The pending Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement opens the way for virtual or simulation testing for use in type approvals. This presentation considers the proposed amendment and its application to mechanical coupling approvals.

Working draft proposal of the informal group on UN Regulation No. 55 to introduce amendments on:
(a) Requirements on remote indication;
(b) Availability of information on coupling fixing points for A50X couplings;
(c) On lateral strength of drawbars;
(d) Includes a new class definition for fully automatic drawbar couplings.

Proposal by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) to amend the proposal by Germany that increases the stringency of the UN R58 rear underrun performance requirements. This proposal would delete the labeling provision (para. 16.7) in the German proposal (document GRSG/2015/17).

Draft proposal by the informal group on UN Regulation No. 55 to introduce amendments concerning coupling applications in multi-vehicle combinations.

Note to inform WP.29 that the ITU-T SG12 has started work on “Speech communication requirements for emergency calls originating from vehicles”. The anticipated recommendation would include use cases, requirements, and associated test methods for the speech communication for emergency call communication originating from vehicles using a dedicated emergency call system. The latest draft 4 of this Recommendation is attached to this “liaison statement” (see document AECS-08-03).

OICA comments on the draft text introducing camera-monitor systems (CMS) provisions.

Proposal to clarify the scope and the application of the regulation. The proposal clarifies that the regulations applies to “the burning behaviour of electric cables and cable sleeves or cable conduits used in the vehicle” and it updates the reference to paragraph 5.22. of ISO 6722-1:2011.