UN R133 Supplement 2 (00 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 133 (ECE R133) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability.
UN R133 — Supplement 2 to the 00 series of amendments
Supplement 1 → 2
- What changed
- In footnotes 1, 2 and 3, the reference to R.E.3 is now to document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8.
- Why
- The proposal introduces changes that are necessary to include vehicles with Automated Driving Systems in the existing Regulation.
- The references to R.E.3 are updated to include vehicles equipped with an ADS in the scope.
Q1What changed3 changes
References to R.E.3 in footnotes 1 and 2 (paras. 1.1. and 2.1.)
Footnote 1 to paragraph 1.1. refers to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.) and now gives document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8. Before this supplement, it gave paragraph 2 of document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.3. Footnote 2 to paragraph 2.1. refers to R.E.3 and now gives document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8. Before this supplement, it gave paragraph 1 of document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.3. Both footnotes now give the address https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions.
Reference for the distinguishing numbers in footnote 3 (para. 5.1.1.)
Footnote 3 to paragraph 5.1.1. says that the distinguishing numbers of the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement are in Annex 3 to R.E.3. It now gives document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8 and the address https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions. Before this supplement, it gave document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 3.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Task Force on Automated Vehicles Regulations Screening (AVRS)
- Working party
- GRPE, 94th session (March 2026)
Reasons
The proposal introduces changes that are necessary to include vehicles with Automated Driving Systems in the existing Regulation.
Source
“The document introduces changes required to incorporate vehicles with Automated Driving Systems into the existing Regulation.”
The references to R.E.3 are updated to include vehicles equipped with an ADS in the scope. Revision 8 of R.E.3 introduces vehicle categories X and Y. Vehicles of these categories cannot be driven manually above 6 km/h.
Sources (2)
“References to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.) are updated to include ADS equipped vehicles in the scope.”
“Vehicle categories X and Y are introduced in Revision 8 of R.E.3, prepared by the Task Force on Automated Vehicle Categorisation (TF-AVC) under GRSG and GRVA, and are not capable to be driven manually above 6 km/h.”
Document trail
- 2026-01ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/21Proposal by the Task Force on AVRS
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/94GRPE session report, para. 44
- 2026-04Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/151Text that GRPE sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- —Amended in sessionWP.29-199-10Amendments for the AC.1 vote, reproduced in Annex VI of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1192
- 2026-06-24WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1192Adopted at the 199th session (session report, para. 103)
- PendingIn forceDate not yet known
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- No direct action for this role.
Component supplier
- No direct action for this role.
Technical service / Approval authority
- No direct action for this role.
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