Request for authorization to develop an amendment to GTR No. 6 (and thus UN Regulation No. 43) to establish test procedures and performance requirements for panoramic sunroof glazing.

Working draft of the CMS regulatory text marked up to show changes incorporated during each CMS II informal group session, including those for review during session 7.

Proposal to align UN R48 with UN R107 with regard to the automatic activation of hazard warning lights and with UN R19 with regard to the prohibition of the simultaneous use of front fog lamps and other lamps with which the fog lamps are reciprocally incorporated.

Draft proposal to align the provisions of Regulation 26 with the proposed amendments of Regulation 46 (devices for indirect vision) for the replacement of rear-view mirrors by camera monitor systems.

Draft of the formal proposal (working document) for submission to the GRSP.

Draft justifications for eventual inclusion in the amendment proposal submitted to the GRSP.

Draft proposal to align the provisions of Regulation 61 with the proposed amendments to Regulation 46 (devices for indirect vision) for the replacement of rear-view mirrors by camera monitor systems.

Proposal to clarify the wording concerning the prohibition on the obstruction of the driver’s view of the monitor and the definition of the monitor size.

Draft proposal to align the provisions of Regulation 26 with the proposed amendments of Regulation 46 (devices for indirect vision) for the replacement of rear-view mirrors by camera monitor systems.

Proposal to align the UN regulation on frontal impact (UN R94) with the proposed amendment to UN R46 that would enable the type approval of camera-monitor systems in place of rear-view mirrors. The proposal would have exterior CMS treated identically as exterior rear-view mirrors presently are under UN R94.

Proposal to align UN R10 with the amendment to UN R46 that would enable the type approval of camera-monitor systems in place of rear-view mirrors. The amendment would replace the reference to rear-view mirrors with “devices for indirect vision” including CMS.

This proposal of the IGCMS-II amends the provisions on steering equipment according Regulation 79 to include vehicles equipped with devices for indirect vision such as camera-monitor devices. Various steering effort test provisions depend on the turning circle which currently excludes external mirrors. The text is amended to exclude as well external camera’s for camera-monitor devices. The proposal would replace the reference to rear-view mirrors with the term “devices for indirect vision” to encompass exterior CMS devices.

This proposal of the IGCMS-II amends the provisions on the category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction according Regulation 107 to include vehicles equipped with devices for indirect vision such as camera-monitor devices. A folding seat for use by the crew, in position of use and when folded, may not obstruct the driver’s view on the exterior rear-view mirror. This also applies for the view on the monitor used for camera-monitor devices, if fitted.

The present working document incorporates vehicles with conventional propulsion. To adopt all current propulsion systems, like EV’s, the text is modified accordingly by including a reference to the “vehicle master control switch” in addition to the conventional ignition switch.

This study compared and assessed camera-monitor systems and conventional exterior mirrors in test drives and static tests under different external conditions. The assessments include the examination of technical aspects and of issues pertaining to the design of human-machine interaction.

Proposal to align the definition with ISO 9241-302:2008 (rather than ISO 15008:2009 as in the current working draft).

Proposal for availability of use and activation/deactivation provisions for camera-monitor systems.

Russian comments on the working draft of the emergency call systems regulations as it stood following the 6th AECS informal group session (document AECS-02-02/Rev.2).

Draft of the formal proposal (working document) to introduce camera-monitor systems into UN R46 for submission to the GRSP.

Proposal to add an automatic emergency call systems tell-tale to UN R121.

Comments on document AECS-02-02/Rev.2.

Revised list of open issues pursuant to the 3rd MVC informal group session.

Proposal to define a reduced vision zone I for vehicles of categories M and N other than M₁.

This proposal aims to enable the use of thick glass panes for multiple glazed units which, in turn, requires exempting such configurations from the head-form test.

Proposal by the Informal Group on Camera-Monitor Systems (IGCMS-II) to introduce the optional replacement of mirrors of Classes I to IV by camera-monitor systems.

Proposal to correct the numbering of chapter 18 following the introduction of provisions for automatic valves.

