Proposal to establish uniform provisions for type approval of vehicles of category N₁Y regarding fuel system integrity, electrical shock protection, and crash compatibility in frontal, lateral, and rear-end collisions. Requirements cover fuel leakage limits, hydrogen storage system integrity post-crash, high voltage electrical safety, REESS protection, and crash compatibility criteria. Tests reference UN R94, UN R95, UN R137, and UN R153. Vehicles derived from already-approved types may use previous test results if mass increase does not exceed 8 per cent. Approval marks and type approval procedures follow standard 1958 Agreement schedules.
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Proposal to amend UN GTR No. 1 to introduce requirements for emergency door opening. The amendment addresses safety concerns arising from electrically operated door opening systems by requiring that power-assisted latch release controls, unlock controls, and door opening systems remain capable of functioning after main power supply loss for at least 60 minutes by means of secondary mechanical means, active secondary power supply, or fail-safe systems. The amendment also introduces definitions for latch release control, door handle, retractable door handle, unlock, unlatch, power loss, vehicle master control switch, and main power supply; requires latch release controls and door handles to be intuitive and unobstructed; and establishes interior and exterior test procedures to verify compliance with power loss requirements.
Proposal to insert para. 5.8.4.2. requiring electric side window controls adjacent to the front seat row be within reach and directly accessible without multiple actions, renumber former para. 5.8.4.2. as para. 5.8.4.3., insert para. 5.8.8. requiring electric side windows of the front seat row to function for at least 2 minutes during vehicle submergence, and insert Annex 11 describing submergence test procedures including container-based and slope-entry methods.
List of documents for the eightieth session of the Working Party on Passive Safety scheduled for Geneva, 7–11 December 2026. Documents include proposals for:
Proposal to insert new provisions requiring the system to inform users of deactivation procedure initiation and continuation using at least an optical signal and an auditory or haptic signal until completion or termination, escalate the warning using stronger and/or more frequent optical, auditory and/or haptic signals if the user is not re-engaging in the DDT within an expected time after deactivation initiation, maintain the escalated warning while the user is not re-engaging in the DDT, de-escalate the warning when the user is re-engaging in the DDT with sufficient time available for transition, include a haptic component when an immediate user response is required, and require manufacturers choosing to implement warning escalation for user-initiated deactivations to meet the same requirements as system-initiated deactivations.