Proposal to amend UN R16 to account for vehicles of category X and vehicles without drivers or manual driving controls. Modifications include extending application to Automated Driving Systems, updating definitions for front passenger seats, adding definitions for ADS feature types, amending retractor requirements, and adjusting restraint system assessment procedures for non-driver occupants and type 4N retractors.

Proposal to amend UN R16 (Safety-belts) Supplement 3 to the 10 series of amendments to extend application to vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS). Modifications include scope amendments for vehicle categories X and Y, new definitions for ADS feature types 1 and 2, and adjustments to retractor requirements, occupant contact provisions, and restraint system evaluation procedures for ADS-equipped vehicles.