Presentation as revised following the 25th session.

Proposal from GRSG for a new UN Regulation to establish requirements for the approval of vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 with regard to the driver’s direct vision to reduce blind spots to the greatest extent possible while considering the needs of the specific type of vehicle and its intended use(s).

Proposal for the addition of the reference point of the Accelerator Heel Point.The testing procedure has been seen to be independent of the distance between the front axle and the foremost point of the vehicle.

Proposal to clarify the definition of the vehicle type with regard to the frontal dimensions of the vehicle.

Copy of the proposal submitted to the September 2022 GRVA session (GRVA/2022/24).

Proposal for a new UN Regulation for the type approval of automatic emergency braking systems designed to protect vulnerable road users from collisions with heavy vehicles travelling at low speeds. The purpose is to enable a cross-reference in the new UN Regulation on commercial vehicle direct vision to allow for alternative solutions and performance criteria for vehicles equipped with this “urban emergency braking system” capability.

Text to modify the consideration that the testing procedure is independent of the distance between the front axle and the foremost point of the vehicle. The reference point is the AHP.

Proposal for modifications to the transitional provisions and to allow the certificate on a higher riding variant, assuming this represents a worse case than the mid-point.of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/7.

Proposal to introduce provisions for “automated vehicles” and to amend provisions for measurement of direct vision volume with regard to areas obscured by certain components.

Proposal by the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Awareness of Vulnerable Road Users proximity in low-speed manoeuvres (VRU-Proxi) to establish a new UN Regulation on Direct Vision.