The Informal Working Group on Emergency Door Opening (IWG-EDO) will develop amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 11 and 21 and request authorization to amend UN GTR No. 1 and UN GTR No. 14, with a draft for submission to GRSP’s 80th session. In a second step, it will develop amendments for further post-crash extrication requirements for UN Regulations Nos. 94, 95, 135 and 137 and UN GTR No. 1 and 14, with a draft for submission to GRSP’s 82nd session. The group will be chaired by Germany with the Republic of Korea as Vice-Chair and OICA providing the Secretariat.

Australia proposes examining the case to bring UN R95 in line with Euro NCAP by establishing an ad-hoc group of interested experts to consider a more representative test barrier and dummy, allow flexibility to update Euro NCAP protocols, further consider alternative or additional equitable dummy choice and addition of a near-side rear occupant to UN R95, and examine more advanced barriers with improved dummy bio-fidelity and alternative injury assessment.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0.2. and 0.2.1. to clarify the assessment procedure for door opening and permit the use of an external vehicle lift to return a vehicle to its wheels following the side impact test for workshop health and safety compliance, and insert new para. 5.3.3.1.1. to specify that if necessary the vehicle shall be put back on its wheels and paragraphs 5.3.3. and 5.3.3.1. shall apply once in this condition.

Proposal to enable application to vehicles of category X, including clarifications to test procedures for asymmetric side structures and specifications for category X vehicles. In manual driving mode no special provisions or exemptions apply; in a mode where an ADS feature is active, the relevant ADS requirements apply. The regulation does not apply to vehicles of category Y.

Proposal for amendments to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/24