Jamie McFadden

Jamie is an automotive engineer with over 15 years of expertise in vehicle type approval. As head of the Automated Vehicle Technologies Group at the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), the UK’s type approval authority, he leads the certification of connected and automated vehicles today while preparing the agency for the future certification of vehicles deemed to be self-driving.

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Presentation

From DCAS to ADS: the new paradigm for type approval

The new UNECE Regulation No. 171 on driver control assistance systems (DCAS) established new minimum safety requirements for vehicle systems that assist drivers in longitudinal and lateral vehicle motion control. This presentation will analyze key elements of the DCAS regulation, in particular highlighting the innovative multi-pillar assessment approach to system design, physical testing and virtual testing. It will use this to discuss the anticipated evolution of the certification process and explain the future approach for type approval of automated driving systems (ADS).