Working Documents for 198th WP.29 session will exclude Level 1C, with editorial corrections merged. Pre-discussion on EU Mega-Decision is scheduled for 2026/1/14, followed by extra GRPE discussion during GRVA week in 2026/1/19–2026/3. A new Supplement 1 to the 04 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No. 154 will be submitted to 94th GRPE session in 2026/3, with review of applicable Level, manipulation device transfer from UN R83 possibility, and Level 1B transitional provision status. Japan is undertaking precise review on GRPE-93-29 and may provide text proposals for incorporation into the Informal Document.

Proposal to introduce provisions relating to Manipulation Devices and Strategies which were previously in the 09 series of amendments to UN R83.

Proposal to remove the provisions relating to manipulation devices and manipulation strategies as they are moved to UN R154.

Updated version with in-session revisions.

Proposal drafted after the session to amend UN Regulation No. 154 to insert a new paragraph recognising vehicles of categories X and Y fitted with Automated Driving Systems, amend definitions including “Mass in running order”, “Powered axle”, “Reference mass”, “Driver User-selectable mode”, “Predominant mode”, and “Configurable start mode”, insert new definitions for “ADS road load determination mode” and “ADS testing mode”, amend the On-Board Diagnostic system definition, amend footnotes and tables relating to road load matrix families and OBD families, insert special provisions for vehicles of categories X and Y in road load determination and chassis dynamometer testing procedures, amend provisions for driver reagent warning and inducement systems, amend testing procedures in Annexes relating to pollutant emissions, CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, and electric energy consumption, insert requirements for ADS testing mode and ADS road load determination mode in Annexes A1, B4, B6, C3, and C4, and amend OBD system provisions in Annex C5 to account for ADS operation.

Proposal to amend para. 1.1. to specify scope criteria for hybrid electric and pure electric vehicles, insert footnote 1 defining terms by reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend para. 2. to add abbreviations for Automated Driving System, All-Wheel Drive, and Full Scale Deflection, amend paras. 3.4.1., 3.5.4., 3.5.5., and 3.5.6. to replace “driver” with “user” and “accelerator pedal command” with “acceleration demand”, amend Table 2 to replace “Accelerator pedal command” with “Acceleration demand”, amend para. 8.1.2. to permit onboard measurement data and require use of ADS testing mode for vehicles of categories X and Y, amend para. 8.8.1. to add operational metrics monitoring requirements, amend para. 8.8.3. to reference manufacturer-specified normal operating ranges, amend para. 8.8.5. to replace “driver” with “user”, amend para. 8.8.6. to replace “accelerator pedal command” with “acceleration demand” and permit variation as recommended by manufacturer, amend para. 8.9.1. to replace “accelerator pedal command” with “acceleration demand”, and amend Appendix 1 item 7.3. and Appendix 2 items 3.4. and 3.6. to replace “driver” with “user” and “Accelerator pedal command” with “Acceleration demand”.