Proposal to amend UN R13, 13-H, 79, 89, 130, 131, 139, 140, 152, 155, 156, 157, 171, 175, and 178 by introducing provisions on software identification and software updates. Amendments add new paragraphs referring to Software Identification Number definitions in Consolidated Resolution R.E.3, require manufacturers to provide Technical Services with information on hardware and software influencing performance, permit vehicle manufacturers to apply for new approvals differentiating software versions for registered versus new vehicles while avoiding test duplication, and modify production discontinuation provisions to exclude cases where manufacturers seek approval extensions for software updates of registered vehicles.

Proposal to modify paragraph 5.2.1.31 to clarify that when a vehicle is equipped with means to indicate emergency braking, activation and deactivation of the emergency braking signal shall only be generated by application of the service braking system regardless of its means of activation under the specified conditions.

Proposal to amend paragraph 5.2.1.31. regarding activation and de-activation of the emergency braking signal. When a vehicle is equipped with the means to indicate emergency braking, activation and de-activation of the emergency braking signal shall only be generated by the application of the service braking system regardless of its means of activation when the specified conditions are fulfilled.

Proposal to amend paragraph 5.2.1.31. to specify that when a vehicle is equipped with the means to indicate emergency braking, activation and deactivation of the emergency braking signal shall only be generated by the application of the service braking system regardless of its means of activation when the specified conditions are fulfilled.

Proposal to remove the draft provisions concerning the approval of stability performance under UN R13 and UN R140 for ADS vehicles via demonstration under the safety case provisions of the forthcoming UN Regulation on ADS, and to remove bracket unintentionally retained in the original submission.

Proposal to clarify that the parking brake may be actuated while the vehicle is in motion via actuation of the vehicle’s service braking system by means of an auxiliary control which could be an Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) and to promote consistent interpretation of the activation conditions for an Emergency Stop Signal (ESS), including by application of the service braking system via the EPB control.