Appendix 3: Safety Assessment for Automated Driving Systems in Canada

• Author: Nathan Baker
• Pages: 219-225

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appendix 3

SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR AUTOMATED

DRIVING SYSTEMS IN CANADA

ANNEX A: SAFETY ASSESSMENT WRITER’S GUIDE

Questions identif‌ied in the Safety Assessment Writer’s Guide are meant to provide

further clarity and direction to ADS developers as they review the safety of their

ADS equipped vehicles. The questions provide a non-exhaustive list of consider-

ations that ADS developers are encouraged to ref‌lect upon as they produce their

Safety Assessment reports. Specif‌ic questions have been developed for each of the

13 expected outcomes identif‌ied in the Safety Assessment tool.

Transport Canada recognizes that not all questions may be relevant or applic-

able to all ADS technologies, and it is incumbent upon ADS developers to produce

reports that ref‌lect their unique products. Some ADS developers may choose to

focus their Safety Assessment reports on the safety elements they deem most

critical. However, entities are encouraged to provide some minimal explanation as

to how they have achieved each of the 13 expected outcomes.

ADS CAPABILITIES, DESIGN, AND VALIDATION

1. ADS Level of Automation and Intended Use

a. What ADS features is the vehicle equipped with? What is their level of

automation?

b. How is the ADS identif‌ied (e.g., does it have a specif‌ied hardware version,

software version, etc.)?

c. Is the driver/user responsible for any portion of the DDT including fallback?

Under what conditions?