Agenda for the 11th meeting of the Informal Working Group on Digital Data and Digital Work Station (IWG-DDADWS), to be held online on 23 November 2026. The meeting will cover approval of previous session minutes and the current agenda, industry feedback on proposal documents from Meeting 10, next steps and drafting text for UN R182 01 series regulation, and future meeting dates.
Proposal to amend para. 2.12. to clarify the definition of power-operated windows, renumber para. 5.8.4.2. as 5.8.4.3., insert new para. 5.8.4.2. requiring window controls of power-operated side windows adjacent to the front seat row to be within reach and directly accessible, insert new paras. 5.8.8., 5.8.8.1., and 5.8.8.2. requiring power-operated side windows of the front seat row to remain operable in the opening direction for at least 2 minutes during vehicle submergence or automatically open within 30 seconds, with windows opening to maximum extent permitted, and insert new Annex 11 specifying submergence test procedures including container-based tests, slope-entry tests, and alternative subsystem tests.
Software identification and updates for vehicles no longer in production. UN R156 series 01 introduces mandatory RXSWIN for software updates after registration. RE3 Annex 7, UN R157, UN R171, and UN R185 define type approval rules post-production. Manufacturers may apply for new approvals to differentiate software for registered vehicles from new vehicles, covering type approval regulation updates or hardware changes. Duplication of tests shall be avoided where possible. National Type dates need not be respected for new approvals under the 1958 Agreement.
Proposal to amend the Guidelines on Transitional Provisions by applying footnote 6 to V.3 as well as V.8, replacing the added as well language in footnotes 4 to 6 with used instead of, deleting also from footnotes 4 and 5, adding Notwithstanding paragraph V.4 before Contracting Parties applying in footnotes 4 and 5, and using continue to only for the V.8 case in footnote 6 to align terminology, clarify scope, and remove overlaps between main text and footnote wording.
Provisional agenda for the 52nd session of the IWVTA Informal Group scheduled for November 12, 2026 in Paris. The session will address election of a new Chair, adoption of the agenda and 51st session report, highlights from the 199th WP.29 session, amendments to UN R0 series, contradiction between transitional provisions in UN R22 and Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement, proposed amendments to Guidelines on Transitional Provisions, IWVTA awareness and promotion, extension of mandates, and DETA scheme implementation.
Proposal from the EDO task force on “unlocking” to amend the working draft for the 05 series (EDO-Intermediate-03-02).
The DDADWS 10th (October 2026) session discussed proposals to:
A study of methods to evaluate submarining using human body models and anthropomorphic test devices. The research tested 600 simulations across six environments with one human body model and three anthropomorphic test devices, integrating 20 different indicator definitions. A distance-based nearest node dynamic indicator emerged as most promising. The indicator is purely kinematic, time-resolved, automated, and configurable, depending only on node coordinates without force or sensor outputs. It was subsequently tested and extended to additional anthropometries. The indicator detects submarining effectively and can be combined with complementary criteria.