Proposal to add Annex 5 Special provisions for the testing of vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS) to UN R138. The proposal amends paragraphs 2.7 and 2.8, inserts new paragraphs 2.13 to 2.16 defining ADS, Dynamic Driving Task, bi-directional vehicles, and forward direction, renumbers former paragraph 2.13 to 2.17, amends paragraph 6.2.5 regarding available AVAS sounds, amends Annex 1 item 1.2.2, amends Annex 3 paragraph 3.3.1 regarding testing conditions for bi-directional vehicles, and adds the new Annex 5 explaining how to adapt UN R138 to vehicles equipped with an ADS.

Proposal to amend UN R141 under section 2 to add definitions of Automated Driving System, Dynamic Driving Task, Category X vehicles, Category Y vehicles, Logical signal, and Vehicle Master Control Switch, amend under section 5 to update performance requirements and warning signal specifications for vehicles equipped with an ADS and towed vehicles, amend Annex 1 to add a vehicle ADS status field, amend Annex 3 regarding test procedures for TPMS including deactivation of TPRS and CTIS, amend Annex 4 regarding test weight and refill functionality checks, amend Annexes 5A and 6 regarding towed vehicle communication interfaces, and insert new Annex 9 containing special testing provisions for vehicles equipped with an ADS.

Proposal to amend paragraph 1, footnote 1, insert new paragraphs 2.23. to 2.26. defining Automated Driving System, Dynamic Driving Task, Category X vehicles, and Category Y vehicles, amend paragraph 4.4.1., footnote 2, amend section 5.2.3. to add requirements for vehicles equipped with an ADS and exclude speed warning label requirements for vehicles of categories X and Y, amend Annex 1, footnote 4, insert new item 6.2. regarding ADS equipment, insert new paragraph 2.2. in Annex 2 Section I regarding ADS equipment, and insert new paragraph 4.2. in the Addendum to communication form regarding brief description of the ADS if fitted.

Proposal to add a new Table of contents section 7 for special provisions testing vehicles equipped with an ADS; amend footnotes in paragraphs 1.1. and 2.2.; amend paragraph 6.1.3. on available sounds; insert new paragraphs 11.4. through 11.8. define Automated Driving System, Dynamic Driving Task, and Category X and Y vehicles; amend paragraph 14.1.5. on available sounds; amend paragraph 14.3. on pause function for manual and ADS operation; insert new item 0.13. in Annex 1B, Appendix 1 regarding ADS equipment; and insert new Annex 7 with special provisions for testing vehicles equipped with an ADS.

Proposal to amend paragraph 2.2. to clarify the definition of “Supplier of the tread used for retreading process”; insert new subparagraph (a) in paragraph 6.4. establishing requirements for class C1 tyres; renumber former subparagraphs (a) and (b) as (b) and ©; replace “Appendix 1” with “Schedule 1” in paragraph 8.; amend paragraph 12.1. concerning type approvals as from 1 September 2030; amend paragraph 12.3. regarding acceptance of existing type approvals of class C3 tyres; and amend Annex 1 regarding communication of type approval for retreaded tyres.

Proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 172 based on GRBP/2026/10 as amended by GRBP-83-15-Rev.1. Amendments include revised definition of supplier of tread in paragraph 2.2.; modification of paragraph 6.2. to require tyres to meet conditions in paragraph 6.2.1. or 6.2.2.; insertion of new paragraphs 6.2.2., 6.2.2.1., 6.2.2.2., and 6.2.2.3. establishing calculation methods for deformation potential and number of traction elements based on tyre class and nominal rim diameter; insertion of new paragraph 6.4.(a) for class C₁ tyres; renumbering of former paragraphs 6.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.2., and amend footnotes 1 and 2 in UN R18. Supplement 5 to the 03 series of amendments is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y, as well as vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h which are equipped with an Automated Driving System. The amendment extends application to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls. In case of vehicles equipped with an ADS, in any driving mode no special provisions or exemptions apply. Footnotes are amended to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3).

