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UNECE R155
Also known as: UN R155, UNECE Regulation No. 155
UN Regulation requiring vehicle manufacturers to operate a certified Cybersecurity Management System.
UN Regulation No. 155 (Cybersecurity and Cyber Security Management Systems) makes a certified CSMS and per-vehicle-type cybersecurity evidence a precondition for vehicle type approval in 1958-Agreement contracting parties (EU, UK, Japan, South Korea and others). Annex 5 enumerates threats and mitigations the type-approval submission must address.
RELATED TERMS
Cybersecurity Management System (CSMS)
Organisational management system that governs cybersecurity activities for road-vehicle programmes.
Type Approval
Regulator confirmation that a vehicle type meets specified technical requirements before market entry.
ISO/SAE 21434
International standard for road-vehicle cybersecurity engineering across the lifecycle.
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