The agenda includes a wrap up of EDO discussion during the 79th session of GRSP, authorization to amend GTR 1 and 14, transformation of the task force into an IWG, submission of working documents on amendments to UN R11 including Korea proposal about intuitiveness images and German proposal about amendments to UN R100, any other homework of 5th EDO meeting, amendments to UN R21, reflection on comments during 79th session of GRSP, remaining homework for 6th EDO meeting in Paris, and next meetings.

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.

Emergency Door Opening Task Force reports transformation to Informal Working Group based on GRSP-79-18. Amendments to UN R11 require doors providing direct occupant access equipped with intuitively accessible exterior and interior latch release controls and door handles. Power-assisted systems must remain functional for 60 minutes after power loss via secondary mechanical means, backup power, or fail-safe systems. New test procedures verify door operability following emergency power loss events from interior and exterior. Amendments to UN R21 require electric front side windows to function for at least 2 minutes during vehicle submergence, with test procedures specified in new annexes.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 2.30. to 2.36. defining latch release control, door handle, retractable door handle, unlock, unlatch, door opening, and power loss; insert new para. 5.4. establishing door operation requirements for exterior and interior doors providing direct occupant access, including at least one intuitively accessible exterior latch release control and door handle, and interior means to unlock and unlatch; insert new para. 6.4. requiring intuitive operation of latch release controls and door handles, and specifying power-assisted systems remain capable of unlatching and unlocking after 60 minutes of power loss through secondary mechanical means, active secondary power supply, or fail-safe systems; and insert new Annex 7 establishing power loss test procedures for interior and exterior door opening following emergency events, requiring successful opening within five cycles after 60-minute power disconnection.

The 5th Emergency Door Opening Task Force meeting was held 21–23 April 2026 in Seoul. The meeting minutes of the 4th EDO meeting were adopted without amendment. A report concerning the TF EDO work programme was delivered to WP.29 AC.2 and AC.3 during the 198th session of WP.29, with informal endorsement to transform the Task Force into an Informal Working Group. Discussions addressed amendments to UN Regulation No. 11 and No. 21, including test procedures for power loss, interior and exterior door opening, intuitiveness, and backup systems. Documents EDO-05-03, EDO-05-04, EDO-05-05, EDO-05-07, EDO-05-08, EDO-05-09, and EDO-05-12 were reviewed. Multiple homework items were assigned for completion before the 6th EDO meeting scheduled for 1–3 September 2026 in Paris.

Proposal to modify door latch and door retention component requirements to include door closure warning systems and additional locking provisions, add power loss provisions for latch release controls and door handles, insert definition of retractable door handle, and incorporate test procedures for sliding side doors, with transition period allowing approvals under preceding series until 1 September 2016, after which Contracting Parties shall grant approvals only in accordance with amended requirements, based on WP.29/2014/71.

Clarifications to definitions: “Child-Safety Lock System” to clarify that it prevents unlatching when engaged, regardless of unlock state; amending “Unlock” to specify that child safety lock systems remain effective; amending “Unlatch” to define it as the transition where latch and striker no longer withstand separation forces; adding definitions for “Door Opening”, “Latch release control”, “Door handle”, and “Retractable door handle”.

Proposal to account for vehicles of category X and to extend its application to vehicles without driver and manual driving controls. New sections introduce definitions for Automated Driving System features (ADSF-1 and ADSF-2) and establish requirements for door closure warning systems and locking devices for vehicles equipped with ADSF-2. Vehicles of category Y are excluded from scope. Various paragraphs are amended regarding door systems, locking mechanisms, and impact definitions to address automated driving scenarios.

Proposal to extend the scope to vehicles of category X (application to vehicles without driver and manual driving controls), to define door closure warning systems, address ADS features of type 1 and type 2, add requirements for door locking devices on vehicles equipped with ADSF-2, and modify references to driver-side impacts by impacts on one side of the vehicle.

Proposal as amended during the 4th EDO SIG session.