The Working Party on Passive Safety held its 78th session in Geneva from 1-4 December 2025. GRSP adopted amendments to multiple UN Regulations affecting automated vehicles, including UN R11, R12, R14, R16, R17, R21, R29, R94, R95, R100, R127, R129, R134, R135, R137, R145, R153, R173, and R174. Additional proposals addressed hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, electric vehicle safety, child restraint systems, pedestrian safety, and protective helmets. GRSP approved creation of task forces on emergency door opening and established new working groups on children left in vehicles and equitable occupant protection. Budget constraints affecting UN secretariat operations were noted.

Proposal to insert a new chapter P and paragraphs 247 and 248 establishing that supply lines for additional TPRDs are constructed from metallic materials with further investigation required for other materials in the next phase, and requiring manufacturers to provide handling procedures to ensure supply lines will not suffer damage or contamination during handling with removal from service of lines with unacceptable damage, exclude the drop test from the requirements at para. 51., and amend para. 81. (c) (i) to clarify that drop impact testing applies to containers without supply lines and valves with damage to supply lines or valves requiring replacement.

The Working Party on Passive Safety held its 78th session in Geneva from 1-4 December 2025. GRSP adopted amendments to multiple UN Regulations affecting automated vehicles, including UN R11, R12, R14, R16, R17, R21, R29, R94, R95, R100, R127, R129, R134, R135, R137, R145, R153, R173, and R174. Additional proposals addressed hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, electric vehicle safety, child restraint systems, pedestrian safety, and protective helmets. GRSP approved creation of task forces on emergency door opening and established new working groups on children left in vehicles and equitable occupant protection. Budget constraints affecting UN secretariat operations were noted.

Proposal to insert a new chapter P and paragraphs 247 and 248 establishing that supply lines for additional TPRDs are constructed from metallic materials with further investigation required for other materials in the next phase, and requiring manufacturers to provide handling procedures to ensure supply lines will not suffer damage or contamination during handling with removal from service of lines with unacceptable damage, exclude the drop test from the requirements at para. 51., and amend para. 81. (c) (i) to clarify that drop impact testing applies to containers without supply lines and valves with damage to supply lines or valves requiring replacement.