Modifications to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2025/18

Proposal to amend UN R21 Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments. The Regulation is amended to account for vehicles of category X and extend application to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls. The scope applies to interior fittings of vehicles of category M1, including interior parts of passenger compartment, arrangement of controls, roof or opening roof, and seat-back and rear parts of seats. New definitions for “ADS feature of type 1” and “ADS feature of type 2” are inserted. Provisions for power-operated windows, roof panels and partition systems are amended, including requirements for auto-reversing devices and owner’s manual instructions.

Proposal to amend UN R127 to account for vehicles of category X by inserting a new introduction addressing their scope and application. The Regulation is extended to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls. Modifications include amendments to paragraphs defining applicability, mass in running order, normal ride attitude, and provisions for Automated Driving Systems. References to relevant definitions in the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles are updated.

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.