Proposal to insert new introductory paragraphs addressing vehicles of category X and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend footnote 1 to paragraph 1.1. to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend footnote 2 to paragraph 4.1.4.1. to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, and amend paragraph 6.17.4.2. to establish an exception for aerials located behind the vertical transversal plane passing through the “R” point of the driver with a maximum projection not exceeding 70 mm, or for vehicles of category X, behind the vertical transversal plane passing through the “R” point of the foremost occupant.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.2. addressing vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an ADS, amend paragraph 1., footnote 1 to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend paragraph 3., footnote 2 to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, Annex 3, amend para. 4.3. to define “Occupant compartment”, and amend paras. 5.5. to 5.8. to specify tank placement, partition requirements, fuel leakage prevention, and filler hole location.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4., amend paragraphs 2.6., 2.7., 4.4.1., 5.1., 5.2., and 5.5. to 5.11., insert new paragraphs 2.9. and 2.10., and amend paragraph 1., footnote 1, to extend UN R39 application to vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with Automated Driving System Feature of Type 2 (ADSF-2), revise speedometer and odometer requirements accordingly, and clarify provisions related to driver absence and manual driving controls.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4. introducing vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual modes or automated driving systems, amend para. 1(a) footnote 1, para. 2.13., para. 2.25., paras. 5.4.1. and 5.11.1. footnote 2, insert new para. 2.40. defining “Safety Concept”, amend para. 6.2., para. 7., para. 8.2.1.1., Annex 1A para. 5.1., Annex 3 footnote 18, Annex 21 title, Annex 22 title, and Annex 24 including its scope, definitions, and provisions for safety glazing installation on vehicles. This proposal is based on GRSG-131-23-Rev.1.

Proposal to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, clarify scope exclusions, define “Safety Concept,” update references to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, establish that indirect vision requirements do not apply during active ADS features, and permit alternative requirements for category X vehicles with on-board manual operation not using a driver’s seat.

Proposal to enable application of UN R55 to vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, insert footnote 1 defining these vehicle categories, amend Annex 5 paragraph 7.4. to require that release of fifth wheel coupling locking devices require intentional action by the driver or operator or by ADS and that engagement status be transmitted as a logic signal to ADS, amend paragraph 10.4. to require that engagement status be transmitted as a logic signal to ADS, amend paragraph 13.2. to reference remote indication for the driver or operator, amend paragraph 13.2.8. to provide for automatic reactivation when the coupling is next opened and closed, amend paragraph 13.3.3. to clarify indication to the driver or operator of conditions under which external force acts on the coupling, and insert new paragraph 13.4. requiring transmission of a logic signal to ADS indicating at least the closed and doubly locked position of the coupling.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.1. to 0.1.3. to introduce Supplement 4 to the 03 series of amendments to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend footnote 1 to paragraph 1. to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, amend footnote 2 to paragraphs 6.4.1., 15.4.1., and 24.4.1. to reference Annex 3 to the same document, and amend paragraph 16.7. to specify label placement for adjustable Rear Underrun Protective Devices at the driver’s place or rear area next to the device.

Proposal to insert new introductory paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.3., amend paragraph 1.1. footnote 1, amend paragraph 2.5., and amend paragraph 4.4.1. footnote 3 to UN R61. The supplement extends application to vehicles of categories X and Y without driver, driver cab, or manual driving controls, and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System. Provisions related to driver, driver cab, or manual driving controls shall not apply if not covered by the amendment. For vehicles of category Y without a cab, the cab rear panel shall be replaced by a theoretical vertical transversal plane located 350 mm behind the rearmost point of the tyre of the foremost front axle.

