UN R94 — Supplement 2 to the 05 series of amendments

New section 0. says that the Regulation is amended to account for vehicles of category X. New paragraph 1.2. says that the Regulation does not apply to vehicles of category Y. The existing scope text now has the number 1.1. Without a driver or manual driving controls in the vehicle, related provisions must not be taken into account, unless this amendment already covers them. For vehicles with an ADS other than category X, no special provisions or exemptions apply in the manual driving mode. In a mode where an ADS feature is active, the relevant ADS requirements apply.

In the title, in Annex 1 and in the Annex 2 model A text, “protection of the occupants” is now “protection of the occupants, fuel system integrity and protection against electrical shock”. In paragraph 3.1., the application for approval now also covers the fuel system integrity and the protection against electrical shock. The Annex 2 example now also refers to the 05 series of amendments instead of the 04 series.

Footnote 1 of sections 0. and 1. now refers to the definitions in R.E.3, document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.8, instead of Rev.7. For the AC.1 vote, WP.29 also removed “, para. 2.” after the document number and changed the web link of this footnote. The footnote of paragraph 4.4.1. on the distinguishing numbers of the Contracting Parties now refers to Rev.8/Amend.3 instead of Rev.7/Amend.3.

The definition of “Vehicle width” (para. 2.3.) now also excludes sensors for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and sensors for Automated Driving Systems. In item (b) of paragraph 2.6., for vehicles of category X, the "R" point of the most forward outboard passenger seat replaces the driver's R-point. For vehicles of category X, paragraphs 5.3.1. and 5.3.2. now take the "R" point of the most forward passenger seat instead of the driver's.

Paragraphs 5.2.3.1. and 5.2.4.2. and Annex 3, paragraph 1.4.3.5.2., now also cover automatically activated door locking systems that the ADS can de-activate. In paragraph 5.2.2., the limits on residual steering wheel displacement now do not apply to vehicles without manual driving controls inside the vehicle. Paragraph 6.1. now covers airbag assemblies intended to protect occupants, not “the driver and occupants other than the driver”. Compliance can now also be shown with UN Regulation No. 16, 09 series, or with UN Regulation No. 173, not only with the 08 series. As before, this applies from 1 September 2020 for new vehicle types.

In Annex 3, paragraph 1.3., new text says that the manufacturer must propose the tested side for vehicles of category X. For vehicles of category X, the manufacturer must also give the approval authority information on the proposed side’s performance against the opposite side. For vehicles of category X, the Technical Service must decide to test the side considered to be the least favourable. For the AC.1 vote, WP.29 changed the amendment to Annex 3, paragraph 1.4.3.11.1.: the sentence on bench seats moves to a new paragraph. For vehicles of category X, this new paragraph uses the "H" point of the most forward outboard passenger’s place, not the driver's.

For vehicles of category X, the outer passenger dummies’ plane of symmetry (para. 1.2.3.) must be vertical and parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal centreline. For vehicles of category X, paragraph 2.4.1. sets the same rule for the midsagittal plane of the passenger dummies. Paragraph 1.2.3. uses the Y-coordinate of the R-points, and paragraph 2.4.1. that of the R-point, as defined by the manufacturer. New paragraphs 2.2.3., 2.3.3. and 2.6.3. give the positions of the passengers’ upper arms, palms and feet for vehicles of category X. The amendment numbers the palms paragraph 2.3.2., but that number already exists; a footnote explains the number 2.3.3. used here. Paragraph 2.4.2. adds: in vehicles with individual seats and no driver's seat, the passenger dummies’ midsagittal plane must be vertical and on the seat centreline.