WP.29/2026/153
UN R154: Proposal for a Supplement 1 to the 04 series of amendments

Proposal to amend UN R101:

  • Enable approval of vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems
  • Introduce provisions relating to Manipulation Devices and Strategies previously in UN R83 09 series
  • Clarify laboratory test requirements for pure electric range ratio at low temperature for Pure Electric Vehicles
  • Allow use of actual tyre rolling resistance values in Levels 1A and 2
  • Align the Regulation with current regional status and state-of-the-art

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GRPE | Session 94 | 17-19 Mar

12. The co-Chairs of the TF-AVRS introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/6 to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/10 together with GRPE-94-30, GRPE-94-32, GRPE-94-33-Rev.2 and GRPE-94-37-Rev.2.

13. The representative of OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/12, GRPE-94-17, GRPE-94-18-Rev.1, GRPE-94-19, GRPE-94-20, GRPE-94-22, GRPE-94-50, GRPE-94-51, GRPE-94-55, GRPE-94-56, GRPE-94-57-Rev.2, GRPE-94-58-Rev.1, GRPE-94-59, GRPE-94-63-Rev.1.

14. The representative of the EC introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/11, GRPE-94-24-Rev.1, GRPE-94-65, GRPE-94-66.

15. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/6 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2026 sessions as draft new supplement to UN Regulation No. 68 (Measurement of the maximum speed, including electric vehicles).

16. GRPE adopted GRPE-94-18-Rev.1 and agreed to merge this proposal with the proposal to amend the 08 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 adopted during the last session of GRPE (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/93, para. 17 and Annex IV). GRPE requested the secretariat to submit the merged proposal to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2026 sessions as draft new supplement to the 08 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles).

17. The Vice-Chair introduced GRPE-94-67, summarizing all proposed changes to the 09 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83. GRPE agreed to reconsider GRPE-94-17 and GRPE-94-19 to forthcoming sessions of GRPE. The representative of the EC clarified GRPE-94-65 compiled ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/7, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/11, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/12, GPRE-94-24-Rev.1, GPRE-94-30, GRPE-94-51 into a single full consolidated version.

18. GRPE adopted GRPE-94-65 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2026 sessions as draft new supplement to the 09 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles).

19. Following discussions during the session, GRPE agreed to postpone the consideration of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/8, GRPE-94-32 and GRPE-94-63-Rev.1, allowing more time for scrutiny following the decision to expand the amendments to the original version, 01, 02 and 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154.

20. The representative of Japan introduced GRPE-94-64, summarizing all proposed changes to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154. The representative of the EC clarified GRPE-94-66 compiled ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/9, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/13, GPRE-94-33-Rev.1, GRPE-94-55, GRPE-94-56, GRPE-94-57-Rev.2 and other modifications proposed during the session into a single full consolidated version.

21. GRPE adopted GRPE-94-66 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2026 sessions as draft new supplement to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154 (WLTP).

22. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/10, complimented by GRPE-93-37-Rev.2 and GRPE-94-61-Rev.1, and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2026 sessions as draft new supplement to UN Regulation No. 180 (OBM).