On Sep. 1, 2020, Transport Canada posted a notice online seeking feedback on updating its regulations to include advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Specifically, Transport Canada is looking at whether advanced driver assistance features should be:
required by regulations or left unregulated
meet a minimum set of requirements if they’re on a vehicle
According to the notice, new safety requirements for ADAS would take the form of new Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and could apply to school buses and commercial trucks in particular but also other vehicles such as motorcycles, cars, trucks and passenger buses. Requirements could vary by vehicle type.
Technologies for which comments are sought include:
Advanced braking systems for motorcycles
Emergency brake assist
Electronic stability control for medium vehicles
Emergency stop signal
Regenerative braking signal
Accident emergency call system
Blind spot information system (heavy vehicles)
Blind spot detection/warning
Lane departure warning
Lane keep assist
Level 2 and Level 3 systems
360° cameras
Camera monitoring systems
Intelligent speed assist
Rear-visibility system (medium and heavy vehicles)
Driver drowsiness and distraction monitoring
The request for comment will be followed by a regulatory proposal that will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, followed by a formal comment period. Final regulations will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.
The deadline for comments is Sep. 30, 2020.