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.

Proposal to amend UN R86 testing requirements:

• Amend para. 1, Footnote 1 to update the reference to document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8
• Amend para. 5.3.2.3. to specify minimum radius of bends and transverse profile requirements for loop track curves
• Amend para. 5.5.1.1.2. to clarify gear ratio selection and acceleration demand during measurement
• Amend para. 5.5.5. to require recording of circuit time Ti, not less than three measurements with specified vehicle path tolerances, and a difference between extreme values not exceeding 3 per cent

Proposal to amend Footnote 1 to reference Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, amend Annex 1 para. 2.6. to modify mass definition and add closure bracket, delete Annex 1 para. 3.4.3., renumber Annex 1 paras. 3.4.3.1., 3.4.3.1.1., 3.4.3.1.2. and 3.4.3.1.3. as 3.4.3., 3.4.3.1., 3.4.3.2. and 3.4.3.3., amend Annex 2 para. 1.9.2., amend Annex 3 Table A3/1 to modify emission standard reference letters, amend Annex 4 para. 5.7.2. to specify vehicle examination and maintenance procedures, amend Annex 4 Appendix 1 paras. 1., 2. and 3. to clarify fuel tank level, warning indicators, and reagent level checks, amend Annex 4 Appendix 5 paras. 18. and 19. to specify user-selectable modes for testing, and amend Annex 5 paras. 2.3. and 2.4. to clarify gearbox test procedures.

Proposal to amend Footnote 1 to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend para. 2.6. of Annex 1 to exclude driver mass for vehicles of categories X and Y, amend para. 3.4.3. of Annex 1 and para. 1.9.2. of Annex 2 to refer to user-selectable operating mode switch, amend para. 5.7.2. of Annex 4 to modify vehicle examination and maintenance checks, amend Table A4/2 of Annex 4 to add procedure to engage ADS testing mode, amend Appendix 1 to Annex 4 to modify examination lines, amend Appendix 5 to Annex 4 to replace driver with user-selectable mode references, insert new para. 3.4. and sub-paragraphs to Annex 6 for additional requirements for vehicles equipped with an ADS, and insert new para. 3.6. and sub-paragraphs to Annex 8 for additional requirements for vehicles equipped with an ADS, remove the provisions relating to manipulation devices and manipulation strategies that are being moved to UN R154 and clarify that in-service conformity checks for electric range of pure electric vehicles at low temperatures are optional, introduce in-service conformity requirements for system power, delete two paragraphs relating to “Operating Mode Switch” that were overlooked when that concept was removed from R83, from both the manufacturer’s information document (Annex 1) and the approval certificate addendum (Annex 2), correct several outdated references following structural changes to UN R154 (04 series of amendments), including updated appendix numbering in paragraphs 2.47, 2.48, and Annex 5, removal of “worst case certified energy consumption Part B family” from Table 4 reporting requirements, and correction of the vehicle survey reference to reflect its relocation to the 9 Series of amendments to UN R83.

Proposal to amend para. 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, para. 2, and amend para. 4.5.1., Footnote 2 to update the reference to Annex 3 of the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8.

Proposal to amend Paragraph 1.4., Footnote 1 to update the reference to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles; insert new paragraphs 2.10. and 2.11. defining “ADS user” and “Vehicle user”; amend Paragraph 5.5.2., Footnote 4 to update the reference to Annex 3 of the Consolidated Resolution; and amend paragraphs 6.1.2.4.1.6.1. and 6.2.2.4.1.6.1. to specify that engine starting-up on petrol and switching to LPG or CNG after a predetermined period cannot be changed by the vehicle user.

Proposal to adapt the UN R133 to include ADS vehicles via updating footnotes that reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.) to Revision 8 which includes ADS vehicle categories X and Y.