Proposal to insert new introduction provisions addressing vehicles of category X and vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems, amend footnote 1 to para. 1.1. to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, and amend para. 2.15. to specify that for vehicles of category X, the driver’s mass is not included in unladen kerb mass calculation.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0, 0.1 to 0.1.3, amend paras. 1, 5, 6, 6.17.2.1, 16, 17, 17.1.7.1, 17.8.8, 17.8.8.1, 17.10.2, 17.11.4, and 17.13.2.3, insert new para. 14.1.4, and amend Annex 14 para. 6 to address vehicles of categories X and Y and conventional vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, extend application to vehicles without driver compartment and manual driving controls, clarify occupant compartment provisions, update electrical connection protection standards, and modify fault indication requirements to include logic signals to ADS and limp home mode activation.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.2. to 0.2.2. to introduce Supplement 1 to the 02 series of amendments taking into account vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend footnote 1 to paragraph 1. to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, and amend footnote 2 to paragraph 5.3.4.1. to reference Annex 3 to that document.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0. and 0.1. introducing Supplement 2 to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, and amend para. 1., footnote 1, to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, para. 2.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.2. introducing Supplement 10 to the 01 series of amendments to UN R97 to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, to add footnote 1 at the end of paragraph 1.1., and to amend paragraph 32.4. regarding immobilizer setting procedures.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2. introducing Supplement 1 to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend para. 1.1. to apply to vehicles of categories N₂, N₃, O₃ and O₄, amend para. 5.1.5.2. to require logic signal transmission to ADS indicating power system and/or control system failure, amend para. 5.1.7.2. regarding control unit positioning, amend para. 5.1.11. to require logic signal transmission to ADS indicating correct engagement of positive locking system, amend para. 5.1.13. to require logic signal transmission to ADS indicating maximum extension, amend paras. 13.3.1. and 13.3.2. regarding acoustic and optical signal requirements with “(if applicable)” qualifier, and amend Annex 4 paras. 2.2.1. to 2.2.3., 2.3.1. and 2.3.2., and 3.1. regarding vehicle testing procedures including provisions for ADS feature actuation of steering equipment.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.3. to introduce Supplement 2 to the 06 series of amendments to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y and conventional vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend para. 1 and Annex 4F footnote 1 to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, insert new para. 4.79. defining “occupant compartment”, amend para. 7 footnote 11 and para. 12 footnote 12 to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, and amend paras. 18.1.7., 18.3.1.15., 18.5.5.1., 18.5.5.7., 18.8.7., and 18.10.2. to include provisions relating to occupant compartment and heating systems.

Proposal to introduce new paragraphs addressing vehicles of category X and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with Automated Driving System Feature of Type 2 (ADSF-2). The proposal modifies definitions including “mass in running order,” “passenger,” “member of the crew,” and “automatically-operated service-door.” It inserts new definitions for ADSF-1 and ADSF-2, adds requirements for vehicles equipped with ADSF-2, and amends multiple provisions in Annex 1, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 8, Annex 11, and Annex 12 regarding driver’s compartment specifications, door operations, emergency systems, and accessibility features.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0 and 0.1 to 0.1.2 providing introduction to Supplement 4 covering vehicles of category X and Y with Automated Driving System, amend paragraphs 0.1, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.4 footnote 1 to define vehicle categories by reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, insert new paragraphs 2.17 and 2.18 defining ADS feature of type 1 and ADS feature of type 2, amend paragraph 4.4.1 footnote 4 to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8 Annex 3, amend paragraph 5.1.2 to define device to prevent unauthorized use with reference to driver or ADS brake deactivation requests, amend paragraph 8.3.4.1 to specify immobilizer setting procedures, and amend Annex 11 paragraph 4.3.3 to exclude remote-control manoeuvring and parking, vehicles of categories X and Y, and activated ADSF-2 with authorized registered digital key from certain requirements.

Proposal to insert new introductory paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4., amend paragraph 1. – Scope, amend paragraph 1 footnote 1, insert new paragraph 2.10., amend paragraph 4.4.1. footnote 2, amend paragraph 5., and amend paragraph 5.1.4. to UN Regulation No. 121 to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y, as well as vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System.

