Submergence test procedure: During vehicle submergence, at least 1 window per row of seats shall be capable of being fully opened after the vehicle enters the water up to 2 minutes. The container shall accommodate the vehicle with sufficient dimensions to allow it to remain in water for 2 minutes without contacting walls or floor, or alternatively open-water test sites may be used provided they comply with test conditions; freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and saltwater bodies are not permitted. The vehicle’s master control switch shall allow window operation; the vehicle mass shall be unladen kerb mass. The vehicle shall be lowered into water at a horizontal angle of 0–10 degrees. Time zero is when lowering straps become slack and the vehicle starts floating freely. The vehicle shall remain in water for 2 minutes from T0 and shall not contact the container floor until fully submerged. After 2 minutes, the window shall be capable of being fully opened using a remote system, or for vehicles equipped with automatic window lowering systems, windows shall automatically lower within 2 minutes. Alternative subsystem tests demonstrating window opening functionality under submerged conditions are acceptable in agreement with the approval authority and the designated technical service.

Proposal to amend para. 1.1. to clarify that the Regulation applies to vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁ with respect to latches, door retention components, latch release controls, and door handles to prevent the risk of occupants being thrown from a vehicle and to ensure evacuation at emergency events, insert new paras. 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 exterior and interior door operation requirements, insert new para. 6.4. establishing requirements for latch release controls and door handles to be intuitive and to remain capable of operating after power loss for at least 60 minutes, and insert new Annex 7 establishing a power loss test procedure to verify door opening systems remain functional following an emergency event leading to loss of the vehicle’s ordinary power supply.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs in Section I providing background on GTR No. 1, discussions on door operation requirements including functional distinctions between unlocking, unlatching and opening, intuitive operation, continued operation after power loss, interior egress, exterior rescue access, retractable door handles, power-assisted door opening, and testing procedures, insert new paras. 3.25. to 3.31. defining latch release control, door handle, retractable door handle, unlock, unlatch, door opening, and power loss, insert new para. 4.3. establishing exterior and interior door operation requirements for doors providing direct occupant access, insert new para. 5.4. specifying that operating methods of latch release controls and door handles shall be intuitive, that power-assisted latch release controls shall remain capable of unlatching doors after power loss for at least 60 minutes by secondary mechanical means, active secondary power supply, or fail-safe systems, that power-assisted unlocking and unlatching controls shall remain functional after power loss for at least 60 minutes, that power-assisted door opening systems shall remain capable of opening doors by manual force after power loss, that door handles including retractable handles shall provide accessible gripping features after power loss, and that unlock means and latch release controls shall be unobstructed and directly visible from occupant positions and not located in storage devices, and insert new Annex 6 establishing power loss testing procedures for interior and exterior door operations with 60-minute waiting periods and 10-minute testing windows requiring repeated opening cycles up to five times per door.

Proposal to amend UN R11 to modify scope and definitions regarding vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁, introduce provisions for Automated Driving Systems, revise door operation requirements including exterior and interior latch release controls and door handles, add performance requirements for power-assisted systems and intuitive operation, amend provisions on door locks for side rear doors and back doors, include new definitions for latch release control, door handle, retractable door handle, unlock, unlatch, door opening, and power loss, add transitional provisions for the 05 series of amendments, and introduce new test procedures in Annex 7 for power loss events with interior and exterior door opening procedures requiring demonstration of door functionality within 60 minutes of power disconnection and at least five opening cycles. The amendments apply to supplement 3 of the 04 series for vehicles of category X and the 05 series of amendments to UN R11, based on justifications in GRSP-79-19 and GRSP-78-48.

This document addresses terminology inconsistencies in UN R11 regarding emergency door opening. It proposes consistent use of entry or exit and occupant(s) versus passenger(s) in amendments without editorial changes to existing parts. Step-by-step checks of all parts of UN R11 are proposed for locking device terminology and latch release control terminology, with definitions for latch release control and door handle already available. For power supply terminology, a definition is needed, while power loss terminology should be retained.

The agenda includes adoption of meeting minutes from the 5th EDO Meeting and two intermediate sessions, documents for WP.29’s 200th session requesting authorization to amend UN GTR No. 1 and 14, transformation to IWG with Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure, amendments to UN Regulation No. 11 and No. 21, discussion of open items, and preparation of working documents for GRSP’s 80th session.

Task Force EDO held an intermediate online Teams meeting on 18 June 2026. The agenda was adopted without amendments. Two informal documents had been submitted to the seventy-ninth session of GRSP. Authorization to amend GTR Nos. 1 and 14 would be submitted to November session of WP.29. Amendments to UN Regulation No. 11, UN Regulation No. 21 and GTR No. 1 would remain part of Phase 1, for consideration at December session of GRSP. The Task Force reviewed proposals concerning UN Regulation No. 100 and intuitiveness, concluding further discussion was necessary. Authorization request to amend GTRs would be submitted to November session of WP.29 by Germany and Republic of Korea. Next meeting: 1-3 September in Paris.

Homework item #15 on definition of emergency events was reviewed. The Task Force differentiated between life events and emergency events, with only the latter within scope. Discussion addressed whether UN R100’s event definition might be too restrictive and whether auto door lock functions and triggers require further definition. Para. 6.4.3 wording to enter or depart the vehicle even after a power loss was noted as addressing concerns. The trigger in UN R100 should be used; other triggers may be considered based on proposals. A proposal concerning UN R100 will be uploaded to the Wiki. Amendments to GTR 1 are expected for submission to GRSP in December, with the Republic of Korea, United States of America, and Canada to provide a first draft for the September meeting. Authorization request and Terms of Reference will be submitted to WP.29 at its November session. Participants are requested to provide comments on informal documents and suggested solutions for identified issues.

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.

This document presents generic images of various door handle designs, including door handles in door pockets, button type door handles, electric push buttons, electric touch type door handles, and flush buttons.

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 renumber para. 5.8.4.2. as para. 5.8.4.3., insert new para. 5.8.4.2. requiring controls of electric side windows adjacent to the front seat row to be within reach and directly accessible without multiple actions, insert new paras. 5.8.8. and 5.8.8.1. to 5.8.8.3. requiring electric side windows of the front seat row to function for at least 2 minutes during vehicle submergence, and insert new Annex XI establishing a submergence test procedure for window opening functionality.

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.