Proposal to amend paragraph 1.1., footnote 1 to update the reference to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.); amend paragraph 4.4.1. to establish requirements for a dual-fuel operating mode indicator including visual and audio signals, with restrictions on indicator design and safety alert priority; amend paragraph 4.4.1.1. to require warnings when engine operation is forced to diesel mode and signals to an ADS feature; and amend paragraph 7.1. to specify OBD system requirements for diesel and dual-fuel operation modes, including malfunction detection and driver notification procedures.

Proposal to amend UN R101:

• Enable approval of vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems
• Introduce provisions relating to Manipulation Devices and Strategies previously in UN R83 09 series
• Clarify laboratory test requirements for pure electric range ratio at low temperature for Pure Electric Vehicles
• Allow use of actual tyre rolling resistance values in Levels 1A and 2
• Align the Regulation with current regional status and state-of-the-art

Proposal to amend UN R86 on various provisions related to vehicle scope, mass definitions, approval references, and test requirements:

• Amend paras. 1.1. and 1.2. to modify the scope for Level 1A and Level 1B
• Insert Footnote 1 to para. 1.
• Amend para. 3.3. to revise the heading
• Amend para. 3.3.3. to redefine “Mass in running order” and clarify driver mass inclusion for vehicles of categories X and Y
• Amend Note a of Figure 3 to align the definition of mass and driver mass treatment
• Renumber Footnote 1 to Footnote 2 in para. 5.4.1. and amend its content to reference the 1958 Agreement distinguishing numbers
• Amend para. 8.3.1. to expand vehicle condition requirements including selectable modes, battery charge mode, ADS features, aerodynamics modifications, test mass composition, driving behaviour verification, and emissions monitoring parameters
• Insert new para. 9.3.5. and new para. 9.3.5.1. to establish special provisions for vehicles equipped with an ADS
• Amend Annex 1 Part 1 to add approval number references to UN Regulation No. 154 and level of approval designation
• Amend Annex 1 Part 2 to add level of approval designation
• Amend para. 12.10. of Annex 1 Part 2 to expand the scope of devices or systems with user-selectable modes to include electric energy consumption
• Amend the explanatory note (h) of Annex 1
• Amend row 21 of Table A4/1 in Annex 4 to modify acceleration demand parameters.

Proposal to enable the approval of vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System and to optimize the measurement accuracy requirements for chassis dynamometer equipment and the measurement acquisition of the intake manifold pressure in system power testing for high-performance vehicles and makes editorial corrections.

Proposal to amend UN R179 Supplement 1:

• Modify the scope to include vehicles of category N₂ between 3.5 and 5 tonnes maximum mass at manufacturer request
• Add abbreviations and definitions including “Category M₁ vehicle”, “Mass in running order”, “Service brake”, “Brake calliper”, “User-selectable mode”, “ADS user”, and “Vehicle user”
• Amend the reference method to require testing on WLTP-Brake cycle using UN R154 compliant chassis dynamometer with external sensors for brake torque
• Specify vehicle selection procedures for testing user-selectable modes resulting in lowest recuperation with possible exemptions for very special limited purposes modes

Proposal to amend the title of Annex 5 to read “Vehicle user warnings and inducement methods of the Excess Exhaust Emissions Driver Warning System”, amend para. 1 to expand scope to include vehicle user warning systems, amend para. 2 to add abbreviations for Automated Driving System, Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, and Internal Combustion Engine, add new paras. 3.22 to 3.28 defining ADS user, vehicle user, Excess Exhaust Emissions Driver Warning System, SCR warning, SCR inducement, OBM warning, and OBM inducement, amend para. 7.2.1 to specify EEEDWS functions including assigning OBM monitoring status, providing vehicle user warnings, and limiting vehicle use through inducement methods, delete para. 7.9.5, amend Annex 4 paras. 1.9.1, 2.5, 2.6.2, and 2.8.2(b) to clarify OBM system parameters, amend Table 10.1 to retitle as “Vehicle information”, amend Appendix 1 table lines 1.2, 1.43, 1.52, and 3.8 to clarify OBM parameters and add inducement distance parameters, amend Appendix 5 notes and references regarding virtual distance calculations, amend Annex 5 title and paras. 1, 2.2.6.1, 2.2.7.1–2.2.7.4.1, 2.2.8.1, 2.2.8.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.1.3, 2.3.1.5.2, 2.3.5.1–2.3.5.2, 2.4.1.2, 2.4.2.1, 2.4.3.1–2.4.3.2, and 2.4.4.3.1 to establish vehicle user warning and inducement requirements including distance counters, warning display conditions, and inducement activation thresholds, amend Annex 6 para. 2.4 and Appendix 1 regarding small-volume manufacturers, amend Annex 8 paras. 2.10.1 and Appendix 1 to clarify electrical energy consumption calculations, and amend Annex 9 para. 3 to expand technical documentation requirements regarding data integrity.

