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| Automotive Life Cycle Assessment: Minutes of the 43rd (July 2026) session |
| Reference Number: A-LCA-43-07 |
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The Informal Working Group on Automotive Life Cycle Assessment decided not to submit the Working Document for the 95th GRPE session. The Mutual Resolution will not be submitted for adoption at the October 2026 GRPE session due to unresolved issues and lack of consensus. The leading team will prepare a status report for October 2026 GRPE describing progress, current status, remaining issues, and proposed way forward. A revised Terms of Reference extending the IWG mandate will be prepared. An additional meeting may be organized to determine the future work programme. |
| Meeting Sessions: 43rd A-LCA session (6 Jul) |
| Document date: 04 Aug 26 |
| Relevant to: WP.29 Regulatory Project | Automotive Life Cycle Assessment |
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| Table to terms related to emergency door opening |
| Reference Number: EDO-06-04 |
| Submitted by: BASt |
| Meeting Sessions: 6th EDO session (1-3 Sep) |
| Document date: 04 Aug 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 11 | Door Latches and Door Retention Components and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening |
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| Review of Emergency Door Opening terminology |
| Reference Number: EDO-06-03 |
| Submitted by: BASt |
| Meeting Sessions: 6th EDO session (1-3 Sep) |
| Document date: 04 Aug 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 11 | Door Latches and Door Retention Components and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening |
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| Emergency Door Opening Terminology |
| Reference Number: EDO-06-02 |
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This document addresses terminology inconsistencies in UN R11 regarding emergency door opening. It proposes consistent use of entry or exit and occupant(s) versus passenger(s) in amendments without editorial changes to existing parts. Step-by-step checks of all parts of UN R11 are proposed for locking device terminology and latch release control terminology, with definitions for latch release control and door handle already available. For power supply terminology, a definition is needed, while power loss terminology should be retained. |
| Submitted by: BASt |
| Meeting Sessions: 6th EDO session (1-3 Sep) |
| Document date: 04 Aug 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 11 | Door Latches and Door Retention Components and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening |
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| UN R51: Editing task force clarifications to the draft 04 series of amendments |
| Reference Number: RDASEP-Edit-08-04/Rev.1 |
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Proposal to amend Annex 3 and Annex 7 regarding ASEP calculations and temperature corrections:
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| Meeting Sessions: 8th RDASEP-Edit session (21 Jul) |
| Document date: 03 Aug 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 51 | Vehicle Noise Emissions |
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| CS/OTA Task Force: Agenda for the 39th (September 2026) session |
| Reference Number: TFCS-39-01 |
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The agenda includes adoption of the provisional agenda and minutes from the thirty-eighth session; proposals for amendments to R155 concerning multistage vehicles, separate technical units and component approval, and remote operation for automated driving systems; review of cyber and software requirements in the ADS Regulation; application of RXSWIN to R156; administrative provisions in R155 and R156 regarding Type Approval Authority for CSMS/SUMS and issuing approvals for out-of-scope vehicle types; and preparation of GRVA 26. |
| Meeting Sessions: 39th TFCS session (3 Sep) |
| Document date: 31 Jul 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 155 | Cyber Security and Cyber Security Management and UN Regulation No. 156 | Software Update Processes and Management Systems |
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| Draft RDASEP informal group status report to GRBP |
| Reference Number: RDASEP-14-03 |
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IWG RD-ASEP created a mandatory test assessing compliance with paragraph 6.2.3 of Regulation 51.03 (later 51.04) to assure vehicle noise emission at speed, load, or acceleration conditions other than Annex 3 condition is linked to vehicle physics, with no noise emission test detection or defeat device schemes. R51.04 draft incorporates R51.03 Supplements up to Supplement 11, revises manipulation and defeat device provisions, establishes mandatory random RD-ASEP testing for approval with expanded vehicle speed range of 1-100 km/h and vehicle performance criteria, and includes expectation model technical basis in Annex 7. |
| Meeting Sessions: 14th RDASEP session (1 Sep) |
| Document date: 31 Jul 26 |
| Relevant to: UN Regulation No. 51 | Vehicle Noise Emissions |
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| Emergency Door Opening: Agenda for the 6th (September 2026) session |
| Reference Number: EDO-06-01 |
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The agenda includes adoption of meeting minutes from the 5th EDO Meeting and two intermediate sessions, documents for WP.29’s 200th session requesting authorization to amend UN GTR No. 1 and 14, transformation to IWG with Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure, amendments to UN Regulation No. 11 and No. 21, discussion of open items, and preparation of working documents for GRSP’s 80th session. |
| Meeting Sessions: 6th EDO session (1-3 Sep) |
| Document date: 30 Jul 26 |
| Relevant to: GTR No. 1 | Door Locks and Door Retention Components, UN Regulation No. 11 | Door Latches and Door Retention Components, UN Regulation No. 21 | Interior Fittings, GTR No. 14 | Pole Side Impact Protection (PSI), and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening |
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