WP.29/2026/88
UN R28: Proposal for a Supplement 7
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Date
8 Apr 2026
Status
Formal WP.29 review
Subject
Impact
Original text | Supplement 7
Meeting(s)

Proposal to amend UN R28 to add definitions for “Front plane,” “Automated Driving System (ADS),” “Dynamic Driving Task (DDT),” “Bi-directional vehicle,” and “Forward direction” in new paragraphs 11.3–11.7; add new paragraph 14.1.3 requiring separate sound pressure measurement for each front plane of bi-directional vehicles; amend paragraph 14.3.3 to specify measurement at 7.00±0.10 m from the front plane; and amend footnote 1 to paragraph 1 to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8.

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Excerpts from session reports
GRBP | Session 81 | 18-21 Feb 2025

24. GRBP was informed about the activities of the Task Force on Automated Vehicles Regulation Screening (TF AVRS) (GRBP-81-21) and noted amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 28, 51 and 138 prepared by the Task Force (respectively, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/2, GRBP-81-20 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/3). GRBP agreed to revert to these proposals at its September 2025 session, pending finalization of a set of new definitions for automated vehicles by GRVA, its subgroups, and GRSG. Meanwhile, GRBP invited all experts to review the TF AVRS proposals and to provide feedback.

GRBP | Session 82 | 3-5 Sep 2025

21. The Task Force on Automated Vehicles Regulation Screening (TF AVRS) reported on their activities (GRBP-82-16) and presented updated amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 28, 51, 138, 141 and 165 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/21 as amended by GRBP-82-11-Rev.1, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/22 as amended by GRBP-82-12, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/23 as amended by GRBP-82-13, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/24 as amended by GRBP-82-14, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/25 as amended by GRBP-82-15-Rev.1).

22. GRBP adopted the above proposals and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at the March 2026 or June 2026 sessions, as appropriate and possibly in one package with similar amendments prepared by other WP.29 subsidiary Working Parties (GRs). GRBP also adopted updated Guidelines of TF AVRS (GRBP-82-17) and noted that its remaining amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 64 and 142 would be submitted to the next session.