Proposal to amend UN R86 to address Automated Driving Systems:

• Insert new paragraphs 0, 0.1 to 0.1.2 introducing Supplement 3 to address vehicles of categories X and Y and conventional vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS)
• Amend paragraph 1.1 footnote 1 to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8
• Amend paragraph 1.3 subparagraph (a) to include control by an ADS
• Insert new paragraph 2.9.4 defining “Presence of an ADS”
• Amend paragraph 2.12 to expand immunity related functions to include ADS-related functions and functions related to charging mode when coupled to the power grid
• Delete paragraphs 2.26 and 2.27
• Renumber paragraphs 2.28 to 2.33 as 2.26 to 2.31
• Insert new paragraph 2.32 defining “ADS test configuration”
• Renumber paragraph 2.34 as 2.33
• Insert new paragraph 3.1.9 requiring specification of seating position if driver’s seat is not the front seat nearest to opposing traffic
• Insert new paragraph 6.11 and subparagraphs 6.11.1 to 6.11.3 establishing special requirements for ADS-equipped vehicles including alternative test methods and ESA immunity testing
• Amend paragraph 9.3.2 to reference ADS degradation in conformity verification
• Amend Appendix 8 paragraph 2 figures 3, 4, 5 and paragraph 3 figure 6 to correct charging notation from “>” to “<” and adjust time from 60 to 20 seconds
• Add new items 74 and 75 to Annex 2A addressing ADS presence and description
• Insert new paragraph 7 to Annex 3A Appendix and renumber former paragraph 7 as 8
• Amend Annex 4 paragraph 2.1.2 to reference ADS capability to switch equipment
• Amend Annex 5 paragraph 2.3 to reference ADS
• Amend Annex 6 paragraph 2.1.1.2 to establish “50 km/h mode”, “Brake mode” and “Active ADS Mode” test conditions with corresponding failure criteria including ADS operational state requirements
• Amend paragraph 2.1.1.3 to reference ADS
• Amend paragraph 2.1.1.4 to reference ADS features control
• Delete paragraph 2.1.1.5
• Amend paragraph 2.1.2 to permit manufacturer evidence for systems not operating under specified conditions
• Amend paragraph 2.2.1.3 to reference ADS for equipment switched OFF

Proposal to amend para. 6.5.4. to permit an automated driving system to control the cleaning device while active and to require the cleaning device to operate through at least one cleaning period when headlamps are switched on and windscreen washers are operated, except for vehicles of categories X and Y, and insert a new footnote 4 defining automated driving system as in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, para. 2.

Proposal to insert new definitions for “direction indicator projector,” “basic element,” and “direction indicator projection” in paragraph 2.5.22., 2.7.12., and 2.7.13.; amend paragraph 5.9.1. to include direction indicator projections as flashing lamps; amend paragraph 5.15. to specify amber colour for direction indicator projection; insert new paragraph 5.37. with general provisions for direction indicator projections; insert new paragraph 6.28. with detailed requirements for direction indicator projection presence, number, arrangement, position, projection area, orientation, electrical connections, and other requirements for vehicles of categories M, N, O₃, and O₄; insert new item 9.32. in Annex 1 with communication form entries; amend Annex 14 title; and insert new Annex 18 (Basic element to be used for direction indicator projection patterns).

