Proposal to amend UN R163 by introducing supplement 4 to extend application to vehicles of categories X and Y, and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System. The amendment intends to keep the spirit of the Regulation while extending application to vehicles without a driver and without manual driving controls. In case of vehicles equipped with an ADS, no special provisions or exemptions apply. The document is intended to amend and supersede ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/15.

Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 03 Series of Amendments to UN R125 (Forward Field of Vision), amending and superseding ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/8. The proposal introduces provisions for vehicles of categories X and Y, and vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS). Vehicles of category Y without a driver are exempt from the Regulation. For vehicles of category X with manual driving modes, different provisions apply depending on operation method: remote-control operation is exempt; seated operation follows general provisions; and on-board operation not using a driver’s seat may use alternative requirements demonstrating equivalent safety levels.

Proposal to amend UN R162 to introduce Supplement 6 to the original version. Supplement 6 addresses vehicles of category X and Y, as well as vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated driving System. New definitions for ADS feature of type 1 and type 2 are introduced. Amendments specify immobilizer setting procedures and provide exemptions during remote-control manoeuvring, remote-control parking as defined in UN R79, for vehicles of categories X and Y, and when an ADSF-2 is activated by an authorized registered digital key. This document amends and supersedes ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/14.

Proposal to amend UN R161 to introduce Supplement 6. This document amends and supersedes ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/13. The amendment extends application to vehicles of category X and Y without a driver and without manual driving controls equipped with an automated Driving System. New paragraphs define ADS feature of type 1 and type 2. Paragraph 2.5. is amended to specify device to prevent unauthorized use requirements. Paragraph 4.3.2. is amended to exclude requirements during remote-control manoeuvring and remote-control parking as defined in UN R79, for vehicles of categories X and Y, or when an ADSF-2 is activated by an authorized registered digital key.

Proposal to amend and supersede ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/9 to supplement the 01 series of amendments to UN R144. New provisions address vehicles of category X and those equipped with an Automated Driving System. Vehicles of category Y are exempted. Amendments clarify AECS control accessibility for occupants in vehicles with ADS feature of type 2, define ADS feature types, update exclusions, and modify hands-free audio performance requirements for drivers or passengers as applicable.

Proposal to amend UN R151 (Blind Spot Information Systems) to account for vehicles of categories X and Y equipped with an Automated Driving System. BSIS is required to work when a driver is in control; vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without a manual mode intended to be operated on-board the vehicle are not required to comply. Vehicles of category X with a manual mode operated on-board not using a driver’s seat may be approved using alternative requirements demonstrating equivalent safety. The proposal amends scope, definitions, and approval marking provisions. This proposal amends and supersedes ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/10.

Proposal to amend and supersede ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/11. Supplement 6 to UN R158 amends provisions for means of rear visibility and detection. The Regulation is amended to account for vehicles of categories X and Y. Vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without manual mode intended to be operated on-board are exempted. Vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems must comply when operated manually by a driver on-board. Alternative provisions apply for category X vehicles with manual operation other than seated in driver’s seat.

Proposal to amend UN R159 to insert new paragraphs 0.8. and 0.8.1. to 0.8.32. addressing vehicles of categories X and Y with Automated Driving Systems. The Regulation is amended to clarify that Moving Off Information Systems are only required when a driver is in control and that vehicles without manual driver control capability are not required to comply. Paragraph 1.1. is amended to apply to vehicles of categories M₂, M₃, N₂ and N₃. Paragraph 1.3. is amended to exempt vehicles of category Y and vehicles of category X without manual on-board operation capability. Various other paragraphs and annexes are amended accordingly. This proposal amends and supersedes ECE/TRANS/GRSG/2026/12.

Proposal to delete footnote in paragraph 1; add bicycle impact avoidance to scope; amend paragraphs 2.13 and 2.14 regarding road adhesion definitions and Peak Braking Coefficient measurements; amend paragraph 5.4.2.3 requiring two deliberate actions for AEBS deactivation via ESC; renumber footnotes 2 through 9; and insert new paragraphs 5.4.4.1 to 5.4.4.3 to establish special provisions for vehicles equipped with an ADS.

Proposal to insert a new paragraph 1.2. stating that this Regulation does not apply to vehicles equipped with an ALKS that has been approved as an ADS feature in accordance with the UN Regulation on the approval of vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System (i.e., where the ALKS has already been approved under the ADS regulation).

