Correction to the justification provided in GRSG/2026/37.

Proposal to amend UN R160:

• Insert new paras. 12.12. to 12.17. establishing transitional provisions for the 03 series of amendments, including that:
  • from the official date of entry into force, no Contracting Party shall refuse type approvals under the amended Regulation,
  • from 1 September 2031, Contracting Parties shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to preceding series first issued after that date,
  • until 1 September 2033, Contracting Parties shall accept type approvals to the 02 series first issued before 1 September 2031,
  • from 1 September 2033, Contracting Parties shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to preceding series,
  • Contracting Parties may grant type approvals according to any preceding series,
  • and Contracting Parties shall continue to grant extensions of existing approvals to any preceding series,
• Amend Annex 4 Table 1 and footnotes 28, 29, and 30 regarding trigger activated recording, powertrain torque demand signals, AEBS target classification, and TTC calculation requirements.

Proposal to:

• Amend para. 6.1.1.2. to differentiate rearview mirror edge requirements between Classes II to VII and Class I,
• amend para. 6.1.1.3. to specify radius of curvature requirements for mirror parts in static contact with spheres,
• amend para. 6.1.1.4. to clarify requirements for protruding parts and introduce a method for determining projection dimensions,
• insert new para. 6.1.1.4.1. to permit determination of component projection either directly or by drawing reference,
• insert new para. 6.1.1.4.2. to specify measurement by maximum sphere distance variation for non-convex surfaces with Figure 1 example,
• amend para. 6.1.1.5. to exempt edges of fixing holes or recesses with diameter or longest diagonal less than 12 mm,
• amend para. 6.1.1.6. to require attachment device design accommodating a cylinder with 70 mm radius (50 mm for L-category vehicles),
• amend para. 6.1.1.7. to exempt exterior mirror parts with Shore A hardness not exceeding 60,
• insert new para. 6.1.1.8. to apply requirements only to rigid supports for interior mirror parts with Shore A hardness less than 50,
• insert new para. 6.1.1.9. to exempt mirrors mounted not less than 2 m above ground at maximum technical permissible mass from para. 6.1.1.3. requirements.

Proposal to amend para. 6.1.1.3. to specify radius of curvature requirements for mirror parts in potential static contact with spheres of specified diameters, and insert new para. 6.1.1.9. providing an exemption from para. 6.1.1.3. requirements for mirrors with lower edges mounted not less than 2 m above ground at maximum technical permissible mass. Based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/26.

Proposal to:

• Insert new para. 6.1.1.9. exempting mirrors with lower edge mounted not less than 2 m above ground at maximum technical permissible mass from requirements of para. 6.1.1.3.,
• Amend para. 6.2.2.1.2. to specify requirements for external surface parts protruding less than 5 mm with blunted outward facing angles,
• Insert new para. 6.2.2.1.2.1. permitting dimension of projection determination by direct measurement or drawing reference,
• Insert new para. 6.2.2.1.2.2. establishing measurement by maximum variation of 100 mm diameter sphere distance,
• Amend para. 6.2.2.1.3. to exempt fixing holes or recesses with diameter or longest diagonal less than 12 mm from radius requirements if blunted,
• Amend para. 6.2.2.1.4. to exempt camera and monitor parts installed outside vehicle made of material with Shore A hardness less than 60,
• Amend para. 6.2.2.1.5. to limit requirements for internal camera and monitor parts made of material with Shore A hardness less than 50 mounted on rigid support to support only,
• Insert new para. 6.2.2.1.6. exempting CMS with lower edge mounted not less than 2 m above ground at maximum technical permissible mass from para. 6.2.2.1.1. requirements. Based on GRSG/110 and GRSG/2026/27.

