Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2., 1.4., 2.21., and 5.6., amend paragraph 1.1. footnote 1, paragraph 4.4.1. footnote 4, paragraph 5.1.3.4., and paragraph 5.1.3.5., based on GRSG-131-33. The supplement introduces provisions for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, defines Safety Concept, addresses Field of Vision Assistant requirements, and establishes alternative requirements for category X vehicles with manual modes operated on-board the vehicle not using a driver’s seat.

Proposal to amend UN R158 based on GRSG-131-36. The supplement renumbers the introduction’s first paragraph to 0.1, describing the regulation’s purpose for rear visibility and detection devices. New paragraphs 0.2–0.2.3 address vehicles of categories X and Y, including exemptions for automated driving systems and manual operation modes. Paragraph 1.4 is amended to exempt category Y vehicles and category X vehicles without on-board manual modes. Amendments modify paragraphs 5.4.1, 12.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.4, 15.2.2, and Annex 9, paragraph 1.3.3.2, addressing safety concepts, rear-view field vision requirements, and vehicle load specifications.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.2. introducing Supplement 10 to the 01 series of amendments to UN R97 to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, to add footnote 1 at the end of paragraph 1.1., and to amend paragraph 32.4. regarding immobilizer setting procedures.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4., amend paragraphs 2.6., 2.7., 4.4.1., 5.1., 5.2., and 5.5. to 5.11., insert new paragraphs 2.9. and 2.10., and amend paragraph 1., footnote 1, to extend UN R39 application to vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with Automated Driving System Feature of Type 2 (ADSF-2), revise speedometer and odometer requirements accordingly, and clarify provisions related to driver absence and manual driving controls.

Proposal to insert new introductory paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.3., amend paragraph 1.1. footnote 1, amend paragraph 2.5., and amend paragraph 4.4.1. footnote 3 to UN R61. The supplement extends application to vehicles of categories X and Y without driver, driver cab, or manual driving controls, and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System. Provisions related to driver, driver cab, or manual driving controls shall not apply if not covered by the amendment. For vehicles of category Y without a cab, the cab rear panel shall be replaced by a theoretical vertical transversal plane located 350 mm behind the rearmost point of the tyre of the foremost front axle.

Proposal to introduce new paragraphs addressing vehicles of category X and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with Automated Driving System Feature of Type 2 (ADSF-2). The proposal modifies definitions including “mass in running order,” “passenger,” “member of the crew,” and “automatically-operated service-door.” It inserts new definitions for ADSF-1 and ADSF-2, adds requirements for vehicles equipped with ADSF-2, and amends multiple provisions in Annex 1, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 8, Annex 11, and Annex 12 regarding driver’s compartment specifications, door operations, emergency systems, and accessibility features.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2. introducing Supplement 4 to extend application of UN R163 to vehicles of categories X and Y, and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, based on GRSG-131-40. The amendment clarifies that provisions related to driver and manual driving controls shall not apply if absent in the vehicle unless already covered. For vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, no special provisions or exemptions apply in any driving mode. Amendments also update footnote references to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles.

Proposal to insert new introductory paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4., amend paragraph 1. – Scope, amend paragraph 1 footnote 1, insert new paragraph 2.10., amend paragraph 4.4.1. footnote 2, amend paragraph 5., and amend paragraph 5.1.4. to UN Regulation No. 121 to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y, as well as vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System.

Proposal to insert a new paragraph 0 introducing amendments for vehicles of categories X and Y, and to amend paragraphs 1, 1 footnote 1, 2.8, 2.22, 2.27, 2.29, and 5.3.1.2 of UN R127. The regulation is amended to extend application to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls, including vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System. Vehicles of category Y are not in scope. Modifications address the bonnet rear reference line definition, front structure including automated driving sensors for categories X and Y, mass in running order, normal ride attitude, and air ride height suspension engagement conditions.

The agenda for the 25th meeting of GRSP TF on AVRS scheduled for Tuesday 28th of April 2026 (online meeting) from 09:00 to 11:00 CET includes feedback from other meetings, Y-category regulatory framework, Y-category pedestrian protection under UN R127, and feedback on UN R12. The next meeting is proposed for 22nd May (Friday), 9-11h, with future meetings scheduled for 1-5 June (GRSP-79), 1st July, 7th September, 5th October, and 3rd November, with 24th November or 1st December as backup dates.

Proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 167:

• Amend para. 0.10. through 0.10.2. to introduce scope for vehicles of categories X and Y
• Amend para. 1.1. to add footnote 1 defining vehicle categories
• Insert new para. 1.3. excluding category Y and category X vehicles without manual on-board operation
• Amend paras. 2.13. to 2.15. to reference Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1) and renumber footnotes
• Insert new para. 2.31. defining “Safety Concept”
• Amend para. 4.5. to revise approval mark requirements and renumber footnotes
• Insert new para. 5.1.3. permitting alternative requirements for category X vehicles with manual on-board operation
• Amend Annex 3 to revise approval mark arrangements

Proposal to amend UN R86 on data storage and event data recorder requirements:

• Insert new para. 0.4. to introduce Supplement 1 to the 02 series of amendments to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles which can be operated either by a driver or an ADS
• Amend para. 1.1. footnote 1 to add a document reference
• Amend para. 1.3. to exclude VIN, associated vehicle details, location/positioning data, information about any user, date and time of an event from scope
• Amend paras. 2.16., 2.23., 2.29., 2.30., 2.37., 2.38., 2.55., 2.56., 2.58., 2.66., and 2.67. to revise definitions
• Insert new footnote 2
• Amend para. 4.4. to revise the approval mark
• Amend Annex 3 to update arrangements of approval marks
• Renumber footnote 2 to footnote 3 in para. 4.4.1. and amend its text
• Renumber footnote 3 to footnote 4 in para. 11.
• Amend Annex 4 to modify data elements and format requirements

Proposal to amend UN R157 for Automated Driving Systems in vehicles of categories X and Y:

• Insert new paragraphs 0.8. to 0.8.2. introducing Supplement 5 to address vehicles of categories X and Y equipped with an Automated Driving System
• Amend para. 1.1. to specify applicability to vehicles of categories N₂, N₃, M₂ and M₃
• Insert new para. 1.3. excluding vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without a manual mode intended to be operated on-board the vehicle
• Amend para. 2.5. to define “Ocular reference point”
• Insert new para. 2.20. to define “Safety Concept”
• Amend para. 4.5. regarding affixing of approval marks and its footnote 2
• Amend para. 5.1. to provide for automatic deactivation of BSIS in specified situations and compliance with UN Regulation No. [XXX] for vehicles equipped with an ADS
• Insert new para. 5.2.3. permitting alternative requirements for vehicles of category X with manual mode not using a driver’s seat
• Amend Annex 2 to correct the heading and modify paragraph references
• Amend Annex 4, Appendix, Table 1, footnote 1

Proposal to insert and amend provisions for Supplement 2 addressing Automated Driving Systems:

• Insert new paragraphs 0, 0.1 to 0.1.3 introducing Supplement 2 to address vehicles of category X and those equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS)
• Amend paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 to clarify scope exclusions including manual triggering of AECS while ADSF-2 is active and vehicles of category Y
• Amend footnote 1 regarding armoured vehicle definition
• Insert new paragraphs 2.34, 2.34.1 and 2.34.2 defining ADS feature, ADSF-1 and ADSF-2
• Amend paragraph 26.4.1 to require AECS control accessibility by occupants for ADSF-2 equipped vehicles
• Amend paragraph 26.5.3.1 Table 3 regarding self-test function information
• Amend paragraph 26.6 to specify voice intelligibility for passengers in ADSF-2 equipped vehicles
• Amend paragraph 35.6.1 requiring AECS control accessibility for ADSF-2 equipped vehicles
• Amend paragraph 35.8 to specify voice intelligibility for occupants in ADSF-2 equipped vehicles