Proposal to regulate the direction of discharging the pressure relief devices of CNG containers.

UN R116 specifies operating voltages and voltage limits. Current technology and intelligent battery management systems allow for precise control and definition of these parameters. This includes “intelligent” operating ranges in order to optimize energy management (CO2 emission reduction). Fixed operating voltage ranges are therefore unnecessary or even may hinder efforts for CO2 emission reduction in the future. This proposal would allow varying operating voltage ranges according to the battery technology used to remove this restriction impact such advanced designs.

Proposal to treat camera-monitor systems the same as rear-view mirrors under UN R26 in view of the amendment to UN R46 to enable the replacement of rear-view mirrors by CMS (i.e., document GRSG/2015/2).

Proposal to insert performance requirements for the installation of odometers on vehicles.

Proposal to add anti-fraud provisions and test procedures to the Belgian proposal to include odometers under UN R39 (i.e., document GRSG/2015/15).

Proposal to modify UN R125 in line with the proposed amendment to UN R46 (indirect vision) that introduces the use of camera-monitor systems (CMS) in place of rear-view mirrors (i.e., document GRSG/2015/2). This proposal is part of a package of proposals to amend the UN Regulations impacted by the amendment to UN R46 and would extend the provisions for rear-view mirrors to CMS devices.

Proposal to align UN Regulation No. 10 with the proposed amendments to Regulation No. 46 (document GRSG/2015/2) to enable the replacement rear-view mirrors by camera-monitor systems. This proposal is also subject to the consent of the Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling (GRE).

Proposal to ensure that all devices for indirect vision, including exterior cameras, are covered by UN R61. This proposal is part of a package of proposals to update various regulations impacted by the proposed amendment to enable the replacement of rear-view mirrors by camera-monitor systems.

Proposal to adapt UN R79 in line with the proposed addition of camera-monitor systems to UN R46 (indirect vision). UN R79 refers to external mirrors in test procedures involving the vehicle turning circle. This proposal replaces the reference to mirrors with a broader reference to “indirect vision devices” that includes CMS.

Proposal to align UN R94 with the draft amendment to add camera-monitor systems to UN R46 (i.e., document GRSG/2015/2). Under UN R94, the measurement for the 40% overlap between the vehicle and crash barrier excludes external rear-view mirrors. This proposal would extend the same treatment where the mirror has been replaced by an exterior camera.

UN R107 includes a provision to prevent a folding seat used by the crew from obstructing the view of the exterior rear-view mirror. In light of the proposed amendment to introduce camera-monitor systems into UN R46 (indirect vision), this proposal would extend the same treatment to CMS used in the place of rear view mirrors.

The text prepared by the informal group of experts on Regulation No. 55 to introduce amendments on the test procedure and installation of couplings belonging to classes K and L.

Proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices.

Proposal for a new paragraph 7.6.5.2. in Annex 3 to clarify that deactivation of emergency controls at speeds lower than 5 km/h should be permitted taking into consideration that the opening in emergency is ensured according to the provisions of paragraph 7.6.5.1. Paragraph 7.6.5.2. is renumbered and amended to correct the speed at which the control has to be reactivated. The amended paragraphs align the requirements to those on overnight-locking systems.

Proposal to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches upon detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment.

Proposal to amend document AECS-02-02/Rev.2, including paragraph 6 of Part I from the proposal by CLEPA. This proposal aims to clarify the approval process of a type of AECD according to Part I and the installation in a vehicle according to Part II where mutual (overlapping) functions/verifications are part of the approval to either Part I ór Part II. This proposal includes the verification ‘AECD information and warning signal’ only. The same should apply for other possible verifications like ‘emergency call control assessment‘ after the group made a final decision what verifications to include in which Part(s).

Proposal to amend document AECS-02-02/Rev.2, including paragraph 6 of Part I from the proposal by CLEPA. This proposal aims to clarify the approval process of a type of AECD according to Part I and the installation in a vehicle according to Part II where mutual (overlapping) functions/verifications are part of the approval to either Part I ór Part II. This proposal includes the verification ‘AECD information and warning signal’ only. The same should apply for other possible verifications like ‘emergency call control assessment‘ after the group made a final decision what verifications to include in which Part(s).

