WP.29/2026/166
UN R167: Proposal for a Supplement 3

Proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 167:

  • Amend para. 0.10. through 0.10.2. to introduce scope for vehicles of categories X and Y
  • Amend para. 1.1. to add footnote 1 defining vehicle categories
  • Insert new para. 1.3. excluding category Y and category X vehicles without manual on-board operation
  • Amend paras. 2.13. to 2.15. to reference Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1) and renumber footnotes
  • Insert new para. 2.31. defining “Safety Concept”
  • Amend para. 4.5. to revise approval mark requirements and renumber footnotes
  • Insert new para. 5.1.3. permitting alternative requirements for category X vehicles with manual on-board operation
  • Amend Annex 3 to revise approval mark arrangements

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GRSG | Session 131 | 13-17 Apr

18. GRSG noted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/24, submitted by the expert from OICA and agreed to discuss it under agenda item 13(b).

37. The expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on behalf of the Task Force on Automated Vehicles Regulatory Screening (TF-AVRS) introduced the status report of the TF-AVRS (GRSG-131-46). He also introduced proposals of amendments updating the regulations (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/18, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/20, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/26, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/27 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/2 to 18) and the latest updated document from the TF superseding part of the official documents (GRSG-131-21 to GRSG-131-43). Then GRSG adopted the following documents he introduced and requested the secretariat to submit them for consideration and vote at the June 2026 session of WP.29 and AC.1:
(a) GRSG-131-22, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/18, proposal for Supplement 2 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 39 (Speedometer and Odometer);
(b) GRSG-131-23-Rev.1, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/2, proposal for Supplement 13 to the 01 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No. 43 (Safety Glazing);
(c) GRSG-131-24, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/20, proposal for Supplement 1 to the 07 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No. 46 (Indirect Vision);
(d) GRSG-131-25 replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/23, proposal for Supplement 5 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 61 (External Projections of Commercial Vehicles);
(e) GRSG-131-26, proposal for Supplement 3 to the 01 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No. 73 (Lateral Protection Devices);
(f) GRSG-131-27, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/26 proposal for Supplement 1 to the 02 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No. 73 (Lateral Protection Devices);
(g) GRSG-131-28 superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2025/27, proposal for Supplement 2 to the Original Version of UN Regulation No. 93 (Front Underrun Protective Devices);
(h) GRSG-131-29 superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/3, proposal for Supplement 1 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 102 (Close-Coupling Devices);
(i) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/4, proposal for Supplement 2 to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 110 (CNG and LNG vehicles);
(j) GRSG-131-30, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/5, proposal for Supplement 4 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 116 (Protection against Unauthorised Use);
(k) GRSG-131-31, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/6, proposal for Supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 121 (Identification of Controls, Tell-Tales and Indicators);
(l) GRSG-131-32 replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/7, Proposal for the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 122 (Heating Systems);
(m) GRSG-131-33, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/8, Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 125 (Forward Field of Vision) ;
(n) GRSG-131-34, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/9, Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 144 (Accident Emergency Call Systems);
(o) GRSG-131-35, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/10, Proposal for Supplement 5 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 151 (Blind Spot Information Systems);
(p) GRSG-131-36, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/11, Proposal for Supplement 6 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 158 (Devices for Means of Rear Visibility or Detection);
(q) GRSG-131-37, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/12, Proposal for Supplement 3 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 159 (Moving Off Information Systems);
® GRSG-131-38, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/13, Proposal for Supplement 6 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 161 (Devices against Unauthorised Use);
(s) GRSG-131-39, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/14, Proposal for Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 162 (Immobilisers);
(t) GRSG-131-40, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/15, Proposal for Supplement 4 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 163 (Vehicle Alarm Systems);
(u) GRSG-131-41, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/16, Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 166 (Vulnerable Road Users in Front and Side Close Proximity);
(v) GRSG-131-42, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/24, Proposal for Supplement 3 to the original version of the UN Regulation No. 167 (Vulnerable Road Users Direct Vision);
(w) GRSG-131-43, replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/17, Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 167 (Vulnerable Road Users Direct Vision).