Proposal to insert new paras. 0.1. to 0.1.2. defining scope for vehicles of categories X and Y, amend para. 1.1.1. to specify approval for vehicles of category M₁ and N₁, amend footnote 1 to paras. 0.1., 1.1.1. and 1.1.2., insert new para. 1.1.5. stating the Regulation does not apply to vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without manual mode, amend footnote 2 to para. 5.4.1., insert new para. 12.7. defining “Safety Concept”, amend para. 15. to allow alternative requirements for vehicles of category X with manual mode not using a driver’s seat, amend para. 15.2.2. regarding close-proximity vision fields and vehicle load, and amend Annex 9, para. 1.3.3.2. regarding vehicle load.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0.11. to 0.11.2. to introduce Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments taking into account vehicles of categories X and Y, amend paragraph 1.1. to apply to vehicles of categories M₂, M₃, N₂ and N₃, insert new footnote 1 and new paragraph 1.3., amend paragraphs 2.13. to 2.15. with references to Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1), renumber footnote 1 as footnote 2 in paragraphs 2.13. to 2.15., insert new paragraph 2.31. defining “Safety Concept”, amend paragraph 4.5. and renumber its footnote 2 as footnote 3, insert new paragraph 5.1.3. concerning vehicles of category X with manual mode, and amend Annex 3.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2. to introduce Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend footnote 1 in para. 1. to provide updated reference to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, and amend footnote 2 in para. 5.3.4.1. to provide updated reference to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0 and 0.1 to 0.1.2 providing introduction to Supplement 4 covering vehicles of category X and Y with Automated Driving System, amend paragraphs 0.1, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.4 footnote 1 to define vehicle categories by reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, insert new paragraphs 2.17 and 2.18 defining ADS feature of type 1 and ADS feature of type 2, amend paragraph 4.4.1 footnote 4 to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8 Annex 3, amend paragraph 5.1.2 to define device to prevent unauthorized use with reference to driver or ADS brake deactivation requests, amend paragraph 8.3.4.1 to specify immobilizer setting procedures, and amend Annex 11 paragraph 4.3.3 to exclude remote-control manoeuvring and parking, vehicles of categories X and Y, and activated ADSF-2 with authorized registered digital key from certain requirements.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0., 0.1. to 0.1.2. introducing Supplement 1 to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend para. 1.1. to apply to vehicles of categories N₂, N₃, O₃ and O₄, amend para. 5.1.5.2. to require logic signal transmission to ADS indicating power system and/or control system failure, amend para. 5.1.7.2. regarding control unit positioning, amend para. 5.1.11. to require logic signal transmission to ADS indicating correct engagement of positive locking system, amend para. 5.1.13. to require logic signal transmission to ADS indicating maximum extension, amend paras. 13.3.1. and 13.3.2. regarding acoustic and optical signal requirements with “(if applicable)” qualifier, and amend Annex 4 paras. 2.2.1. to 2.2.3., 2.3.1. and 2.3.2., and 3.1. regarding vehicle testing procedures including provisions for ADS feature actuation of steering equipment.

Proposal to add, modify, and amend Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5, Annex 6, Annex 7, Annex 8, Annex 9, and Annex 10, insert Annex 9 (Measurement method to evaluate compliance with the Real Driving Additional Sound Emission Provisions (RD-ASEP)), and add provisions concerning sound emissions, test methods, measurement instruments, vehicle specifications, conformity of production, exhaust systems, compressed air noise, indoor testing, and specific provisions for vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS).

Proposal to insert new para. 0.5. to introduce Supplement 1 to take vehicles of categories X and Y into account and vehicles which can be operated either by a driver or an ADS, amend para. 1.1. footnote * to reference ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend para. 1.3. to exclude Vehicle Identification Number, associated vehicle details, location/positioning data, information about any user, and date and time of an event from the scope, and amend para. 5.4. to specify survivability requirements for event data recorders including mounting position and mechanical shock resistance under Option 1 or impact severity demonstration under Option 2 with reference to UN Regulation Nos. 94, 95, and 137.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.3. to introduce Supplement 2 to the 06 series of amendments to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y and conventional vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend para. 1 and Annex 4F footnote 1 to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, insert new para. 4.79. defining “occupant compartment”, amend para. 7 footnote 11 and para. 12 footnote 12 to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, and amend paras. 18.1.7., 18.3.1.15., 18.5.5.1., 18.5.5.7., 18.8.7., and 18.10.2. to include provisions relating to occupant compartment and heating systems.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0. and 0.1. introducing Supplement 2 to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, and amend para. 1., footnote 1, to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, para. 2.