Proposal to insert para. 2.5.22. defining direction indicator projector, insert paras. 2.7.12. and 2.7.13. defining basic element of a direction indicator projection and direction indicator projection, insert para. 3.2.10. requiring manufacturers to provide a list of patterns where direction indicator projections are provided, amend para. 5.9.1. to include direction indicator projections as flashing lamps, amend para. 5.15. to specify direction indicator projection colour as amber, insert para. 5.37. with general provisions for direction indicator projections including pattern explanation in owner’s handbook and automatic reduction of luminous intensity to 7.00×10³ cd or less when windshield wiper operates continuously for at least two minutes, insert para. 6.28. with detailed requirements for direction indicator projection presence, number, arrangement, position, projection area, orientation, electrical connections, and other requirements for vehicles of categories M₁–M₃, N₁–N₃, O₃, and O₄, insert item 9.32. in Annex 1 to the Communication Form, amend Annex 14 title, and insert new Annex 18 specifying chevron as the basic element for direction indicator projection patterns in amber colour.

Proposal to add provisions for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) in vehicle lighting and light-signalling functions, insert definitions for ADS-related terms and direction indicator projection, amend direction-indicator lamp definition to reference UN Regulations 97, 116, 162, and 163, add direction indicator projector definition, amend switch ON/OFF and activate/deactivate definitions to include ADS operation, insert definitions for basic elements and direction indicator projection, add requirements for direction indicator projection patterns in approval documentation, add driver seat position specification requirement, amend headlamp discomfort and ADS performance requirements across multiple paragraphs, insert main-beam control requirements for active ADS features, amend dipped-beam and front fog lamp provisions to account for ADS, add automatic alignment and luminous intensity adaptation provisions, amend side-marker lamp operation to permit ADS control, insert direction-indicator lamp flash requirements for ADS operation, add hazard warning signal control by ADS, amend interior lighting provisions, amend front-facing lighting unit height requirements for ADS-equipped vehicles without windscreens, insert ADS control requirements for cornering lamps and reversing lamps, amend Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) provisions to permit ADS control, insert new paragraph 6.28. establishing comprehensive direction indicator projection requirements including presence (optional), number, arrangement, position, projection area boundaries, orientation, electrical connections (flash synchronisation with direction-indicator lamps), tell-tale (optional), visual testing requirements, pattern restrictions, and operational restrictions based on vehicle speed and gear engagement, add Communication Form items for direction indicator projection luminous intensity and projector compliance, add item for ADS presence indication, add item for driver seat location specification, amend Annex 5 loading conditions to establish “seating position 1” terminology for the front seat nearest opposing traffic with provisions for ADS-equipped vehicles of categories X and Y, and insert new Annex 18 specifying the chevron as the sole basic element in amber for direction indicator projection patterns.

Proposal to add new provisions defining terms related to automated driving systems (including Dynamic Driving Task, Automated Driving System, Operational Design Domain, and ADS feature), amend definitions of direction-indicator lamps, adaptive main beam, switching and activation functions, and movable components, insert definitions of direction indicator projectors and projections, add general and special requirements for direction indicator projections including patterns, luminous intensity limits, electrical connections, and operational constraints, amend requirements for vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System including control of lighting functions, automatic operation provisions, testing methods, and applicability of driver-related requirements to categories X and Y vehicles, modify provisions for headlamp control, dipped-beam adjustment, fog lamp adaptation, reversing lamps, and Adaptive Front-lighting Systems to accommodate ADS operation, insert new communication form items for direction indicator projections and ADS presence, amend loading conditions in Annex 5 to reference seating position 1 instead of driver’s seat and add provisions for categories X and Y vehicles, retitle Annex 14, and insert new Annex 18 specifying chevron as the basic element for direction indicator projections in amber colour, effective upon entry into force as Supplement 4 to the 09 series of amendments.