Proposal to:

• Insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4. providing introduction to the 01 series of amendments regarding vehicles of categories X and Y and alignment of provisions for all occupants,
• Amend paragraphs 0.1., 0.1.1., 0.1.3., 1.1. and 2.2., footnote 1 to define terms according to Consolidated Resolution R.E.3.,
• Amend paragraph 2.7. to define passenger compartment,
• Amend paragraph 4.4., footnote 2 to reference Consolidated Resolution R.E.3.,
• Amend paragraph 5.2.1. to require heating systems in each passenger compartment,
• Insert new paragraphs 12. and 12.1. to 12.2.4. providing transitional provisions,
• Amend Annex 5, paragraph 2. to establish surface temperature requirements and allow manufacturers to justify higher temperatures through safety concept demonstration,
• Amend Annex 5, paragraph 2.1. to limit surface temperature to 70°C for uncoated metal or 80°C for other materials,
• Delete Annex 5, paragraphs 2.2. and 2.3.,
• As from official entry into force, Contracting Parties shall not refuse type approvals under the 01 series,
• As from 1 September 2028, Contracting Parties shall not be obliged to accept approvals to the original version first issued after that date,
• Contracting Parties shall continue accepting original version approvals first issued before 1 September 2028 and equipment/parts approvals issued under the original version.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2., 1.4., 2.21., and 5.6., amend paragraph 1.1. footnote 1, paragraph 4.4.1. footnote 4, paragraph 5.1.3.4., and paragraph 5.1.3.5., based on GRSG-131-33. The supplement introduces provisions for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, defines Safety Concept, addresses Field of Vision Assistant requirements, and establishes alternative requirements for category X vehicles with manual modes operated on-board the vehicle not using a driver’s seat.

Proposal to insert and amend provisions for Supplement 2 addressing Automated Driving Systems:

• Insert new paragraphs 0, 0.1 to 0.1.3 introducing Supplement 2 to address vehicles of category X and those equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS)
• Amend paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 to clarify scope exclusions including manual triggering of AECS while ADSF-2 is active and vehicles of category Y
• Amend footnote 1 regarding armoured vehicle definition
• Insert new paragraphs 2.34, 2.34.1 and 2.34.2 defining ADS feature, ADSF-1 and ADSF-2
• Amend paragraph 26.4.1 to require AECS control accessibility by occupants for ADSF-2 equipped vehicles
• Amend paragraph 26.5.3.1 Table 3 regarding self-test function information
• Amend paragraph 26.6 to specify voice intelligibility for passengers in ADSF-2 equipped vehicles
• Amend paragraph 35.6.1 requiring AECS control accessibility for ADSF-2 equipped vehicles
• Amend paragraph 35.8 to specify voice intelligibility for occupants in ADSF-2 equipped vehicles

Proposal to amend UN R157 for Automated Driving Systems in vehicles of categories X and Y:

• Insert new paragraphs 0.8. to 0.8.2. introducing Supplement 5 to address vehicles of categories X and Y equipped with an Automated Driving System
• Amend para. 1.1. to specify applicability to vehicles of categories N₂, N₃, M₂ and M₃
• Insert new para. 1.3. excluding vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without a manual mode intended to be operated on-board the vehicle
• Amend para. 2.5. to define “Ocular reference point”
• Insert new para. 2.20. to define “Safety Concept”
• Amend para. 4.5. regarding affixing of approval marks and its footnote 2
• Amend para. 5.1. to provide for automatic deactivation of BSIS in specified situations and compliance with UN Regulation No. [XXX] for vehicles equipped with an ADS
• Insert new para. 5.2.3. permitting alternative requirements for vehicles of category X with manual mode not using a driver’s seat
• Amend Annex 2 to correct the heading and modify paragraph references
• Amend Annex 4, Appendix, Table 1, footnote 1

Proposal to amend UN R158 based on GRSG-131-36. The supplement renumbers the introduction’s first paragraph to 0.1, describing the regulation’s purpose for rear visibility and detection devices. New paragraphs 0.2–0.2.3 address vehicles of categories X and Y, including exemptions for automated driving systems and manual operation modes. Paragraph 1.4 is amended to exempt category Y vehicles and category X vehicles without on-board manual modes. Amendments modify paragraphs 5.4.1, 12.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.4, 15.2.2, and Annex 9, paragraph 1.3.3.2, addressing safety concepts, rear-view field vision requirements, and vehicle load specifications.

