Provisional agenda for GRSP’s eightieth session to be held 7–11 December 2026 in Geneva. The session will address UN Global Technical Regulations No. 1, 13, and 20; UN Regulations Nos. 11, 17, 21, 22, 95, 100, 127, 129, 134, 145, 170, 173, and 174; a new UN Regulation and authorization request for a GTR on children left in vehicles; collective amendments to UN Regulations affecting automated vehicles; Mutual Resolution No. 1; equitable occupant protection; and other business items including vehicle automation, software updates, airbags, child restraint systems, and bus protection.

GRSP held its 79th session from 1–5 June 2026 in Geneva and adopted multiple proposals. GRSP endorsed creation of an Informal Working Group on Emergency Door Opening and requested AC.3 authorization to amend UN GTRs Nos. 1 and 14 at the November 2026 session. GRSP endorsed amendments to UN GTR No. 20 on electric vehicle safety and requested secretariat submission to November 2026 WP.29 and AC.3 sessions. GRSP adopted amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 95, 127, 129, 153, and 174, and requested their submission to June 2026 WP.29 and AC.1 sessions. GRSP discussed streamlining UN Regulation No. 100, amendments to UN Regulation No. 134, proposals for safer transport of children in buses and coaches, and collective amendments for automated vehicles, requesting further development as working documents for December 2026 session.

The draft provisional agenda for the December 2026 session includes adoption of the agenda; UN Global Technical Regulations No. 1, No. 13, and No. 20; children left in vehicles including a new UN Regulation and request for authorization to develop a new UN Global Technical Regulation; UN Regulations No. 11, No. 17, No. 21, No. 22, No. 95, No. 100, No. 127, No. 129, No. 134, and No. 170; collective amendments to UN Regulations that impact automated vehicles; Mutual Resolution No. 1; equitable occupant protection; and other business items including exchange of information on passive safety, UN Regulation No. 0, vehicle automation, software updates, airbags and pyrotechnic systems, child restraint systems, bus frontal protection, and election of officers.

Proposal to amend para. 2.1. to define “appropriate adaptor” as specified by the CHSS manufacturer and clarify container valve and end plug components, amend paras. 5.1.1., 5.1.2., 5.2., 9.2.1., 9.2.3.2. and Annex 3 para. 2.1. to specify that connections between supply lines for additional TPRDs and appropriate adaptors meet test requirements and are within scope, delete “hydraulic” in para. 9.2.1. to permit gas as test option, and amend Annex 3 para. 5.1. to remove reference to appropriate adaptors for fire testing.

Australia proposes examining the case to bring UN R95 in line with Euro NCAP by establishing an ad-hoc group of interested experts to consider a more representative test barrier and dummy, allow flexibility to update Euro NCAP protocols, further consider alternative or additional equitable dummy choice and addition of a near-side rear occupant to UN R95, and examine more advanced barriers with improved dummy bio-fidelity and alternative injury assessment.

Proposal to amend para. 9.(a) to clarify expansion of the protection scope of electrical and battery safety, including thermal propagation in cases of V2X, parking, and charging. The modification addresses new vehicle functionalities like V2X, defined in UN GTR No. 22, where traction batteries cover external power and energy demand. Additional requirements must be added, including isolation resistance requirements for coupling systems for charging the REESS, as defined in para. 5.1.1.2.4.4. of UN GTR No. 20.

Proposal to insert a new para. 5.1. requiring that features for design or aerodynamics in the head impact zone shall not impose an additional cause of danger to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users and shall not exhibit openings or contain materials that may increase the risk or seriousness of injury, and renumber paragraphs 5.1. to 5.2. as paragraphs 5.2. to 5.3. This aims to maintain pedestrian safety as requirements become mandatory for small-series vehicles according to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2236 from 7 January 2026, addressing hazards from openings in the head impact zone that may trap impacted heads or permit head intrusion and from bonnet materials like plastics that may deform or fracture, creating injury risks not currently addressed by UN R127’s component tests.

Guidance request on restraint system with airbag submitted by Kingdom of the Netherlands. Question whether a restraint system approved according to UN R16 shall bear the word AIRBAG in the approval mark when an airbag is part of the restraint system. The Regulation seems not to require it. Discussion whether it is desirable and whether the Regulation must be updated. Proposal to amend the Regulation to include AIRBAG in the approval mark in case an airbag is part of a restraint system. Alternatively, it could be decided to leave the situation as is and see the addition of AIRBAG as optional.

The document presents an update on the amendment of GTR No. 20 concerning new requirements on thermal propagation. CPs/sponsors agreed to delete para. 265, which was considered redundant in view of paras. 263 and 264. The amendment addresses flammability, toxicity, and corrosiveness of vented gas, with final endorsement by GRSP expected in June 2026 and adoption by WP.29 in November 2026.

This document raises concerns regarding identification of child restraint systems through type approval numbers. Multiple brand names are marketed under single type approval numbers, creating market confusion and hampering consumer choice. Products with identical type approval numbers but variations in plastic parts have been identified and failed frontal impact testing. Proposed measures include limiting brand names per type approval number to five maximum, adding manufacturer names to type approval labels, and establishing a publicly accessible database of type approval information.

Emergency Door Opening Task Force reports transformation to Informal Working Group based on GRSP-79-18. Amendments to UN R11 require doors providing direct occupant access equipped with intuitively accessible exterior and interior latch release controls and door handles. Power-assisted systems must remain functional for 60 minutes after power loss via secondary mechanical means, backup power, or fail-safe systems. New test procedures verify door operability following emergency power loss events from interior and exterior. Amendments to UN R21 require electric front side windows to function for at least 2 minutes during vehicle submergence, with test procedures specified in new annexes.

