United Nations WP29 to establish standards for battery replacement type EVs The United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) has reached an agreement to establish international standards for battery replacement type electric vehicles (EVs) based on a proposal from Japan. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is likely to lead the discussion. The WP29 plans to first establish standards for ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/16

e rear of electric buses. The main requirements for the label will be a width of 110 mm or more, and a height of 80 mm or more. The introduction of the label in Japan is based on the adaptation of the international standard by the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29). (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on January 15, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/15

Japan’s Logistics and Road Transport Bureau Director-General values role for establishment of UN ACPE standards Mr. Hirohisa Tsuruta, Director General of Logistics and Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, held a general meeting, and commented about an agreement made by the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) on the establishment of international standards for “a...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/10

the last ten years submitted about 7,000 test reports to the MLIT. Then, the MLIT held a rare press conference and rebuked the criticism. The officials insisted that the Japanese certification process conforms with the UN standards under the “World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29)” in which most major countries in the world participate, therefore, the automakers must comply with them. Before the press conference, however...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/08

d to include all new and existing vehicle models except motorcycles and special vehicles. The Ministry will revise part of road transport vehicle safety standards on September 20. The revision will reflect an agreement made by the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) in March 2024 on the revision of lighting installation regulations (No. 48). The new standards will be applied to new passenger car models from ...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/01

United Nations WP29 agrees on autonomous vehicle safety and battery durability standards Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on July 2 that the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) held a meeting in Switzerland at the end of June, and established international standards for “safety guidelines for autonomous vehicles” and “battery durability for electric and other ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/03

AWS offers free access to reference material for cyber security measures Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) announced that it has started to offer free access to “WP29 Cybersecurity-compatible AWS Reference,” a reference material for automotive cyber security measures, together with its partner companies, Hitachi Systems, Ltd. (Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo), SCSK Corporation, Trend Micro Incorporated, and VicOne Inc. (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo). AWS assumes ...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/20

commercial electric vehicles (EVs) using replaceable batteries, which will hold a first meeting in Tokyo on January 31. The new organization’s first objective is to start discussions about battery-replaceable EV standards at the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29). Its members include the MLIT, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of the Environment, the National Agency for Automobile ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/29

t and Tourism will dramatically tighten its “real driving emissions (RDE) test” regulation for the vehicle model accreditation of diesel engine passenger cars. The revision will reflect the new 168 regulation adopted by the United Nation’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29), and will raise the RDE regulation value for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to almost the same level of the bench driving emission test regulati...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/11

WP29 agrees on mandatory fitment of EDRs for heavy-duty vehicles The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) said the United Nations (UN) standards regarding ”Event Data Recorders (EDRs) for heavy-duty vehicles,” for which Japan had led the discussion, was agreed to become a new UN regulation at the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) held by the UN in Switzerland. The new rules are expe...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/22

Vitesco Technologies to supply power domain controllers for 2023 Zeekr 001 Vitesco Technologies announced that it will supply the 2023 Zeekr 001 with its PDCU100 power domain controller. The power domain controller adopts Vitesco’s latest software module and dedicated chip. It supports up to functional safety level ASIL C and meets UNECE WP29 Automotive Cybersecurity Regulation. One single power domain controller platform caters to the needs of...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/27

rds of vehicles weighing 3.5 tons or less, including the addition of particle number (PN) standards. The revisions will take effect on October 8, 2022. The revision reflects the agreement made at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) to revise international emission standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles. Japan’s new exhaust emission standards will be applied to the ...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/13

ates the details of the safety standards for road transport vehicles will be revised in late June and applied to new models from July 1. Domestic standards in Japan will be revised based on the agreement on the revised bill at the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) in November in 2021, in which UN regulations expanded the scope of international standards for autonomous driving systems (low speed ALKS) of 60...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/16

y platform (vulnerability management, compliance validation) to Indian OEMs and component manufacturers. By making the Cybellum platform available, Steelbird will enable automobile manufacturers to develop and design systems with end-to-end compliance to global cybersecurity standards such as UNECE WP29R155. Based on Multiple sources...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/01

WP29 approves international standard for noise and tires "Japan-led proposal" International standards for warnings when reversing and additional noise regulations were approved at the noise and tire expert meeting for the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) under the umbrella of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. In each case, a researcher at the National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory (NTSEL) of...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/25

he life cycle of vehicles. From July 2022, in order to receive accreditations for new car models, automakers will be required to prepare cyber-security management systems (CSMS) that support the UNR155 regulation adopted by the United Nations’ World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29). Renesas aims to establish a CSMS required by the UNR155 by developing products that are compliant with the ISO/SAE 21434 standards. (From an ar...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/14

cuation in the event of large-scale emergencies such as earthquakes and floods, in order to secure the safety of people who use vehicles for evacuation. The ministry will promote international standardization of communication devices through the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29), which unifies international technical standards related to automobiles and environment. As for automotive communication systems, Toyota Motor C...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/29

mergency cases while the vehicle has the ability to maintain a minimum safe distance from vehicles ahead of it and to keep a lane. The ministry said the safety standards was based on findings of autonomous driving study and opinions from the World Forum for the harmonization of vehicle regulations (WP29), the automobile industry, and the academic society. (multiple sources on January 7, 2020)...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/08

collision damage mitigation brakes) will be established at the beginning of 2020. Mandatory installation of AEBSs is likely to start as early as 2022. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) announced on February 12 that the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations’ (WP29) subcommittee on autonomous driving has approved new draft UN standards for AEBSs. The establishment of international AEBS standards has been dis...

News  Updated at: 2019/02/14

rism announced that it has introduced new international standards for autonomous driving technology, with specifics on lane keeping assist and other functions. In response to the revised R79 regulations on steering systems by the United Nations' World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP29), relevant domestic ministerial ordinances and notifications have been revised and reflected in the laws and regulations of Japan. The newly intr...

News  Updated at: 2017/10/11