Proposal to amend UN R86 for Automated Driving Systems:

• Insert new paras. 0.8., 0.8.1., and 0.8.2. defining Supplement 3 and scope for Automated Driving Systems
• Amend para. 1.1. to add footnote reference for vehicle categories M₂, M₃, N₂, and N₃
• Amend para. 1.3. to exempt vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without manual mode intended to be operated on-board the vehicle
• Amend para. 2.11. to specify ocular reference point measurement and renumber its footnote
• Insert new para. 2.33. defining Safety Concept
• Amend para. 4.5. to clarify approval mark requirements and renumber its footnote
• Amend para. 5. to permit alternative requirements for vehicles of category X with manual mode not using a driver’s seat
• Amend para. 5.1.1. to specify conditions for MOIS automatic deactivation and reactivation with ADS features
• Amend Annex 2 heading

Proposal to amend UN R86 on data storage and event data recorder requirements:

• Insert new para. 0.4. to introduce Supplement 1 to the 02 series of amendments to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles which can be operated either by a driver or an ADS
• Amend para. 1.1. footnote 1 to add a document reference
• Amend para. 1.3. to exclude VIN, associated vehicle details, location/positioning data, information about any user, date and time of an event from scope
• Amend paras. 2.16., 2.23., 2.29., 2.30., 2.37., 2.38., 2.55., 2.56., 2.58., 2.66., and 2.67. to revise definitions
• Insert new footnote 2
• Amend para. 4.4. to revise the approval mark
• Amend Annex 3 to update arrangements of approval marks
• Renumber footnote 2 to footnote 3 in para. 4.4.1. and amend its text
• Renumber footnote 3 to footnote 4 in para. 11.
• Amend Annex 4 to modify data elements and format requirements

Proposal to insert new paras. 0., 0.1., 0.1.1., and 0.1.2. addressing introduction of Supplement 6 to extend application to vehicles of category X and Y₁ and other vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an automated Driving System, amend para. 1.1. footnote 1 to update reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8., amend para. 2.5. to define Device to prevent unauthorized use to include locking of steering, transmission, gearshift control, or brakes with provision regarding brake deactivation, insert new paras. 2.13. and 2.14. defining ADS feature of type 1 and type 2, amend para. 4.4.1. footnote 2 to update reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8., amend Annex 1 para. 1.4. footnote 2 to update reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8., amend Annex 2 para. 1.4. footnote 4 to update reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8., and amend Annex 9 para. 4.3.2. to exclude requirements during remote-control manoeuvring and remote-control parking, for vehicles of categories X and Y, or when ADSF-2 is activated by authorized registered digital key.

Proposal to insert new introduction paragraphs and amend multiple sections for Supplement 6:

• Insert new introduction paragraphs defining Supplement 6’s scope for vehicles of category X and Y and vehicles with Automated driving System
• Insert new paragraphs 2.4. and 2.5. defining ADS feature of type 1 and ADS feature of type 2
• Amend paragraphs 0.1., 1.1. footnote 1, 4.4.1. footnote 3, 5.2.4.1., Annex 2A paragraph 1.4. footnote (b), and Annex 9 paragraph 4.3.2. to update references to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8
• Clarify immobilizer setting procedures
• Specify exemptions for remote-control manoeuvring, remote-control parking, vehicles of categories X and Y, and activated ADSF-2 with authorized registered digital key

