Proposal to insert new title, amend the Contents page, modify para. 0.1. to add reference to footnote 1 defining vehicle categories, amend paras. 0.3., 0.6., 0.8., 0.8.1., and 0.8.2., insert new para. 0.9. explaining Supplement 4’s introduction of Component and Separate Technical Unit approval routes, amend paras. 1.1. to 1.3. to reflect three-part approval structure, amend and insert paras. 2.1. to 2.37. to define approval types and representative test setup, amend paras. 3.1. to 3.3. to address application procedures for all approval types, amend paras. 4.1. to 4.78. to specify approval grant conditions and marking placement for each type, insert new paras. 5. to 7.2.4.6.2. to establish Part I vehicle specifications and test procedure, Part II installation specifications and test procedure, and Part III Component or Separate Technical Unit specifications and test procedure, amend paras. 78. to 121. for modification and conformity of production, amend Appendix 1 and Annexes 1 to 7, and amend former Annexes 2 and 3 (renumbered as 8 and 9).

Proposal to insert a new title comprising three parts for vehicle approval and component/separate technical unit (STU) approval; amend the contents page; insert new definitions for approval types, vehicle types, components, STUs, and representative test setups; add application and approval procedures for the three approval routes; renumber and restructure paragraphs 5 through 12 as parts I, II, and III; insert new part I specifications for vehicles with moving off information systems; insert new part II specifications and test procedures for vehicles with approved components or STUs; insert new part III specifications and test procedures for components and STUs including detection, control, and human-machine interface requirements; insert new annexes 2 through 7 containing communication and information documents for each approval type; and amend former annexes 2 and 3 renumbered as annexes 8 and 9.

Proposal to insert new title establishing three parts of UN R159 (vehicles with regard to Moving Off Information System, vehicles with regard to installation of approved type systems, and Component or Separate Technical Unit), amend contents and definitions to add Component and Separate Technical Unit approval routes, insert new Part I establishing specifications and test procedures for vehicles, insert new Part II establishing specifications and test procedures for vehicles with approved type systems, insert new Part III establishing specifications and test procedures for Component or Separate Technical Unit types, amend approval provisions to accommodate three approval types, renumber existing paragraphs, and insert new Annexes 1 through 7 with communication and information documents for each approval type.

Proposal to add component and separate technical unit approvals regulatory supplement to UN Regulation No. 158. The changes do not affect stringency and keep current type approvals valid. The proposal replaces the complete regulation text and includes definitions, requirements for close-proximity rear-view mirrors, rear-view camera systems, and detection systems for vehicles of categories M₁–M₃ and N₁–N₃. Field of vision requirements, system activation, driver interface specifications, and test procedures are specified, with backing event duration defined as meeting speed of 16 km/h, distance of 10 meters, or duration of 10 seconds.

Proposal to add Component and Separate Technical Units (STU) approvals regulatory supplement to UN R158 for devices for means of rear visibility or detection. The changes do not affect the content stringency and keep current UN R158 type approvals valid. The proposal replaces the complete UN Regulation text due to the number of changes required, incorporating text merged from Supplements 1 to 6 into the original text, with tracked changes and comments marking modifications outside the direct scope of the SIG-C&STU typical for clarity, corrections or consistency items which shall not affect stringency.

Proposal to consolidate definitions applicable to both Part I and Part II into a single chapter, add component and separate technical unit requirements to Rear-View Camera Systems and Detection Systems, establish requirements for software update references and identification, and merge amendments from Supplements 1–6 into the original text. Current type approvals remain valid. Changes do not affect stringency or content requirements.

Report on a workshop organized by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 25 August 2026 in Brussels to address transparency provisions in UN R43. The workshop discussed current transparency requirements, alternative test procedures for reflection, definitions such as chameleon effect, and amendments to working document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2026/20. Participants agreed transparency provisions are not direction-dependent, confirmed the importance of driver visibility, and noted the absence of measurement procedures or objective criteria for reflection levels. The proposal is to add a footnote to clarify requirements for the driver’s forward field of vision, with future evaluation of whether more objective measurement provisions on reflections are needed.

Agenda for the 29th meeting of the GRSP Task Force on Advanced Vehicle Regulatory Support, scheduled for 5 October 2026. The meeting will address Y-category regulatory framework developments for N1 vehicles, Y-category pedestrian protection under UN R127, UN R42 matters from GRSP-79, Y-category exclusion in UN R134, and other business.

Meeting minutes covering Y-category regulatory framework for N₁ vehicles, a revised version of which was written during the meeting. OICA presented a proposal for UN R127 on Y-category pedestrian protection, which was accepted; measurement data collection according to the proposal is the next step. EC presented a draft on UN R42, with NL proposing additions regarding automated driving systems exemptions and introduction text; EC to update the draft accordingly. UN R134 Y-category exclusion was listed with no discussion recorded.

