Foreword

This PAS was sponsored by the UK’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV). Its development was facilitated by BSI Standards Limited and it was published under licence from the British Standards Institution. It came into effect on 30 April 2020.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement is given to Michael J. Pont of SafeTTy Systems Ltd, as the technical author, and the following organizations that were involved in the development of this PAS as members of the steering group:

• Adelard
• Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV)
• Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI)
• Connected Places Catapult
• HORIBA MIRA
• Infineon Technologies AG
• J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd (JCB)
• Nova Modus Limited
• SafeTTy Systems Ltd
• Tata Motors Limited
• Test and Verification Solutions Limited (T&VS)
• University of York
• WMG, University of Warwick

Acknowledgement is also given to the members of a wider review panel who were consulted in the development of this PAS.

Recognition is made to the Automotive Electronics Systems Innovation Network (AESIN) who supported the pre-development phase of this PAS in a series of industry workshop with BSI and members of the CAV community.

The British Standards Institution retains ownership and copyright of this PAS. BSI Standards Limited as the publisher of the PAS reserves the right to withdraw or amend this PAS on receipt of authoritative advice that it is appropriate to do so. This PAS will be reviewed at intervals not exceeding two years, and any amendments arising from the review will be published as an amended PAS and publicized in Update Standards.

This PAS is not to be regarded as a British Standard. It will be withdrawn upon publication of its content in, or as, a British Standard.

The PAS process enables a guide to be rapidly developed in order to fulfil an immediate need in industry. A PAS can be considered for further development as a British Standard, or constitute part of the UK input into the development of a European or International Standard.

Relationship with other publications

PAS 1880 has been developed as part of a wider programme sponsored by CCAV in conjunction with the Department for Transport (DfT), Innovate UK and Zenzic to develop a suite of standardization products to promote the safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles in the UK and inform wider international standardization activity.

PAS 1880 is intended to be read in conjunction with:

• guidance on system safety, including PAS 1881, PAS 18821), PAS 18832); BS ISO 26262, IEC 61508 and BS EN ISO 13849‑1;
• existing legislation for UK vehicles and roads.

Use of this document

As guidelines, this PAS takes the form of guidance and recommendations. It should not be quoted as if it were a specification or a code of practice and claims of compliance cannot be made to it. It has been assumed in the preparation of this PAS that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people, for whose use it has been produced.

Presentational conventions

The guidance in this PAS is presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Any recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “should”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in smaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Where words have alternative spellings, the preferred spelling of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is used (e.g. “organization” rather than “organisation”).

Contractual and legal considerations

This PAS does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a PAS cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication

Date	Text affected

PAS 1880:2020

Guidelines for developing and assessing control systems for automated vehicles

Published:

30 Apr 2020

Withdrawn:

1 Aug 2022