EC comments (in green) on the working draft regulation text.

Draft text for testing of navigation module under the draft Automatic Emergency Call Systems regulation.

Reference prepared by the WP.29 secretariat

Working draft of the proposed regulation following changes made during the 7th session of the AECS informal working group.

Proposal to add a telltale and symbols for “Accident Emergency Call System (AECS)”.

Amendments to document GRSG/2015/2 as agreed during the 8th CMS II informal working group session.

Expanded version of the earlier information in document R55-08-13.

KBA has noticed that class H50 couplings are not defined and so proposes to add this class and definitions to UN R55.

Reformatted working draft text prepared by the informal group on UN Regulation No. 55 to introduce provisions for agricultural couplings and related applications.

UN R55 Revision 2 draft as amended by GRRF/2014/28 (GRRF/2015/7, Supplement 4 to the 01 series), GRRF/2015/14, and R55-08-05.

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.

Proposal to amend the scope and clarify the transitional provisions to avoid misinterpretations for the installation of side-facing seats in category M3 vehicles. The proposal exempts vehicles exceeding 10 tonnes from the prohibition on side-facing seat provided the seat meet conditions specified in the 03 series of amendments to the Regulation.

Questions and proposals concerning the draft provisions government block out and reacquisition of global navigation satellite signals.

Update on the TRL project to support the EC in developing type approval test procedures, including for in-vehicle systems.

Proposal for improvements to marking provisions and changes to high-strength steel specifications pursuant to the deliberations of the Japanese ’Study Group for CNG Cylinders/LNG Tanks’, a stakeholder expert group.

Proposal to correct an oversight by aligning the “alternative procedures” provisions of the regulation with the previously adopted amendment of the regulation that raised the rear-impact speed to between 48 and 52 km/h (03 series of amendments).

Working draft amendment to UN R55 from the Informal Group on Amendments to UN R55.01.

Working draft proposal from the informal group on Regulation No. 55 to update the provisions concerning Class K hook-type couplings when coupled with class L toroidal drawbar eyes.

Class S couplings refer to non-standard national/regional couplings that remain in use despite the broad trend towards harmonization around an agreed set of couplings specifically covered by other UN R55 classes. The aim of this proposal is to tighten and clarify the requirements for such couplings while discouraging the development of new non-standard Class S couplings (such that new designs would result in new classes if needed).

Proposal to clarify and refine the draft amendments proposed in document GRSG/2015/17 “Proposal for the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 58”.

Proposal to clarify the specification of the abrasion test machine.

Proposal to clarify the requirements concerning the height of steps in vehicles which comply with Annex 8.

Password-protected copy of ISO standard 16505: Road Vehicles — Ergonomic and performance aspects of Camera Monitor Systems — Requirements and test procedures. Participants in GRSG work may contact the GRSG secretariat for access.

Report from the meeting of the Small Group for definition of Formulas and Test procedure for agricultural towing devices.

Amendments from the CMS II informal group to the draft provisions that would allow the optional replacement of mirrors of Classes I to IV by camera-monitor systems.

Proposal to add information reporting requirements for type approval of camera-monitor systems of classes I to IV to the proposal for a Supplement to the 04 series of amendments to UN R46 (document GRSG/2015/2).

Paper from the Electronic Displays Conference held in Nuremberg during the 25-26 February 2015.

Proposal from the GRSG secretariat to correct the definition of “Odometer” in documents GRSG/2015/15 and GRSG/2015/16.

This proposal aims to clarify that surveillance mirrors can be mounted below 2 meters from the ground when integrated in a housing including one or several mirrors of classes II or III.

Document GRSG/2015/9 would amend the provisions of UN R10 on electromagnetic compatibility to include camera-monitor devices newly defined under UN R46. This proposal aims to clarify that the amendment applies only to regulated devices for indirect vision (UN R46) so as not to be confused with other devices for indirect vision already included within the scope of UN R10.