Proposal to:

• Expand scope in paragraph 1. to include reversing projectors and direction indicator projectors
• Insert new paragraph 3.1.2.10. requiring drawings and measurement reports for direction indicator projectors tested with direction indicator lamps
• Amend Table 1 to add reversing projector, front direction indicator projector, and rear direction indicator projector entries
• Amend Table 2 to add corresponding change index entries
• Insert new paragraph 5.13. establishing luminous intensity requirements and specifications for direction indicator projectors
• Amend Annex 1 initial table to add reversing projector and direction indicator projector to lamp list
• Insert new item 9.1.8. in Annex 1 with communication form requirements for direction indicator projectors

Proposal to insert new paras. 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2. to introduce Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments to take 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 in para. 1. to provide updated reference to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, and amend footnote 2 in para. 5.3.4.1. to provide updated reference to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles.

Proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 167:

• Amend para. 0.10. through 0.10.2. to introduce scope for vehicles of categories X and Y
• Amend para. 1.1. to add footnote 1 defining vehicle categories
• Insert new para. 1.3. excluding category Y and category X vehicles without manual on-board operation
• Amend paras. 2.13. to 2.15. to reference Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1) and renumber footnotes
• Insert new para. 2.31. defining “Safety Concept”
• Amend para. 4.5. to revise approval mark requirements and renumber footnotes
• Insert new para. 5.1.3. permitting alternative requirements for category X vehicles with manual on-board operation
• Amend Annex 3 to revise approval mark arrangements

Proposal to amend para. 2.18. to update Standard Reference Test Tyre definitions with ASTM International standards E1136 19, F2493 24, F2872 25, F2871 25, F2870 23, F3678 25, and F3677 23 for specified tyre sizes and designations, and amend para. 12.21. to permit Contracting Parties to continue accepting existing type approval and extensions to existing type approvals of class C3 tyres first granted before 1 September 2028 using SRTT19.5 or SRTT22.5, with SRTT19.5 siped or SRTT22.5 siped required for new tests performed on different representative tyre sizes for extensions granted after 01 September 2028.

Proposal to address automated driving systems, vehicles of categories X and Y, steering control alternatives, test procedures, and ESC system operational requirements.

Proposal to amend Appendix 1 to Annex 1 to revise the model of declaration of compliance for Software Update Management System Manufacturers and amend Annex 4 to revise the model of Certificate of Compliance for Software Update Management System.

Corrections to proposals WP.29/2026/63, WP.29/2026/65, and WP.29/2026/71.

GRVA reviewed the advance copy of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/137 circulated in April 2026 and proposed modifications integrated in the final version in June 2026. The amendments replace [ADS], [This Regulation], [XXX], and [number of this Regulation] with [185]; amend Contents, paragraph references, and numbered paragraphs; add periods and remove brackets; renumber paragraphs 1.4.11.5, 1.4.11.5.1., and 1.4.11.5.2. as 1.4.12., 1.4.12.1., and 1.4.12.2.; replace square brackets with parentheses and examples in tables; and amend fallback requirements and data recording specifications.

Proposal to amend ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/139 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/1:

• Insert new paragraph 5.2.1.8.1 requiring manufacturers to document the scope of each simulation toolchain and identify its limitations,
• Remove paragraph 5.2.1.3.1.,
• Amend paragraph 5.3.1.16. to describe how the ADS feature responds to failure situations including fallback operation, redundancy, diversity of systems, or removal of automated driving functions,
• Amend paragraph 6.3.2.2.3. to read assessment instead of approval authority or its designated technical service,
• Amend paragraph 6.3.3.3.1. to clarify that paragraphs 6.3.3.3.2. to 6.3.3.3.9. apply when confirmatory track testing is conducted or required,
• Amend Annex 5 table 3 to replace bracketed values with examples,
• Replace square brackets with parenthesis in Annex 5 table 4 row 2,
• Remove square brackets from Annex 5 table 4 row 3,
• Amend Annex 7 table 5 rows 2 and 3 column 7 to describe fallback to mitigated risk condition and deceleration limits,
• Correct reference in Annex 6 table from 7.3.1.15 to 5.3.1.15,
• Remove brackets in Annex 6 paragraph 5.3.1. and amend paragraph 5.3.2. to remove brackets around table and record visual images mandatory from -7 to +7 seconds,
• Amend paragraph 137 in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/1 to describe the seventeenth workshop in Bangkok and agreement to finalize remaining open items at the July 2026 Brussels workshop.