Proposal to enable application of UN R55 to vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, insert footnote 1 defining these vehicle categories, amend Annex 5 paragraph 7.4. to require that release of fifth wheel coupling locking devices require intentional action by the driver or operator or by ADS and that engagement status be transmitted as a logic signal to ADS, amend paragraph 10.4. to require that engagement status be transmitted as a logic signal to ADS, amend paragraph 13.2. to reference remote indication for the driver or operator, amend paragraph 13.2.8. to provide for automatic reactivation when the coupling is next opened and closed, amend paragraph 13.3.3. to clarify indication to the driver or operator of conditions under which external force acts on the coupling, and insert new paragraph 13.4. requiring transmission of a logic signal to ADS indicating at least the closed and doubly locked position of the coupling.

Proposal to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, clarify scope exclusions, define “Safety Concept,” update references to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles, establish that indirect vision requirements do not apply during active ADS features, and permit alternative requirements for category X vehicles with on-board manual operation not using a driver’s seat.

Proposal to insert new paras. 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.4. introducing vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual modes or automated driving systems, amend para. 1(a) footnote 1, para. 2.13., para. 2.25., paras. 5.4.1. and 5.11.1. footnote 2, insert new para. 2.40. defining “Safety Concept”, amend para. 6.2., para. 7., para. 8.2.1.1., Annex 1A para. 5.1., Annex 3 footnote 18, Annex 21 title, Annex 22 title, and Annex 24 including its scope, definitions, and provisions for safety glazing installation on vehicles. This proposal is based on GRSG-131-23-Rev.1.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.1. to 0.1.3. to introduce Supplement 4 to the 03 series of amendments to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend footnote 1 to paragraph 1. to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, amend footnote 2 to paragraphs 6.4.1., 15.4.1., and 24.4.1. to reference Annex 3 to the same document, and amend paragraph 16.7. to specify label placement for adjustable Rear Underrun Protective Devices at the driver’s place or rear area next to the device.

Proposal to amend paragraph 1, footnote 1, insert new paragraphs 2.23. to 2.26. defining Automated Driving System, Dynamic Driving Task, Category X vehicles, and Category Y vehicles, amend paragraph 4.4.1., footnote 2, amend section 5.2.3. to add requirements for vehicles equipped with an ADS and exclude speed warning label requirements for vehicles of categories X and Y, amend Annex 1, footnote 4, insert new item 6.2. regarding ADS equipment, insert new paragraph 2.2. in Annex 2 Section I regarding ADS equipment, and insert new paragraph 4.2. in the Addendum to communication form regarding brief description of the ADS if fitted.

Proposal to amend UN R141 under section 2 to add definitions of Automated Driving System, Dynamic Driving Task, Category X vehicles, Category Y vehicles, Logical signal, and Vehicle Master Control Switch, amend under section 5 to update performance requirements and warning signal specifications for vehicles equipped with an ADS and towed vehicles, amend Annex 1 to add a vehicle ADS status field, amend Annex 3 regarding test procedures for TPMS including deactivation of TPRS and CTIS, amend Annex 4 regarding test weight and refill functionality checks, amend Annexes 5A and 6 regarding towed vehicle communication interfaces, and insert new Annex 9 containing special testing provisions for vehicles equipped with an ADS.

Proposal to add a new Table of contents section 7 for special provisions testing vehicles equipped with an ADS; amend footnotes in paragraphs 1.1. and 2.2.; amend paragraph 6.1.3. on available sounds; insert new paragraphs 11.4. through 11.8. define Automated Driving System, Dynamic Driving Task, and Category X and Y vehicles; amend paragraph 14.1.5. on available sounds; amend paragraph 14.3. on pause function for manual and ADS operation; insert new item 0.13. in Annex 1B, Appendix 1 regarding ADS equipment; and insert new Annex 7 with special provisions for testing vehicles equipped with an ADS.