Proposal to amend para. 6.2.2.1.4. to delete “For”, amend para. 6.2.2.1.5. to specify that requirements of para. 6.2.2.1.1. apply only to the support for parts made of material with Shore A hardness of less than 50 and mounted on rigid support, and insert new para. 6.2.2.1.6. stating requirements of para. 6.2.2.1.1. do not apply to camera monitor systems if their lower edge is mounted not less than 2 m above ground when vehicle is under maximum technical permissible mass load, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/28.

Proposal to amend para. 6.2.2.1.4. to delete “For”, amend para. 6.2.2.1.5. to clarify that requirements apply only to the support for parts made of material with Shore A hardness of less than 50 mounted on rigid support, and insert new para. 6.2.2.1.6. establishing that requirements do not apply to CMS with lower edge mounted not less than 2 m above the ground when vehicle is under load corresponding to its maximum technical permissible mass.

Proposal to:

• Amend para. 6.2.2.1.4. to exempt parts of the camera and the monitor installed outside the vehicle which are made of a material with a Shore A hardness of less than 60 from the relevant provisions,
• Amend para. 6.2.2.1.5. to apply requirements of para. 6.2.2.1.1. only to the support for parts of the camera and the monitor installed inside the vehicle which are made of a material with a Shore A hardness of less than 50 and which are mounted on a rigid support,
• Insert a new para. 6.2.2.1.6. to provide that the requirements of para. 6.2.2.1.1. do not apply to CMS if their lower edge is mounted not less than 2 m above the ground when the vehicle is under a load corresponding to its maximum technical permissible mass,
• Amend para. 22.33.5. to provide that Contracting Parties shall continue to accept type approvals issued according to the 04, 05 and 06 series of amendments to this Regulation for vehicles and devices for indirect vision which are not affected by changes introduced by the 07 series of amendments.

Proposal based on GRSG/2026/38 to amend para. 2.18. to define end of event time separately for planar events and all other events, amend para. 2.20. to redefine engine throttle percent full, insert new definitions for Advanced emergency braking system (AEBS) and Trigger activated, amend para. 5.4.3. to modify crash test data requirements and reference UN Regulations Nos. 95 and either 94 or 137, and amend Table 1 in Annex 4 to modify data element requirements including changing Air bag warning lamp and other elements from conditional to Mandatory, adding AEBS event recording, modifying Yaw Rate recording intervals and sample rate, clarifying Vulnerable road user secondary safety system warning indicator status recording, modifying Accident emergency call system status recording interval, and revising footnotes regarding TTC calculation and AEBS requirements, effective upon entry into force of the 03 Series of Amendments.

European Commission priorities for EDR Step 3 include improving detection of vehicle-to-vulnerable road user collisions and low-severity vehicle-to-vehicle collisions through adjusting delta-v trigger thresholds, developing new jerk-based trigger criteria, and exploring ADS collision detection for EDR triggering in automated vehicles on a long-term timeline. Data elements and format must be ensured to remain up-to-date with new safety system developments and close gaps between light and heavy vehicles through reviewing data elements in light of newly regulated safety systems and mirroring DDAW, ADDW and DCAS data elements from UN R160 to UN R169 on short-term and ongoing timelines.

Proposal to amend para. 2.9.1. to define “Adjusted ocular reference point” for vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁ which refers to the adjusted ocular reference point as defined in UN R166, adjusted for back angle according to UN R166 in its original version, Annex 10 paragraph 1. Based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/19.

Proposal to amend para. 4.1. to condition approval on meeting requirements in para. 5., insert new paras. 4.2. to 4.2.4. to establish approval criteria for vehicles up to 12,000 kg maximum mass equipped with deployable occupant restraint systems meeting UN R160 01 or later, requiring equivalence demonstration of EDR triggering performance for vehicles of 8,000–12,000 kg derived from M₁ or N₁ vehicle types through manufacturer determination of restraint deployment thresholds and physical or simulation testing, renumber former paras. 4.2. to 4.6. as paras. 4.3. to 4.7., amend para. 6.2. to specify communication of approval confirmation or refusal to Contracting Parties, and amend Annex 3 heading to reference paras. 4.5. to 4.5.1.