Proposal to amend paragraph 2.14. to clarify that road surface friction coefficient of at least the specified Peak Braking Coefficient represents minimum values; amend paragraph 5.2.1.1. to align collision warning requirements with pedestrian and bicycle scenarios, requiring collision warning no later than 0.8 seconds before emergency braking or at braking start if anticipation time is insufficient; amend paragraph 5.2.1.2. to clarify that emergency braking involves a braking demand of at least 5.0 m/s² to the service braking system, permitting higher demands during collision warning for short durations.

Proposal to amend paragraph 5.4.2.3. of the 01 series of amendments and the original version to UN R152 to require at least two deliberate actions by the driver where automatic deactivation of the AEBS function is a consequence of the driver manually switching off the ESC function of the vehicle. Footnotes 2 to 8 in the 01 series are renumbered to accurately reference correct footnotes. This revision addresses GRVA-24-04.

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.2, and 4.6 to 4.6.6 in UN Regulation No. 157. The manufacturer shall provide approval authorities with a single point of contact, expected granting approval authority, and brief details of the ALKS and its ODD prior to application for approval. The granting approval authority shall inform receiving approval authorities of territories where ALKS can be active and provide specified information at least 30 days before granting approval. Receiving approval authorities may provide comments within 30 days, with disputes resolved per the 1958 Agreement. These provisions apply to both the original version and the 01 series of amendments, referencing WP.29/343.

Proposal to amend Annex 4 and introduce Annex 7 regarding critical incident reporting:

• Amend paragraph 3.5.4 to require the manufacturer to report critical incidents to the granting type-approval authority
• Insert new paragraph 3.5.4.1 requiring the type approval authority to upload information received from the manufacturer in English language to the secure internet database “DETA” without undue delay but no later than 14 days after receipt
• Introduce new Annex 7 providing guidance for data exchange via DETA in accordance with paragraph 3.5.4.1.

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 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 amend UN R171 to modify paragraphs 5.5.4.2.8.2., 5.3.7.2.4.2., 5.3.7.2.6.1., 6.4.2., 7.2.3.1., 14.2., and Annexes 3 and 4. The amendments include clarifications regarding driver engagement determination, system boundary conditions, automatic acceleration in non-highway environments, system-initiated manoeuvres tracking, production discontinuation, documentation retention periods, supplier safety management arrangements, and test scenario specifications for bicycle and cyclist targets.

Consolidated proposal to clarify provisions in the original version of the Regulation. See GRVA/2026/16 for the proposed amendments.

Proposal to amend UN R171 based on GRVA/2026/15:

• Insert new introduction paragraph 17 establishing the regulation on current technology with continuous review based on data
• Amend paragraphs on system boundaries, driver disengagement detection, manoeuvre initiation, and Risk Mitigation Function
• Clarify driver state monitoring and visual engagement assessment
• Update terminology for powertrain
• Delete duplicate definitions
• Add processes for safety management during operation phase
• Insert definition of “Evidence”
• Clarify base and extended test requirements
• Update language from “cyclist” to “bicycle” in test scenarios

Proposal to clarify UN R171 on Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS):

• Clarifications to definitions, adding “Highway-like road” definition
• Clarifications to system boundary detection, manoeuvre initiation, and driver disengagement requirements
• Amendments permitting withholding of hands-on requests on highway-like roads up to 130 km/h
• Clarifications on Risk Mitigation Function terminology
• Amendments allowing alternative strategies for lower-speed lane changes
• Addition of operational phase safety management processes
• Clarifications on testing requirements and non-rule-based algorithm repeatability.

Consolidated version based on WP.29/2025/7 as amended by WP.29-195-05, WP.29/2025/144, GRVA-24-18, and GRVA-24-19. See GRVA/2026/18 for the proposed amendments.

Proposal to modify DCAS requirements:

• Address system-initiated manoeuvres in non-highway environments and during phases of withholding hands-on requests,
• Enhanced driver disengagement monitoring and warning strategies,
• Controllability requirements for complex operational scenarios,
• Speed limit assistance features,
• Safe headway assistance,
• System validation through multiple assessment pillars including physical tests and in-service monitoring,
• Comprehensive safety management system requirements for manufacturers,
• Monitoring of DCAS operation with mandatory reporting of safety-critical occurrences to approval authorities,
• Periodic reporting requirements with specific data collection metrics,
• Software identification and updating compliance with UN R156,
• Clarification that DCAS is only permitted to operate when a driver is in control,
• Clarification that vehicles of categories X and Y without driver control capability are not required to comply with the regulation.

Proposal to insert new paragraph 1.2.3 relating to vehicles of categories X and Y, amend footnotes 1 and 3 to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, and insert new paragraph 5.7 stating that while an ADS feature is active, the BAS shall not influence the performance of the braking system.