Proposal to introduce new definitions for Automated Driving System (ADS), Dynamic Driving Task, bidirectional vehicles, Enhanced Exterior Sound (EES), and Vehicle Master Control Switch; amend specifications for test mass, sound levels, and measurement procedures for vehicles of categories M₁–M₃, N₁–N₃, and vehicles equipped with an ADS; add provisions for vehicles electrically propelled without internal combustion engines; establish ASEP control ranges and calculation methods; and insert Annex 10 with specific provisions for testing vehicles equipped with an ADS.

Proposal to revise definitions for malfunction indication, reference mass, unladen mass, and vehicle user; add provisions for vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System; establish documentation requirements for vehicle user warning and inducement systems; update testing procedures for in-service conformity and OBD connector location; and specify activation and deactivation mechanisms for vehicle user warning and inducement systems across multiple annexes, with references to WP.29/1045.

Proposal to add Annex 5 Special provisions for the testing of vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS) to UN R138. The proposal amends paragraphs 2.7 and 2.8, inserts new paragraphs 2.13 to 2.16 defining ADS, Dynamic Driving Task, bi-directional vehicles, and forward direction, renumbers former paragraph 2.13 to 2.17, amends paragraph 6.2.5 regarding available AVAS sounds, amends Annex 1 item 1.2.2, amends Annex 3 paragraph 3.3.1 regarding testing conditions for bi-directional vehicles, and adds the new Annex 5 explaining how to adapt UN R138 to vehicles equipped with an ADS.

The proposal adds Annex 5 on special provisions for testing vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS) and adds definitions for ADS, Dynamic Driving Task, Category X and Y vehicles, logical signal, and Vehicle Master Control Switch. Amendments modify run-flat warning system requirements, braking performance tests, and tyre detection procedures to accommodate ADS-equipped vehicles.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.2., and amend footnotes 1 and 2 in UN R18. Supplement 5 to the 03 series of amendments is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y, as well as vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h which are equipped with an Automated Driving System. The amendment extends application to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls. In case of vehicles equipped with an ADS, in any driving mode no special provisions or exemptions apply. Footnotes are amended to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3).

Proposal to clarify that the Regulation does not apply to vehicles of categories X and Y, add an alternative approval pathway for certain vehicles using UN R152 requirements, allow continued extension of approvals for 12 months, amend paragraph 10 of Annex 1, and revise Annex 2 (approval mark arrangements).

Proposal to amend paragraph 1.1.1. to insert a new footnote 7 defining replacement brake lining assemblies; amend footnote 4 referencing the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles; and amend Annexes 3, 4, 7, 11, and 14 to establish special provisions for vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, including dedicated activation methods for braking tests, demonstration requirements for test activation method accuracy, recording of braking demand in test reports, and speed limitations at 90 per cent of v_max for vehicles of categories X and Y.

Proposal to introduce references to ADS acceleration demands, establish speed limitation requirements for vehicles of Categories X and Y, require ASLF and ASLD deactivation upon ADS feature activation, and specify testing procedures including dedicated activation methods for vehicles without manual driving controls.

Proposal to clarify exemptions for folding seats, delete a condition on neutral transmission position for first-level warnings, harmonize the “vehicle master control switch” definition with UN R159, ensure drivers receive initial warnings when entering vehicles with remotely activated switches, ensure clear voice communication during emergency calls, and enable application of UN R174 to vehicles of category X, including requirements for safety-belt reminders in first-row seats of category X vehicles and permission for ADS management of safety-belt reminders if equivalent safety is provided.

Proposal to enable application to vehicles of category X. For vehicles of category X, the R point of the most forward passenger seat shall be taken instead of the R-point of the driver’s seat. A seating position with steering control placed in front may be designated as suitable for Child Restraint System installation if requirements for a passenger seating position are fulfilled. The Regulation does not apply to vehicles of category Y.

Proposal to enable application to vehicles of category X. In the absence of a driver or manual driving controls, provisions related to them shall not be taken into account if not already covered by this amendment. Vehicles of category Y are not in the scope of this Regulation. In manual driving mode, no special provisions or exemptions apply to vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System other than vehicles of category X.

