U.N. Plans to Set Safety Regulation Standards on Automated Driving That Can Cover All Operations under...

GENEVA — The United Nations plans to set safety regulation standards on the automated driving of vehicles, according to a draft of the regulation that was obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun.The regulations will anticipate Level 4 automated driving, a stage at which the system conducts all driving operations under specific conditions. They will require that the automated driving system (ADS) have the same level of safety as that of highly skilled drivers and oblige automakers to equip the cars with devices that record the running conditions.