UN R73 Supplement 3 (01 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 73 (ECE R73) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of: I. Vehicles with regard to their lateral protection devices (LPD) II. Lateral protection devices (LPD) III. Vehicles with regard to the installation of LPD of an approved type according to Part II of this Regulation.

UN R73 — Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments

Supplement 2 → 3

Adopted at the WP.29 199th sessionEntry into force not yet known

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What changed: New paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.2. add an Introduction on vehicles of categories X and Y and on vehicles with an ADS.
In a vehicle without “driver/manual driving controls”, provisions related to them must not be taken into account, unless this amendment already covers them.
For vehicles with an ADS other than categories X and Y, special provisions or exemptions do not apply in manual or automated driving mode.
Why: Supplement 3 is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y, and ADS vehicles with a manual mode operating above 6 km/h.
The Regulation was originally drafted for vehicles with a driver and manual driving controls.
The amendment intends to extend the application of the Regulation to vehicles without a driver and without manual driving controls inside the vehicle.

Q1What changed6 changes

New Introduction: the purpose of Supplement 3 (paras 0. and 0.1.)

New paragraph 0. adds an Introduction to the Regulation. Paragraph 0.1. says that Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y. It is also introduced to take into account vehicles with an Automated Driving System (ADS) and a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h. Before this supplement, the Regulation had no paragraph 0.

Introduction

Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y, as well as vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h which are equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS).

Vehicles without a driver and manual driving controls, and ADS vehicles other than categories X and Y (paras 0.1.1. and 0.1.2.)

Paragraph 0.1.1. says that the Regulation was originally drafted for vehicles with a driver and manual driving controls. The amendment intends to keep the spirit of the Regulation. It also intends to extend the application of the Regulation to vehicles without a driver and without manual driving controls inside the vehicle. In a vehicle without “driver/manual driving controls”, provisions related to them must not be taken into account, unless this amendment already covers them. Paragraph 0.1.2. is about vehicles equipped with an ADS other than vehicles of categories X and Y. For these vehicles, special provisions or exemptions do not apply in manual or automated driving mode.

The Regulation was originally drafted for vehicles with driver and manual driving controls. It is the intention of this amendment to keep the spirit of the regulation and to extend its application to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls inside the vehicle. In the absence of driver/manual driving controls in the vehicle, provisions related to them shall not be taken into account if not already covered by this amendment.

In case of vehicles equipped with an ADS other than vehicles of categories X and Y, in manual or automated driving mode, special provisions or exemptions do not apply.

References to R.E.3 in footnotes 1 and 2 (paras 1. and 5.3.4.1.)

Footnote 1 to paragraph 1. now gives document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8 for the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.). Before, it gave document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.2. It now also gives the web address https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions. Footnote 2 to paragraph 5.3.4.1. no longer lists the distinguishing numbers of the Contracting Parties. It now says that Annex 3 to R.E.3, document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, reproduces these numbers.

As defined in the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.2, para. 2 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8 - https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions

1 for Germany, 2 for France, 3 for Italy, 4 for the Netherlands, 5 for Sweden, 6 for Belgium, 7 for Hungary, 8 for the Czech Republic, 9 for Spain, 10 for Serbia, 11 for the United Kingdom, 12 for Austria, 13 for Luxembourg, 14 for Switzerland, 15 (vacant), 16 for Norway, 17 for Finland, 18 for Denmark, 19 for Romania, 20 for Poland, 21 for Portugal, 22 for the Russian Federation, 23 for Greece, 24 for Ireland, 25 for Croatia, 26 for Slovenia, 27 for Slovakia, 28 for Belarus, 29 for Estonia, 30 (vacant), 31 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 32 for Latvia, 33 (vacant), 34 for Bulgaria, 35 (Kazakhstan), 36 for Lithuania, 37 for Turkey, 38 (vacant), 39 for Azerbaijan, 40 for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 41 (vacant), 42 for the European Union (Approvals are granted by its Member States using their respective ECE symbol), 43 for Japan, 44 (vacant), 45 for Australia, 46 for Ukraine, 47 for South Africa, 48 for New Zealand, 49 for Cyprus, 50 for Malta, 51 for the Republic of Korea, 52 for Malaysia, 53 for Thailand, 54 and 55 (vacant), 56 for Montenegro, 57 (vacant) and 58 for Tunisia. Other numbers shall be assigned to other countries in the chronological order in which they ratify or accede to the Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these Prescriptions, and the numbers thus assigned shall be communicated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the Contracting Parties to the Agreement.The distinguishing numbers of the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement are reproduced in Annex 3 to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, Annex 3 - https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions

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Q2Why it changed

Proposed by: Expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands on behalf of the Task Force on Automated Vehicles Regulatory Screening (TF-AVRS)
Working party: GRSG, 131st session (April 2026)

Reasons

Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y. It is also introduced to take into account vehicles with an ADS and a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h.
Sources (2)
“Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y”
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/165para. 0.1.
“as well as vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h which are equipped with an Automated Driving System (ADS)”
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/165para. 0.1.
The Regulation was originally drafted for vehicles with a driver and manual driving controls. The amendment intends to keep the spirit of the Regulation. It also intends to extend the application of the Regulation to vehicles without a driver and without manual driving controls inside the vehicle.
Sources (2)
“The Regulation was originally drafted for vehicles with driver and manual driving controls.”
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/165para. 0.1.1.
“It is the intention of this amendment to keep the spirit of the regulation and to extend its application to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls inside the vehicle.”
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/165para. 0.1.1.

Document trail

—ProposalGRSG-131-26TF-AVRS proposal for Supplement 3 to the 01 series
—Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/110Session report, para. 37
2026-04Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/165Text that GRSG 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

For a vehicle without “driver/manual driving controls”, list the provisions related to them. Then find which of them this amendment already covers (para. 0.1.1.).
For vehicles with an ADS other than categories X and Y, do not plan for special provisions or exemptions. This applies in manual or automated driving mode (para. 0.1.2.).

Component supplier

Ask the vehicle manufacturer if the vehicle has “driver/manual driving controls”, because paragraph 0.1.1. depends on this.

Technical service / Approval authority

For a vehicle without “driver/manual driving controls”, check which related provisions this amendment already covers (para. 0.1.1.). Paragraph 0.1.1. says that the other related provisions must not be taken into account.
For vehicles with an ADS other than categories X and Y, check that no special provisions or exemptions are applied. This applies in manual or automated driving mode (para. 0.1.2.).
Use Annex 3 to R.E.3, document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, for the distinguishing numbers of the Contracting Parties.

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