Document GRSG/2015/8 proposes to amend the provisions on forward field of vision of drivers in UN R125 to promote and to support the installation of camera-monitor devices on vehicles of category M1. This proposal would clarify that the amendment only applies to regulated devices for indirect vision.

Proposal to amend document GRSG/2015/17 which would introduce higher stringency levels for rear underrun protection devices.

Proposal to correct certain omissions in the text and to simplify the transitional provisions proposed in document GRSG/2015/17 which would increase the stringency of the rear underrun protection device requirements.

UN Regulations Nos. 58 and 73 contain exemptions which can be applied by an approval authority and we are concerned that a vehicle which is correctly approved using such an exemption cannot then be required to have an RUPD or sideguards. The UK seeks the views of GRSG on how the wording of the exemptions may be improved to ensure that as many vehicles as possible are fitted with RUPD and sideguards.

Proposal to redefine the measurement criteria for determining appropriate seat spacing in order to address observed cases where adequate spacing is not achieved even though the current criteria are fulfilled. The type approval authorities of the member states of the European Union (TAAM) discussed the proper interpretation of the text of the Regulation in the case of seats with a central recess (sunken area) and decided that the text of the Regulation needed to be modified in order to provide an adequate method to measure the H dimension.

Incident reports confirm that occupants of exposed seats have been thrown forward during heavy braking or vehicle impact conditions, often sustaining head injuries from contact with the vehicle floor or other hard structure. Seats particularly affected are those located immediately to the rear of an open wheelchair or buggy space. This proposal aims to reduce this risk by extending existing requirements for exposed seats adjacent to step wells to apply to other exposed seats where there is a risk of the occupant being thrown forward.

Proposal to enable the use of autonomous CNG heaters for the heating of engines before the vehicle is in service.

An accident occurred where an N1 security vehicle fatally injured a child who was crossing the entrance to a supermarket car park. The vehicle had been modified from the original specification of the manufacturer by the removal of the side windows and the fitting of plastic glazing on both sides of the driver’s cab area, and a frame of strengthening material fitted to the replacement glazing. This reduced the side vision for the driver of the vehicle. Since UN R125 applies to M1 vehicles, the UK seeks guidance from GRSG on the application of UN R125 provisions to N1 vehicles.

Proposal to limit reporting requirements to the tested (or parent) vehicles in the type approval communication form by deleting the requirement to communicate CO2 emissions and power figures for each specific vehicle0. For vehicle types where the retrofit system is qualified (i.e. other than parent vehicles), the current model requires the communication of a calculated CO2 factor as well as of the specific CO2 emissions in natural gas mode. Since the specific CO2 emissions in gas mode are calculated by applying the CO2 factor to the emissions in petrol mode, communication of only the CO2 factor is sufficient to establish the CO2 emissions in gas mode of any vehicle type, when required.

OICA comments expressing opposition to the proposed measures to combat odometer fraud in the used vehicle market.

India comments raising concerns over the feasibility of the proposal to combat odometer fraud in used car sales.

Proposal to update requirements for numeric/digital displays.

Proposal to exclude M and N1 vehicles from the close-proximity field of vision requirements pursuant to the establishment of the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal for corrections to the text.

OICA concerns regarding the proposal to introduce fire suppression systems for buses and coaches upon detection of fire in the engine and/or heater compartment (document GRSG/2014/6/Rev.1).

Proposal to establish an informal working group to consolidate existing amendments to UN Regulation No. 110 in light of technical progress of other gaseous fuel regulations and standards and, where necessary, amend the Regulation to promote improved clarity and harmonization.

Proposal to require an exterior protection on cylindrical gas tanks. Under the current regulation, such exterior protection may be fitted at the discretion of the manufacturer. The intention is to increase protection against corrosion of cylinders in response to a corroded cylinder explosion in Germany.

Proposal to align the draft 03 series (document WP.29/2014/65) with other UN Regulations and Indian standards by specifying the upper weight threshold of the total permissible mass of M1 and N1 vehicles of 2.5 tonnes (rather than the current 2.8 tonnes).