appropriate on public roads.
Steven E. Underwood
Vice-Chair of the On-Road Automated Vehicle Standards Committee

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For more information about J3018, visit http://standards.sae.org/j3018_201503.
http://standards.sae.org/j3018_201503
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