Proposal to revise the transitional provisions and provisions on continued compliance with Safety Management Systems provisions.

Proposal to delete the draft “Reserved” paragraph 5.3.7.2.4.3. in GRVA/2026/18. Reserving paragraph 5.3.7.2.4.3. in the 01 series would mean that the subsequent paragraphs would be out of line with the numbering in the 02 series, making future amendments to UN R171 unnecessarily challenging.

Proposal to amend the original version (GRVA/2026/15), insert para. 5.3.7.2.1.13. to require the manufacturer to describe in the safety concept the system behaviour in case the driver is detected to be disengaged during a manoeuvre; amend the original version and the 01 series (GRVA/2026/15 and GRVA/2026/17), amend para. 3.5.1. of Annex 3 to require the manufacturer to demonstrate to the Type Approval Authority at least every three years that the safety management system continues to comply with requirements; amend the 01 and 02 series (GRVA/2026/17 and WP.29/2026/86), amend para. 2.3.2. of Appendix 2 of Annex 3; amend the 02 series (WP.29/2026/86), amend para. 4.2.5.2.19.2.1. of Annex 4; and amend the original version, 01 series and 02 series (GRVA/2026/15, GRVA/2026/17 and WP.29/2026/86), amend para. 4.2.5.2.14.1.2. of Annex 4 and para. 4.2.5.2.14.2.1. of Annex 4.

Proposal to amend para. 3.5.1. in Annex 3 to require the manufacturer to demonstrate to the Type Approval Authority at least every three years that the safety management system continues to comply with requirements for software and hardware employed in the system to manage safety and continued compliance throughout the product lifecycle. This amendment resolves outstanding issues in the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 171.

Proposal to amend Annex 4 – Data elements and format, Table 1, modifying Advanced driver distraction warning (ADDW) data elements to record status and time since warning issued instead of number of warnings and time elapsed since last warning, modifying Driver control assistance system (DCAS) driver monitoring system data elements to record time since disengagement warning issued and warning type instead of number of hands-on requests, eyes-on requests, direct control alerts, and time elapsed since last warning, and adding Driver drowsiness and attention warning (DDAW) status and time since warning issued data elements while removing number of warnings and time elapsed since last warning, with ADDW and DDAW elements listed up to five times for most recent warnings and DCAS warning type listed up to fifteen times for most recent warnings on current trip.

Proposal to amend footnote 25 to reduce the maximum number of recorded DCAS warnings from 15 to 10 per current ignition cycle. The justification presented cites data burden reduction while retaining information about habitual driver disengagement patterns. Supporting documentation references two autopilot collision cases—Florida 2016 and California 2018—where recorded warnings within existing data retention periods would have revealed repeated disengagement that current recording parameters miss, demonstrating that 10 warnings combined with extended recording duration enables identification of ineffective warning strategies.