Proposal to align UN R127 with provisions set out in the revised General Safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 that will apply in the European Union in accordance with the proposed transitional provisions. The proposal also covers a specific provision on optional monitoring of headform contact with A-pillars, windscreen header and cowl and proposes inconsequential adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements

Proposal by Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission to revise requirements on thermal propagation and the approval of electric powered vehicles.

Proposal from Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the European Commission to introduce the term and definition of “common space”, provisions for ensuring the confidentiality of intellectual property, and to note exemptions for existing approvals with regard to the provision “to allow egress” in the approval Communication form.

Proposal to finalize a status report on Amendment 1 to UN Global Technical Regulation No. 20 on electric vehicle safety. The IWG-EVS conducted Phase 2 work addressing topics including water immersion tests, fire resistance, battery rotation and vibration, thermal propagation, and charging safety. The group maintained existing regulatory text except for thermal propagation provisions. Two compliance paths were developed: a physical test method with five initiation options and a risk management approach. Phase 3 will address thermal propagation scope expansion, post-crash safety, in-use battery maintenance, swappable batteries, light vehicles, gas emissions criteria, and bottom protection.

Proposal to amend UN Global Technical Regulation No. 20 on electric vehicle safety, focusing on thermal propagation triggered by single-cell thermal runaway. The amendment introduces two compliance paths: a physical test approach with five initiation methods (external heater, internal heaters, nail penetration, laser-based initiation) performed at vehicle or component level; and a risk management approach requiring manufacturers to document known risks and mitigation strategies. Vehicles must provide advance warning 5 minutes before hazardous conditions (fire, explosion, smoke) occur in the passenger compartment. Phase 2 discussions concluded that water immersion tests, long-term fire resistance tests, REESS rotation tests, vibration profile modifications, AC/DC charging protections, and heavy-duty overcurrent tests do not require regulatory inclusion based on available field evidence and safety analysis.

Interim draft text for a light vehicle AEBS regulation prepared on behalf of the informal group on AEBS. It provides the state of play of the discussions held the informal group up to date. It aims at providing the experts of Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) the opportunity to react, comment and contribute to work performed by the informal group until now.

Comments on document GRVA/2019/2.

Proposal to define the absence of a Cyber Security Management System certificate (e.g., expiration or withdrawal) as a modification affecting vehicle technical performance (and therefore, the type approval of the vehicle).

Proposal to delete the phrase “actively seek guidance” regarding Type Approval Authority consultations, shortening the period during which authorities can express reservations regarding a draft approval from 30 days to 14 days, and clarifications to the text.

Proposal to clarify provisions regarding

• skills and procedures required of the Approval Authority and its Technical Service(s),
• mandatory peer review of the Approval Authority’s skills, procedures and assessment methods and pass/fail criteria,
• notification of intended type approvals and availability of documentation for inspection,
• minimizing the risk of expiry of the CSMS Certificate before issuance of a new Certificate, and
• exemptions for approvals granted before 1 July 2024.

Proposal to clarify provisions regarding

• skills and procedures required of the Approval Authority and its Technical Service(s),
• mandatory peer review of the Approval Authority’s skills, procedures and assessment methods and pass/fail criteria,
• notification of intended type approvals and availability of documentation for inspection,
• minimizing the risk of expiry of the CSMS Certificate before issuance of a new Certificate, and
• exemptions for approvals granted before 1 July 2024.

Proposal to improve the text with editorial clarifications and restructuring.

Proposal to expand alignment of UN R152 with UN R131-02 series, in particular to clarify that the Technical Service may test in any conditions within those specified by the performance requirement section of the regulation, with any other speeds within the prescribed speed range. In addition, the Technical Service may verify that the control strategy is not unreasonably changed or AEBS switched off in other conditions than those specified in the performance requirement section and the report of this verification shall be appended to the test report.

Proposal to delineate the scope of UN R79 vis-à-vis the draft new UN Regulation on Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS).

Proposal to update the text in line with the establishment of UN R171 on DCAS.

Proposal to amend para. 5.3. to require that the effectiveness of ELKS shall not be adversely affected by magnetic or electrical fields, demonstrated by fulfilling the technical requirements and respecting the transitional provisions of the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 10.

Proposal to amend row 13© of the List of proposed decisions on the documents reviewed during the informal consultations (GRVA-25-04/Rev.2) to specify that GRVA partly included the work on DSSAD within the IWG on ADS remit, with items to be included comprising strategic directions and data elements structured as a separate workstream under an OPI’s coordination, and DSSAD activities related to data format, accessibility, survivability and location becoming part of IWG on EDR activities, with regular online meetings organized to ensure alignment and coordination between the two groups.

Proposal to amend guidance on continuous improvement processes in para. 7.1.8.2. by inserting text stating that post-deployment safety analyses are systematically performed for all occurrences; however, their conclusions do not necessarily result in the identification of a corrective action from the manufacturer, modifying text to state that not all identified corrective or preventive actions need to be implemented in order to close an occurrence, and replacing text to state decisions on what to address and how are based on an overall assessment of the consequences and the impact of implementing a change.

Proposal to align UN R152 with recent amendments to UN R131.

Proposal to align UN R152 with recent amendments to UN R131.

Proposal to align UN R152 with recent amendments to UN R131.

Proposal to differentiate between the scope of UN R79 and the proposed UN Regulation on Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS).

European Commission proposal for supplementary items to be discussed in the context of GTR No. 13 Phase 2.

Copy of a proposal put forward by the European Commission in 2013.

Consolidated version of the hydrogen fuel cell proposal submitted by the European Commission in 2013.

Presentation on the scope and objectives of the European Commission’s Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st Century (CARS 21) program.

EC DG Enterprise & Industry presentation on a “qualitative approach towards the main technical challenges of the QRTV GTR drafting”.

Presentation on the European Commission’s intentions for reducing CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.