List of documents for the eightieth session of the Working Party on Passive Safety scheduled for Geneva, 7–11 December 2026. Documents include proposals for:

• Amendment 3 to UN GTR 1,
• A new UN Regulation for M₂ and M₃ vehicles to prevent children being left inside,
• A 05 series of amendments to UN R11,
• A 02 series of amendments to UN R21,
• Supplement 4 to the 06 series of amendments to UN R22,
• A 06 series of amendments to UN R129,
• Supplement 2 to the 03 series of amendments to UN R134,
• Supplement 03 to the 01 series of amendments to UN R145,
• Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN R170,
• A 02 series of amendments to UN R173,
• A new UN Regulation for category N₁ vehicles regarding fuel system integrity and crash compatibility,
• Supplement 3 to the original series of amendments to UN R42,
• Supplement 5 to the 04 series of amendments to UN R127,
• Amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 94, 95, 100, 127, 134, 135, 137, 153, 173, 174 and 184.

Proposal to insert a new introduction section accounting for vehicles of categories X and Y equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS), amend footnote 1 to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, and amend para. 6.1.5. to clarify that the exemption for sensors and driver assistance systems does not apply to vehicles of categories X and Y or automated driving systems unless the ADS performance of the Designated Driving Task is not affected.

Proposal to amend para. 2.3. to clarify that devices mandated by other UN Regulations are not seen as surveillance camera-monitor-recording devices if not explicitly mentioned in the respective other Regulation. The definition has existed since Supplement 2 to the 04 series entered into force on 18 June 2016. Camera-based systems have become widely used for fulfilling reversing motion monitoring requirements of UN R158, creating unintended regulatory overlap. The 07 series of amendments clarified this distinction, but the 06 series did not. The proposal introduces the same clarification into the 06 series and improves legal certainty and consistency across amendment series without introducing new technical requirements or affecting the current level of safety.

Proposal to amend para. 2.7. and Figure 1a to clarify the definition of external original surface, insert new para. 2.10. to define protruding support, insert new para. 2.11. to define opaque obscuration, amend para. 6.1.1.6. to reference the external original surface and Figure 1a, amend para. 6.1.1.9. to specify mounting height requirements for mirrors, insert new para. 6.1.1.10. to establish requirements for protruding supports when the device is in folded position, amend para. 6.2.2.1.4. regarding hardness exemptions for camera and monitor parts, amend para. 6.2.2.1.5. to add exemptions for interior components and clarify CMS requirements, insert new para. 6.2.2.1.6. to clarify CMS mounting height requirements, amend para. 6.3.2. to specify exterior devices not requiring impact testing, amend para. 6.3.2.1.1. and Figure 1c regarding pendulum test rig specifications, amend para. 6.3.2.2.5. to address displacement of impact point, amend para. 12.6. to define ocular reference point, insert new para. 12.10. with a table listing devices not required for overall width determination, amend para. 15.1.4. regarding fields of vision establishment, amend para. 15.2.2.6. regarding projection limits for devices less than 2 m high, amend para. 15.2.4.4.2. and Figure 7 regarding wide-angle view device specifications, amend para. 15.2.4.9.1. to clarify obstruction calculations for Class I devices, amend para. 15.2.4.9.2. to address obstruction limits for Classes II through VII, amend para. 16.1.1.3. to establish overlay requirements, amend para. 16.1.1.3.1. to define safety-related rearward indirect vision information, amend Annex 5 approval mark examples to reflect the 08 series, reorganize transitional provisions in para. 22, delete former para. 22.24., 22.25., 22.31., 22.32., 22.33.6., and 22.33.7., renumber existing transitional provision paragraphs, and insert new para. 22.347. with transitional provisions for the 08 series specifying that as from 1 September 2030, Contracting Parties shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to preceding series first issued after that date, and as from 1 September 2032, shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to any preceding series.

Proposal to amend para. 22.33.5. to expand the list of series of amendments under which type approvals remain valid to include the 02 and 03 series, provided the transitional provisions of the respective preceding series permit it.

Proposal to:

• Amend para. 1.4. to clarify recording obligations when sensors cannot provide data in specified formats,
• Amend para. 2.20. to align terminology with throttle data element,
• Amend para. 2.73. to remove reference to “first” trigger activation,
• Amend para. 5.4.3. to clarify crash test requirements and reference UN Regulations 95 and either 94 or 137,
• Insert new transitional provisions paras. 12.12. through 12.17. establishing acceptance dates for type-approvals with entry into force immediately for 03 series and mandatory acceptance ceasing 1 September 2035 for preceding series,
• Amend Annex 4 Table 1 to add data elements for frontal air bag deployment times (driver and front passenger), pretensioner deployment, occupant size classification, lateral and longitudinal post-crash acceleration, trigger activated, advanced driver distraction

Status report on the Informal Working Group on Event Data Recorder and Data Storage System for Automated Driving. The IWG has developed requirements for UN R157, UN R185/GTR, UN R160, and UN R169. DSSAD activities will be removed from the IWG on EDR/DSSAD and assumed by a new IWG on ADS2, pending WP.29 decision. EDR Step 2 work includes proposals for a 03 Series of Amendments to UN R160 and Supplement 3 to UN R169. EDR Step 3 will consider data survivability, triggering sensitivity, data elements, and EDR for category L vehicles, with a proposal planned for April 2027.