Proposal to amend ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/86:

• Renumber reference to para. 5.3.7.2.1.1.1. to 5.3.7.2.4.10.,
• amend para. 5.3.7.2.4.2. to replace “Further” with “The”,
• amend para. 5.3.7.2.5.3.1. to insert “or highway-like road”,
• amend para. 5.3.7.2.6.1. to delete maximum operating speed language and revise testing conditions,
• amend para. 6.4.2. to add “for more than 2 seconds immediately prior to the drive off”,
• amend Table 1 item 4.c in para. 7.2.3.1. to add “while the driver is detected to be disengaged”,
• replace “definitely” with “definitively” in para. 14.2. and Annex 3,
• insert new para. 16.2.3. establishing 1 September 2029 date for non-acceptance of type approvals,
• amend Annex 1 para. 6.4. to renumber and revise highway-like roads language,
• renumber reference in Annex 3 para. 3.5.7.,
• amend Appendix 2 of Annex 3 para. 2.3.2.,
• amend and delete multiple Annex 4 diagrams and test conditions,
• amend test execution requirements.

Proposal for editorial modifications to official documents introducing ADS-related amendments to WP.29/2026/59, WP.29/2026/61, WP.29/2026/62, WP.29/2026/48, WP.29/2026/63, WP.29/2026/64, WP.29/2026/65, WP.29/2026/66, WP.29/2026/50, WP.29/2026/53, WP.29/2026/57, WP.29/2026/67, WP.29/2026/68, WP.29/2026/69, WP.29/2026/70, WP.29/2026/71, WP.29/2026/72, WP.29/2026/162, WP.29/2026/163, WP.29/2026/147, WP.29/2026/148, WP.29/2026/149, WP.29/2026/150, WP.29/2026/151, WP.29/2026/154, WP.29/2026/101, WP.29/2026/102, WP.29/2026/103, WP.29/2026/104, WP.29/2026/105, WP.29/2026/106, WP.29/2026/107, WP.29/2026/108, WP.29/2026/109, WP.29/2026/110, WP.29/2026/111, WP.29/2026/112, WP.29/2026/113, WP.29/2026/114, WP.29/2026/115, WP.29/2026/116, WP.29/2026/118, WP.29/2026/117, WP.29/2026/119, WP.29/2026/120, WP.29/2026/121, WP.29/2026/122, WP.29/2026/125, WP.29/2026/126, WP.29/2026/127, WP.29/2026/129, WP.29/2026/130, WP.29/2026/131, WP.29/2026/132, WP.29/2026/165, WP.29/2026/166, WP.29/2026/134, WP.29/2026/159, WP.29/2026/124, WP.29/2026/133, WP.29/2026/158, WP.29/2026/89, WP.29/2026/90, WP.29/2026/95, WP.29/2026/98, and WP.29/2026/145.

The Working Party on Passive Safety discussed a proposal to delete transitional provisions 15.1.2. and 15.1.3. from UN R22 on the basis that they contradicted article 12.4. of revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. GRSP concluded that in case of contradiction between the provisions of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and those of UN R22, the provisions of the 1958 Agreement should prevail. This interpretation matter is being brought to the attention of WP.29 because it may affect other UN Regulations with similar provisions under the purview of other subsidiary working parties. GRSP requested guidance on the correct interpretation of transitional provisions 15.1.2. and 15.1.3.

