Three-Day Course Overview
This course offers a new opportunity to gain a global view of the complex processes, regulatory resources and testing requirements for homologation.
UL designed this course for project-level engineers and executives who need to better understand the requirements of specific markets. While geared more toward vehicle manufacturers, suppliers will also benefit from the component and system level certification requirements covered in the course.
Homologation Training Topics
Part 1
- Introduction
- What is homologation?
- Self-certification versus witness testing/type
approval- State-specific regulations
- Vehicle compliance labeling
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS)
- More in-depth look at the process in the U.S.
- Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS)
- Significant regulatory differences
- Transport Canada (TC) requirements
- U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
- Electric vehicle testing and labeling
- California Air Resource Board (CARB)
- CARB Section 177 States
- Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards
- On-board diagnostics (OBD)
- California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate
Part 2
- European Union (EU) vehicle certification and
harmonization - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE) - World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle
Regulations (WP.29) - Global Technical Regulations (GTRs)
- Worldwide manufacturer identification (WMI) from
SAE — an important first step for new manufacturers
Part 3
- China Compulsory Certificate (CCC) Process
- CCC evolution/proposed changes
- Other markets
- Japan
- Mexico standards and certification
- Australia
- Functional safety overview
- U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
- Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements
- How to build a homologation team
- Homologation department roles and
responsibilities - Subject matter experts versus homologation
experts
- Homologation department roles and
- Related critical automotive considerations and
available training- Automotive functional safety – ISO 26262
standard - Safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF) –
ISO 21448 standard - Automotive cybersecurity – ISO/SAE 21434
standard - Autonomous vehicles – UL 4600 and beyond
- Automotive functional safety – ISO 26262