Proposal to:

• Amend para. 1.4. to clarify recording obligations where sensors cannot meet format requirements specified in Annex 4 but data elements are available,
• Amend para. 5.3.1.2. to permit writing Last Stop trigger data to volatile memory accommodating at least five most recent stops on a first-in first-out basis until another trigger occurs or vehicle master control switch is deactivated,
• Amend paras. 2.5., 2.48., and 2.49. for clarity and consistency with UN R160.

Agenda for the 132nd session of the Working Party on General Safety Provisions, scheduled 28 September to 2 October. The session will address amendments to UN R107, UN R43, UN R46, UN R67, UN R110, UN R116, UN R161, UN R162, UN R163, UN R151, UN R158, UN R159, UN R166, UN R121, UN R122, UN R125, UN R0, UN R160, UN R169, UN R58, UN R105, UN R73, UN R39, and UN R58. The session will also cover vehicle automation, periodical technical inspections, driver distraction and drowsiness warning systems, and door open warning systems.

Proposal to amend para. 5.12. to require the manufacturer’s management system encompassing cyber security to comply with the relevant requirements of UN R155 with regard to total distance indicated and total distance values, and to require threat and associated vulnerabilities to be analysed according to the management system with regard to total distance indicated and total distance values, with proportionate mitigations implemented including or equivalent to mitigation 7 referred to in Annex 5, Part B, Table B5, threat 20.4. of UN R155. The proposal aligns odometer anti-tampering and security management requirements with UN R155 and clarifies that mitigating measures must be implemented regardless of risk value assessment.

Proposal to amend para. 2.12. to replace the reference to ISO [CD] 19206-4 with ISO 19206-4:2020 and specify an adult bicyclist target, and amend para. 5.3.2. to replace the reference to ISO [CD] 19206-4:2018 with ISO 19206-4:2020, clarify requirements for demonstrating BSIS performance for smaller bicycles and smaller bicyclists differing by up to 36 per cent from nominal dimensions for the adult bicyclist target through physical testing using a child bicyclist target, simulation sufficiently validated by physical testing, or another documented means sufficiently valid and accurate to establish BSIS performance for a child bicyclist target.

Proposal to amend the table in para. 5.1. to add rows for battery master switch de-energizing electrical systems, thermal shield for endurance braking system, electric power train, vehicle endurance braking, hydrogen fuel cell, and tyre pressure monitoring system; amend para. 5.1.1.8. to 5.1.1.8.2. to modify de-energizing electrical circuits systems requirements and add control device requirements for vehicles equipped with camera monitoring systems according to UN R461; amend para. 5.1.3.5.1. to modify general provisions for electric power train systems; amend para. 5.1.3.6. to modify thermal shield requirements for vehicle endurance braking systems; renumber para. 5.1.3.7. to 5.1.3.6.; amend para. 5.1.3.7.3. to modify shut-off devices requirements for hydrogen containers; insert new para. 5.1.7. to require tyre pressure monitoring systems according to UN R1412; restructure para. 10. transitional provisions to align with WP.29 guidelines and ADR-2027 implementation dates; and amend Annex 2 approval mark models.

Proposal to amend paragraph 5.10 of the Russian version to clarify provisions on the protection of the tank according to collision references for tank integrity, aligning the Russian version with the English and French versions.

Proposal to insert a new introduction para. 0. to account for vehicles of categories X and Y equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS), amend footnote 1 in sections 0. and 1. to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, and amend para. 6.1.5. to clarify that the exemption for damaged driver assistance system sensors does not apply to vehicles of categories X and Y or automated driving systems unless the ADS performance of the DDT is not affected.

Document presents candidate amendments for ADS Regulation Phase 2 addressing Safety Management System and in-service monitoring and reporting. Proposes:

• An emergency recovery plan for fleet-level failures,
• Harmonization of SMS audit provisions and certificate mutual recognition,
• Split of operational and design responsibilities between operators and manufacturers,
• Refinement of occurrence classes with objective measurable criteria,
• Delta-V thresholds for all vehicle categories in scope,
• Extended reporting templates,
• Leading safety performance indicators,
• Confidentiality rules for ISMR data sharing,
• Explicit feedback loops from findings to corrective action and approval review.

Document presents initial considerations for approving Automated Driving Systems as Separate Technical Units under UN R185. It explains how component and STU approvals divide responsibility between suppliers and vehicle manufacturers, provides examples from other regulations such as lighting, tyres, glazing, and fuel systems, and discusses potential benefits and challenges specific to UN R185 application. Benefits include independent audits and avoiding repeated assessments for different vehicle types. Challenges include difficulty splitting requirements, potential information withholding, and unclear legal responsibility. Proposes flexible approaches with shared Safety Management System requirements and validation in vehicles.