WP.29/2026/96
UN R141: Proposal for a Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments

Proposal to amend UN R141 under section 2 to add definitions of Automated Driving System, Dynamic Driving Task, Category X vehicles, Category Y vehicles, Logical signal, and Vehicle Master Control Switch, amend under section 5 to update performance requirements and warning signal specifications for vehicles equipped with an ADS and towed vehicles, amend Annex 1 to add a vehicle ADS status field, amend Annex 3 regarding test procedures for TPMS including deactivation of TPRS and CTIS, amend Annex 4 regarding test weight and refill functionality checks, amend Annexes 5A and 6 regarding towed vehicle communication interfaces, and insert new Annex 9 containing special testing provisions for vehicles equipped with an ADS.

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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.

GRBP | Session 83 | 10-13 Feb

55. The Task Force on Automated Vehicles Regulation Screening (TF AVRS) reported on their activities (GRBP-83-12) and presented updated amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 64 and 142 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2026/2 as amended by GRBP-83-10, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2026/3 as amended by GRBP-83-11-Rev.1). The representative of ETRTO introduced GRBP-83-42, later merged into GRBP-83-11-Rev.1.
56. GRBP adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2026/2 as amended by GRBP-83-10, as a draft new supplement to UN Regulation No. 64, and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2026/3 as amended by GRBP-83-11-Rev.1 , as a draft new supplement to UN Regulation No. 142. GRBP requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at the June 2026 sessions, reminding the proposals on AVRS adopted during the last session of GRBP (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/80, para. 22).
57. The Chair asked if proposals on ADS were to be expected in the future now that all relevant UN Regulations has been amended to include ADS. The Chair of the TF AVRS confirmed amendments proposals should be expected in the future.