This paper seeks to clarify the expected approval process to be utilized by Contracting Parties concerning UN Regulation No. 131 which requires Contracting Parties applying UN R131 and UN R152 to recognise approvals to either Regulation as equally valid for vehicles of category M₂ and for those of category M₃/N₂ with a maximum weight below or equal to 8t and equipped with a hydraulic braking system.

Joint statement of the expert groups on regulatory fitness for automated driving systems regarding the establishment of a task force on categories for automated vehicles.

This document proposes an approach for launching work on ADS regulatory texts under the 1958 and 1998 Agreements. The secretariat prepared this document upon request from AC.2, following discussions at the seventeenth session of GRVA, at the informal AC.2 session in October 2023, the 143th session of AC.2 in November 2023 and an informal AC.2 session on 14 November 2023.

Proposal to establish a target date of June 2026 for delivery of proposals for a UN GTR and a UN Regulation on Automated Driving Systems.

This in-depth report examines inland transport’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions globally and regionally, analyzing past trends, future projections, and decarbonization pathways. Global fossil CO₂ emissions reached 38.1 gigatonnes in 2022, with transport accounting for 20.7 percent. Inland transport represented 80-81 percent of total transport emissions from 2010-2021. Between 2010 and 2019, transport emissions increased 18 percent. Under business-as-usual scenarios, transport CO₂ emissions could grow 16-50 percent by 2050, creating a 5.8 gigatonne emissions gap versus IPCC 1.5°C targets. Achieving 1.5°C pathways requires 59-90 percent transport emission reductions by 2050. The report identifies regional disparities, with North America’s per capita emissions exceeding 5 tonnes versus 0.27 tonnes in Africa. International initiatives launched at COP26 and COP27 include zero-emission vehicle commitments and the Low Carbon Transport for Urban Sustainability initiative. Decarbonization requires integrated Avoid-Shift-Improve strategies, with Avoid and Shift measures potentially accounting for 40-60 percent of emission reductions.