Proposed changes to align RxSWIN provisions with the RxSWIN template adopted through WP.29-197-06, remove the proposed requirement to comply with UN R156/01 or later from R157 and R171, remove amendments to UN R155 as decided by the IWG CS/OTA, apply the RxSWIN amendments also to earlier series of amendments in R13, R13-H, R79, R131, R152, R157, and R171, update references to the latest version of R.E.3, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, in earlier series, and correct paragraph references and improve structure in R89, R139, R140, R155, R156, and R171.

Proposal to amend GRVA/2026/27, which proposes amendments to UN R13, UN R13-H, UN R79, UN R89, UN R130, UN R131, UN R139, UN R140, UN R152, UN R156, UN R157, UN R171, UN R175, and UN R178:

• Throughout these regulations, amend references to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) as document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8,
• insert new definitions for Software Identification Numbers referring to R.E.3 Annex 7 para. 2,
• amend requirements for software identification to require manufacturers provide necessary information allowing Technical Services to uniquely identify hardware and software configurations,
• insert new provisions allowing vehicle manufacturers to apply for new approvals differentiating software versions for vehicles already registered in the market from new vehicles,
• amend production discontinuation provisions to clarify production is not considered definitively discontinued if manufacturer intends to obtain subsequent extensions of approval for software updates of registered vehicles,
• insert new items in annexes regarding additional information on software identification and software updates including R_xSWIN identification, whether held on vehicle, how to read if not held on vehicle, and relevant parameters for vehicle identification.

Proposal to amend footnote 25 to reduce the maximum number of recorded DCAS warnings from 15 to 10 per current ignition cycle. The justification presented cites data burden reduction while retaining information about habitual driver disengagement patterns. Supporting documentation references two autopilot collision cases—Florida 2016 and California 2018—where recorded warnings within existing data retention periods would have revealed repeated disengagement that current recording parameters miss, demonstrating that 10 warnings combined with extended recording duration enables identification of ineffective warning strategies.

Minutes from the 27th meeting of GRSP TF on AVRS held Wednesday 1st July 2026 online. The agenda and previous minutes were approved. EC reported from June WP.29-199 TF Expert FADS and presented WP.29-199-19. GRSP TF AVRS must complete crashworthiness regulation for Category Y and Pedestrian Protection R127, GRE TF AVSR ADS marker lamps, GRE IWG EMC refinements for ADS in 10R08, and GRPE TF AVRS amendments to UN Regulation No. 154. Regarding amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 35 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/104) and 68 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/146), AC.1 postponed voting to the next session due to required quorum not being attained. EC presented updates on Y-category regulatory framework for N₁, Y-category Pedestrian Protection UN Reg 127, and UN Regulation No. 42 and 134. Next meetings scheduled 4th September, 5th October, week 4, 24th November or 1st December, and 7–11 December.

For vehicles equipped with an Automated Driving System, it shall be possible to retrieve DSSAD time-stamp data elements specified under paragraph 5.2. of Annex 8 of UN Regulation No. 185 recorded within at least the last 30 seconds prior to triggering of the respective EDR event, regardless of whether the DSSAD and the EDR are implemented as a single system or as separate systems. The time-stamp data elements retrievable from the DSSAD shall include the record for the last activation or deactivation of the feature used at the time of the event within the same power cycle. The data elements shall be retrievable in the format specified in Annex 8 of UN Regulation No. 185, though DSSAD location data may be omitted and dates and times recorded may be replaced with information representing the time elapsed between the recording of each DSSAD data element and the triggering of the EDR.

