Coalition renews call for automakers, regulators to adopt common names for driver-assist features

The six categories on the list are collision warning, collision intervention, driving-control assistance, parking assistance, other driver-assistance systems and driver monitoring — the newest category added this year.

The newly added terms are lane-centering assistance, indirect driver-monitoring system, direct driver-monitoring system and driver reengagement system. Other terms include blind-spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control.

The terms, which are updated as more systems are introduced, are not meant to replace an automaker’s proprietary system or package names but instead should be used to help consumers access clear and consistent information on window stickers and in owner’s manuals and other marketing materials, the group said.

The group wants automakers and other key stakeholders to adopt its recommendations for universal terms and is asking for “vital consumer education on the benefits, limitations and capabilities of ADAS.”

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents most major automakers in the U.S., did not immediately respond to a request from Automotive News for comment.

The expanded and updated list comes as U.S. auto safety regulators escalate their scrutiny of driver-assist systems such as Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot and continue to review crash reports involving the technology.