Proposal from the GRSG task force on Automated Vehicles Regulation Screening to enable the application of UN R122 to ADS vehicles and to ensure that the requirements minimise the risk of burns across all vehicle occupants.

Discussion on the general idea to align the contact surface temperatures with those for M2/M3 vehicles and to introduce the possibility for manufacturers to allow for higher contact surface temperatures if it can be demonstrated that their safety concept covers for higher temperatures without increasing the risk for occupantsto get burns.

Proposal to insert new Introduction paras. 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4., amend paras. 1.1. and 2.2. footnote 1, amend para. 2.7. to replace ‘passengers’ with ‘occupants’, amend para. 5.2.1., insert new paras. 12. and 12.1. to 12.5. establishing transitional provisions with acceptance of preceding series type approvals ending 1 September 2028, amend Annex 5 para. 2. to clarify surface temperature measurement and safety concept demonstrations, amend Annex 5 para. 2.1. to set temperature limits at 70°C for uncoated metal or 80°C for other materials, and delete Annex 5 paras. 2.2. and 2.3.