Proposal to establish requirements for vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ class B and III designed or equipped primarily for the carriage of children:

• Requiring physical inspection systems to assist in the prevention of children being left inside the vehicle after journey completion,
• specifying that such systems shall be engaged when the vehicle master control switch is turned off,
• shall generate external visual and audible warnings within 3 minutes for vehicles not exceeding 22 passenger seats or within 5 minutes for vehicles exceeding 22 passenger seats if not disarmed via an inspection confirmation device located behind the rearmost passenger seat,
• that external warnings shall consist of type approved direction indicator lamps flashing at the same frequency for at least 15 seconds with intervals of no greater than 30 seconds repeating in cycles of no less than 10 minutes and audible warnings greater than 60dB(A) following the same timing,
• and establishing test procedures, conformity of production requirements, approval procedures, modification and extension provisions, and notification procedures to the United Nations secretariat.

IWG CLIV Phase 2 addresses development of UN Regulations for buses and coaches and light vehicles. The 13th through 17th sessions, held virtually and in-person in Seoul from March to June 2026, focused on drafting a bus UN Regulation and refining text on scope, definitions, visual signals, and transitional provisions. Feedback from GRE and GRSG indicated further amendments needed, particularly regarding scope clarity and vehicle exemptions. Formal submission of the bus UN Regulation is anticipated at the 80th GRSP session, with feedback requested by 10 June 2026.

Report on the status of deliverables to 79th GRSP session. Expected deliverables include working documents for transposition of optional part of GTR13 on liquified hydrogen (December 2025), updating ISO 17268-1:2025 reference for receptacle geometry (December 2025), and incorporating periodic inspection requirements into UN Regulation No. 134 (May 2026, WP.29-2026-56e). Additional deliverables include recommendations for IWG GTR 13 Phase 3 and way forward for material compatibility requirements (July 2026). TF-H2 also recommended clarifications to UN-R 134/03 regarding ‘appropriate adaptor’ definition and changes to related paragraphs, with informal document due December 2026.

This document reports on online meeting in April 2025 that discussed the Safe System approach, Vision Zero principle, cost-benefit considerations, seat belt use, impact energy, bus front deformation, and scope of Regulations No. 93 and No. 29. A Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority report examined 55 head-on collisions involving buses from 2012–2025, finding that full-frontal collisions often had survivable outcomes, while corner-to-corner collisions frequently resulted in fatal accidents. The investigation identified that current front protection is inadequate in low-overlap collisions. The task force will work on terms of reference and scope, invite more contracting parties, and organize an in-person meeting in Norway.

Proposal to:

• Insert new paragraphs 2.64. to 2.xx. on electronic components,
• Amend para. 3.2.1. to require technical descriptions including overview of Supplemental Restraint Systems,
• Insert new paragraphs 4.7.5. and 4.7.6. on international insert and small infant support marks,
• Renumber paragraphs 4.12. (second one), 4.12.1. to 4.12.4., and 4.13. as 4.13., 4.13.1. to 4.13.4., and 4.14.,
• Amend para. 4.12. to clarify insert information on labels,
• Insert new paragraphs 4.12.5. and 4.12.6. on international insert and small infant support marks,
• Insert new paragraphs 5.4.4. and 5.4.5. defining international insert and small infant support marks,
• Amend para. 6.2.1.1. to clarify insert and small infant support requirements,
• Amend para. 6.2.6. to reference user inflatable elements,
• Insert new paragraph 6.6.4.1.9. on dynamic testing with Supplemental Restraint Systems,
• Insert new paragraph 6.9. on provisions for electronics including battery removability, low battery voltage reminders, and vehicle battery connection warnings,
• Amend paragraphs 14.3.1. and 14.4.1. to include insert information in size range declarations,
• Insert new paragraph 16.18. on transitional provisions applicable from entry into force through 1 September 2029,
• Insert new paragraphs 3. and 4. in Annex 2 on insert and small infant support mark arrangements.

This document presents VDA 812-001 (05/2026), a recommendation for qualification of pyrotechnics and inflators for automotive restraint applications. The recommendation combines a Propellant Information Package and inflator ageing procedures. Propellant must demonstrate robustness against thermal stimulus of 107°C for 408h or 90°C for 1000h and moisture stimulus, with mechanical stability, density, and burn rate criteria assessed before and after ageing cycles. Inflator evaluation addresses structural safety, functional safety, effluents, performance characterization, and environmental simulation, including high temperature oven testing, accelerated heat ageing, and sequential environmental testing to ensure suitability for restraint systems.

Supporting presentation for proposals to remove para. 6.2. and Annex 9A, remove para. 6.3. and Annex 9B, remove para. 6.5. and Annex 9E including Appendix 1, remove para. 6.10. and Annex 9J, exempt from isolation resistance measurements after each test, allow sequential execution of over-discharge and overcharge tests, remove standard cycle after each test, unify thermal event warning requirement by removing para. 6.14., and allow alternative conditions for ambient temperature for SOC adjustment. The document also proposes guidance on REESS type definition.

Proposal to renumber para. 5.8.4.2. as para. 5.8.4.3., insert new para. 5.8.4.2. requiring controls of electric side windows adjacent to the front seat row to be within reach and directly accessible without multiple actions, insert new paras. 5.8.8. and 5.8.8.1. to 5.8.8.3. requiring electric side windows of the front seat row to function for at least 2 minutes during vehicle submergence, and insert new Annex XI establishing a submergence test procedure for window opening functionality.