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2. introducing Supplement 4 to extend application of UN R163 to vehicles of categories X and Y, and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, based on GRSG-131-40. The amendment clarifies that provisions related to driver and manual driving controls shall not apply if absent in the vehicle unless already covered. For vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, no special provisions or exemptions apply in any driving mode. Amendments also update footnote references to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0.1. to 0.1.2. defining scope for vehicles of categories X and Y, amend para. 1.1.1. to specify approval for vehicles of category M₁ and N₁, amend footnote 1 to paras. 0.1., 1.1.1. and 1.1.2., insert new para. 1.1.5. stating the Regulation does not apply to vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without manual mode, amend footnote 2 to para. 5.4.1., insert new para. 12.7. defining “Safety Concept”, amend para. 15. to allow alternative requirements for vehicles of category X with manual mode not using a driver’s seat, amend para. 15.2.2. regarding close-proximity vision fields and vehicle load, and amend Annex 9, para. 1.3.3.2. regarding vehicle load.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0.11. to 0.11.2. to introduce Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments taking into account vehicles of categories X and Y, amend paragraph 1.1. to apply to vehicles of categories M₂, M₃, N₂ and N₃, insert new footnote 1 and new paragraph 1.3., amend paragraphs 2.13. to 2.15. with references to Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1), renumber footnote 1 as footnote 2 in paragraphs 2.13. to 2.15., insert new paragraph 2.31. defining “Safety Concept”, amend paragraph 4.5. and renumber its footnote 2 as footnote 3, insert new paragraph 5.1.3. concerning vehicles of category X with manual mode, and amend Annex 3.

Proposal to insert new para. 0.5. to introduce Supplement 1 to take vehicles of categories X and Y into account and vehicles which can be operated either by a driver or an ADS, amend para. 1.1. footnote * to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend para. 1.3. to exclude Vehicle Identification Number, associated vehicle details, location/positioning data, information about any user, and date and time of an event from the scope, and amend para. 5.4. to specify survivability requirements for event data recorders including mounting position and mechanical shock resistance under Option 1 or impact severity demonstration under Option 2 with reference to UN Regulation Nos. 94, 95, and 137.

Proposal to amend para. 0.1. to introduce the original version, renumber former paras. 0.1. to 0.14. as paras. 0.1.1. to 0.1.14., insert new paras. 0.2. to 0.2.3. to exempt vehicles of categories X without a driver’s seat and Y from the scope and to require vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System to comply when operated manually by a driver, amend para. 1.3. to exclude vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without a driver’s seat, amend footnote 2 to para. 0.2. and footnote 2 to para. 1.1., amend para. 5.1.1. to specify that a Field of Vision Assistant shall be driving related or operation related or both and shall disappear within 500 ms upon initiation of a transition demand when an Automated Driving System feature is active, and amend footnotes 4, 6 to Annex 1, and footnote 4 to Annex 2 to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8.

Proposal to correct paragraph 5.6.1.2.9. of Supplement 1 to the 04 series of UN R79, Supplement 6 to the 03 series of UN R79, and Supplement 3 to the 02 series of UN R79. For RCP systems based on detection of driver position and movement, the deactivation referred to in paragraph 5.6.1.1.3. shall be through a simple and obvious action that will be recognised by the system.

Proposal to establish a new UN Regulation on liquefied hydrogen storage systems (LHSS) for hydrogen-fuelled vehicles of categories M₂, M₃, N₂ and N₃, incorporating specifications for the LHSS, specific components including pressure relief devices and shut-off devices, and vehicle fuel system requirements with testing and approval procedures, based on GRSP/2025/41 and GRSP-78-15-Rev.1.