Proposals for EDR Step 3:

• Improved triggering to increase detection rate of vehicle-to-vulnerable road user collisions and low-severity vehicle-to-vehicle collisions by considering delta-v and jerk-based trigger thresholds and developing updated triggering thresholds,
• Overwriting and multi-event issues by reviewing crash reconstruction experiences and developing updated requirements on overlapping events and overwriting,
• Data elements and formats to improve meaningfulness and close gaps by considering new data elements, modifications to data element format specifications, deviating recording duration, and focus on functions compared to specific systems,
• EDR for vehicles of category L₁–L₇ to establish relevant EDR requirements by understanding specificities of vehicles of category L₁–L₇ and developing triggering conditions, events, data elements, and survivability requirements.

A study of 24 professional truck drivers investigated how drowsiness develops during real-road driving to test a DDAW system. At night, 17 of 24 drivers reached a KSS level of 8, with average time to reach KSS 8 being 56 minutes. Ten drivers chose to stop or were requested to stop in the sleep-deprived condition. A DDAW recording window of 600 s would fail to capture information relevant to the EDR, whereas time windows of up to one hour could provide important indications of increased driver fatigue.

Proposal to clarify that the EDR volatile memory buffer for last stop trigger activation shall accommodate data related to at least five different stops to be overwritten on a first-in first-out basis, and that data for the most recent stops shall be written to non-volatile memory in a way that does not interfere with the event record related to any other trigger of paragraph 5.3.1.

Proposal, updated with in session comments, to amend Footnote 1 to reference document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, amend para. 6.1.5. to clarify that the exemption for sensors being part of driver assistance systems does not apply to automated driving systems, remove non-exhaustive examples of sensors, replace “disoriented” with “misaligned”, and align terminology to “driver assistance systems”. The exemption for driver assistance systems is retained because their failure does not prevent manual vehicle operation, whereas automated driving systems’ perception equipment forms part of the driving function, and damage to sensing devices may prevent vehicle operation contrary to Regulation No. 42’s objective.

Proposal to insert a new introduction section defining application to vehicles of categories X and Y equipped with an Automated Driving System, to amend para. 6.1.5. to replace “driver assist systems” with “driver assistance systems”, to remove the non-exhaustive list “cameras, radar devices, etc.”, to replace “disoriented” with “misaligned”, and to add provisions clarifying that the exemption for sensor damage does not apply to automated driving systems unless the Automated Driving System performance of the Designed Driving Task is not affected.

Presentation of a method of testing for immunity of vehicles of category M₁ to electromagnetic radiation for Blind Spot Detection (BSD)/Blind Spot Information System (BSIS) as defined in the latest series of amendments to UN R151. EMC immunity test criteria for BSD are added.

Proposal to:

• insert new paragraphs 2.71. to 2.78. defining
  • Position Code,
  • Turn Signal Switch Status,
  • Hazard Warning Signal Switch Status,
  • Hazard Warning Signal Lamp Status,
  • Turn Signal Lamp Status,
  • Gear Positions,
  • Seat-Track Position-1, and
  • Seat-Track Position-2,
• Delete existing data elements for Safety belt status by driver position, Frontal air bag deployment by driver and front passenger, Side air bag deployment by driver and front passenger, and Pretensioner deployment by driver and front passenger,
• Amend Table 1 to replace position-specific safety belt, frontal air bag, side air bag, knee airbag, far-side airbag, pretensioner, and occupant size classification entries with X-Y Position Code entries,
• Add Turn Signal Lamp status, Hazard Warning Signal Lamp Status, Turn Signal Switch Status, Hazard Warning Signal Switch Status, Gear Positions, and Seat-Track Position entries with recording intervals from -5.0 to 0 seconds or -1.0 seconds and sample rates of 2 samples per second.

Proposal to amend para. 5.1.1.3. to adjust the lower vertical datum point from 5 degrees to 4 degrees below the horizontal and update the corresponding figure in Annex 4, Figure 1. This harmonizes the location of the lower datum point with the angle of obstruction requirement in para. 5.1.3., resolving an inconsistency between the allowed area of obstruction and the mandated transparent area of the windscreen.