The IWG on Prioritization was established under WP.29 Vice-Chair leadership with participation of GR Chairs. A preliminary session held 2 June 2026 reviewed a UK document listing priority workstreams and discussed prioritization and efficiency as separate considerations. The IWG agreed on the need for flexibility and discussed digitalization of WP.29 report activity. Future sessions will address common understanding of prioritization, review of current GR activities, possible approaches to define prioritization, and enhancement of efficiency, with participation expanded to include CPs and NGOs.

FIA convened a group of interested parties to develop a scoping document on on-board authentication and authorization. Participants expressed support and called for proof of concept built around use cases. Harmonizing access methods was suggested to reduce cybersecurity fragmentation. Key question raised: which authority authenticates and grants access to legitimate parties? Next steps include establishing concrete use cases and providing a recommendation for WP.29 in November. Planned activities prior to the 200th Session of WP.29 in November include finalizing meetings with GR leaderships and other stakeholders, assembling a Group of Core CPs (GCC) to set scope based on use cases, conducting internal work, aligning with the GCC, and updating WP.29 with objective to obtain a mandate for formal work on the topic.

UN R117 establishes test procedures ensuring reliability, repeatability and reproducibility of results through standard reference test tyres manufactured by Manufacture Francaise des Pneumatiques Michelin in accordance with ASTM International standards. In 2024, the Russian Federation’s technical service was officially refused supply of these tyres due to export sanctions. The Russian Federation contends this refusal constitutes discrimination against a Contracting Party to the 1958 Geneva Agreement and calls on WP.29 to assess this discrimination and explain to the manufacturer its role in implementing the Agreement within the UN system.

The EV/HFCV Retrofit Systems IWG has held nine meetings since creation and focused on EV retrofit requirements. The group compiled requirements for Electrical Safety (UN R100), Braking (UN R13/R13H), Cybersecurity (UN R155), and EMC (UN R10) with participation from respective GRs experts. Next activities include continuation of discussions on electrical safety, braking, cybersecurity, and EMC; net power and electric consumption determination; Family/Parent definition; and PTI provisions. A regulation draft for EV retrofit will be delivered as an informal document to the next GRPE session in October, with adoption expected in the first half of 2027.

The AI IWG held two meetings since the last WP.29 session and has virtual meetings scheduled for 23 July 2026 and 3 September 2026. The IWG compiled literature on regulated automotive safety systems using AI (AI-09-04), created Terms & Definitions for AI (AI-09-05), listed AI use cases for regulated automotive safety systems (AI-09-03), and created a draft guiding questions document (AI-08-07). A working draft AI Reference Document (AI-09-06/Rev.3) exists but is not finished. The AI IWG requests an extension of its mandate to deliver the AI Reference Document as a working document no later than June 2027.

The Task Force on Vehicular Communications held a virtual meeting on 11 June where presentations were made by China CAICT with support from CATARC, the European Commission DG MOVE, and SAE International on communications to improve protection of VRUs. No IWG on ITS meetings have been held since the last WP.29 session. Co-chairs are UK, U.S., and Japan; the vice-chair of TF VC is China. The next Future Networked Car Symposium will be held in hybrid format on 9 July 2026 at Palexpo, Geneva, jointly organised by ITU and UNECE, focusing on the new ADS regulation.

This status report summarizes work by expert groups on regulatory fitness for Automated Driving Systems presented to WP.29 at its 198th session. Expert groups screened UN Regulations and GTRs to determine relevance for automated vehicles and drafted amendments. As of June 2026, 92 amendment proposals across 88 Regulations have been submitted. Key closed items include overlap with ADS capabilities, test modes, monitoring passengers, and user roles. Ongoing tasks include crashworthiness regulation for category Y, ADS marker lamps, and EMC refinements. The groups concluded that urban shuttles and delivery robots represent use cases potentially requiring future category consideration based on Contracting Party and stakeholder input.