Proposal to establish uniform provisions for the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their Automated Driving Systems, covering vehicles of categories M₁–M₃, N₁–N₃, L₆ and L₇.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation on the approval of new pneumatic tyres of class C₁ conforming to UN R117 with regard to their tyre abrasion performance, excluding temporary-use spare tyres, tyres with rim diameter ≤13 or ≥25, competition tyres, tyres for vehicles of categories other than M₁–M₃, N₁–N₃, O₁–O₄, ice grip tyres, studded tyres, speed category less than 120 km/h, special use tyres, and road legal race tyres. Abrasion index limits are 1.00 for normal and snow tyres, with adjustments for specific groups. Approval requires marking with approval reference number and suffix (A1 or A2). Testing uses either vehicle test method on public open roads (~8000 km) or indoor drum test method (5044 km), with test facilities demonstrating equivalence per Annex 4. From 1 July 2028, stage 1 approvals required for new types; from 30 June 2030, all types. From 1 July 2033, stage 2 approvals required for new types; from 30 June 2035, all types. Until 1 July 2028, test results from tests performed

Proposal for a UN GTR on Automated Driving Systems to establish harmonized worldwide provisions for ADS safety, applying to vehicles of categories 1 and 2. It requires manufacturers to implement a Safety Management System, conduct multi-pillar validation (virtual, track, and real-world testing), document a comprehensive safety case demonstrating the ADS capability to safely perform the entire Dynamic Driving Task, and establishes a post-deployment monitoring and reporting framework to promote safety over the life of ADS vehicles.

Proposal to amend UN GTR No. 9 (Pedestrian safety). In Part B, chapter 6, paragraph 6.3.1.2.4., replace “675 Nm 25 Nm” by “a minimum of 650 Nm but no more than 850 Nm”. In Part B, chapter 8, paragraph 8.2.4.1., replace “675 Nm 25 Nm” by “a minimum of 650 Nm but no more than 850 Nm”.

Proposal to insert a new chapter P and paragraphs 247 and 248 establishing that supply lines for additional TPRDs are constructed from metallic materials with further investigation required for other materials in the next phase, and requiring manufacturers to provide handling procedures to ensure supply lines will not suffer damage or contamination during handling with removal from service of lines with unacceptable damage, exclude the drop test from the requirements at para. 51., and amend para. 81. (c) (i) to clarify that drop impact testing applies to containers without supply lines and valves with damage to supply lines or valves requiring replacement.

Proposal to delete Table of contents, Annex 10 and all its appendices, amend para. 1.1. to clarify application to new pneumatic tyres of classes C1, C2 and C3 in new state regarding sound emissions and rolling resistance and in new and worn state regarding wet adhesion, delete para. 1.3., amend para. 2.18. to specify reference tyres F2872-25, F2871-25, F3678-25 and F3677-23, delete para. 2.21., delete para. 3.1.1.1., amend para. 3.2.1. to describe major features and their effects on tyre performance, delete paras. 5.7. to 5.10., delete Annex 1 items 8.6. and 8.6.1., amend Annex 5 part (b) para. 1.1.1. to establish surface friction values by trailer or vehicle method according to tyre class and SRTT, amend Annex 5 part (b) para. 1.1.1.1. regarding coefficient of variation and peak braking force coefficient, and delete Annex 10. Document based on GRBP/2025/28, GRBP-82-27, GRBP/2026/6, GRBP-83-20/Rev.2 and GRBP-83-48/Rev.1.

Proposal to amend UN R83 specifications for emission testing:

• Amend para. 1.1.1., Footnote 1, to update the reference to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.) document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8
• Amend para. 24.3.1. to specify that emission of visible pollutants shall be measured by two methods in Annexes 4 and 5, with special procedures for hybrid electric vehicles or vehicles equipped with an ADS detailed in the service manual
• Amend Annex 5, para. 2.4. to require the gear be in neutral and the drive between engine and gear-box engaged when the test is carried out on a vehicle
• Amend Annex 5, para. 2.5. to detail engine speed demand procedures during testing

Proposal to revise definitions for malfunction indication, reference mass, unladen mass, and vehicle user; add provisions for vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System; establish documentation requirements for vehicle user warning and inducement systems; update testing procedures for in-service conformity and OBD connector location; and specify activation and deactivation mechanisms for vehicle user warning and inducement systems across multiple annexes, with references to WP.29/1045.