Proposal to enable application to vehicles of category X (vehicles of category Y are excluded from the scope). For vehicles of category X, the R point of the most forward passenger seat shall be taken instead of the R-point of the driver’s seat. The proposal amends the provision on “anti-rotation device” to read, “An anti-rotation device for an ISOFIX semi-universal child restraint system consists of either a top tether, the vehicle dashboard, a support leg or any other means intended to limit the rotation of the restraint during a frontal impact”.

Proposal to enable application to vehicles of category X. Amendments specify dummy placement and positioning requirements for vehicles of category X, including provisions for both right and left hand traffic configurations. Vehicles of category Y are excluded from the scope.

Proposal to enable application to vehicles of category X with a gross vehicle mass of up to 3,500 kg. The most forward passenger seat R-point shall be taken instead of the driver’s seat R-point for vehicles of category X. Amendments clarify provisions related to sensors, testing procedures, and applicability to vehicles without drivers.

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 to extend application of UN R127 to vehicles of category X and those without drivers or manual driving controls, modify scope provisions, update headform acceleration criteria in paragraph 2.48, add new approval mark provisions distinguishing WAD 2,100 versus WAD 2,500 boundaries, require mandatory notification and uploading of test results to the DETA database, and set transitional provisions with dates through 2033 for type approvals and acceptance of previous amendments.

Proposal to amend and supersede document ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/2 to UN R43. Supplement 13 to the 01 series of amendments introduces provisions for vehicles of category X and Y, and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with Automated Driving System Feature of Type 2. The amendment extends application to vehicles without driver and manual driving controls. Different manual modes are considered: remote-control operation, seated driver operation for category X, and onboard operation other than seated for category X. Requirements for windscreens, safety glazing, light transmittance, and installation provisions are modified accordingly for these vehicle categories.

Proposal to amend UN R101:

• Enable approval of vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems
• Introduce provisions relating to Manipulation Devices and Strategies previously in UN R83 09 series
• Clarify laboratory test requirements for pure electric range ratio at low temperature for Pure Electric Vehicles
• Allow use of actual tyre rolling resistance values in Levels 1A and 2
• Align the Regulation with current regional status and state-of-the-art

Proposal to add provisions for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) in vehicle lighting and light-signalling functions, insert definitions for ADS-related terms and direction indicator projection, amend direction-indicator lamp definition to reference UN Regulations 97, 116, 162, and 163, add direction indicator projector definition, amend switch ON/OFF and activate/deactivate definitions to include ADS operation, insert definitions for basic elements and direction indicator projection, add requirements for direction indicator projection patterns in approval documentation, add driver seat position specification requirement, amend headlamp discomfort and ADS performance requirements across multiple paragraphs, insert main-beam control requirements for active ADS features, amend dipped-beam and front fog lamp provisions to account for ADS, add automatic alignment and luminous intensity adaptation provisions, amend side-marker lamp operation to permit ADS control, insert direction-indicator lamp flash requirements for ADS operation, add hazard warning signal control by ADS, amend interior lighting provisions, amend front-facing lighting unit height requirements for ADS-equipped vehicles without windscreens, insert ADS control requirements for cornering lamps and reversing lamps, amend Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) provisions to permit ADS control, insert new paragraph 6.28. establishing comprehensive direction indicator projection requirements including presence (optional), number, arrangement, position, projection area boundaries, orientation, electrical connections (flash synchronisation with direction-indicator lamps), tell-tale (optional), visual testing requirements, pattern restrictions, and operational restrictions based on vehicle speed and gear engagement, add Communication Form items for direction indicator projection luminous intensity and projector compliance, add item for ADS presence indication, add item for driver seat location specification, amend Annex 5 loading conditions to establish “seating position 1” terminology for the front seat nearest opposing traffic with provisions for ADS-equipped vehicles of categories X and Y, and insert new Annex 18 specifying the chevron as the sole basic element in amber for direction indicator projection patterns.

Proposal to amend para. 6.5.4. to permit an automated driving system to control the cleaning device while active and to require the cleaning device to operate through at least one cleaning period when headlamps are switched on and windscreen washers are operated, except for vehicles of categories X and Y, and insert a new footnote 4 defining automated driving system as in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, para. 2.