The Electric Vehicles and the Environment Informal Working Group held its 97th session on May 19, 2026. Discussions addressed UN GTR 22/25 including Norwegian EV demographics, a proposed Readiness Monitor concept for State of Certified Energy activities, and OICA terminology amendments replacing “monitor” with “assessment of virtual distance” in Part C. The group reviewed Phase 4 priorities for UN GTR 21 and UN GTR 25, including Minimum Performance Requirements, conditioning cycles, and lifetime requirements addressing disconnects between mileage and year thresholds. The next session is scheduled for June 16–17, 2026.

This document lists the decisions taken during the GRVA session in Montreal. These decisions will be formally considered and likely adopted during a session on 23 June in Geneva.

Proposal to:

• Amend Introduction para. 17 to clarify DCAS development based on current technology and data
• Amend para. 2.11 to delete “the” before “travel”
• Insert new para. 2.28.1. defining “Highway-like road” with characteristics including at least two lanes, designated speed limit of at least 80 km/h, physical separation dividing opposite traffic, and absence of at-grade pedestrian crossings, rail crossings, or road intersections
• Amend para. 5.3.5.1 to specify system shall leave active mode with exception of driver unavailability response
• Amend para. 5.3.7.1.4 to delete “the” before “front tyre”
• Amend para. 5.3.7.2.1.1 to change “detected” to “deemed” and specify disengagement duration of more than 2s
• Insert new para. 5.3.7.2.1.13 requiring manufacturer to describe system behaviour if driver detected disengaged during manoeuvre
• Amend para. 5.3.7.2.3.1 to delete requirements reference and require sufficient time for driver confirmation
• Amend para. 5.3.7.2.5.3.1 to add “or highway-like road” to highway operation requirements
• Delete para. 5.3.7.2.4.3 and renumber paras. 5.3.7.2.4.4 to 5.3.7.2.4.11 as 5.3.7.2.4.3 to 5.3.7.2.4.10
• Amend para. 5.3.7.3.1 to reference systems driver unavailability response and RMF requirements of 04 series UN R79
• Amend para. 5.3.7.3.3 to specify system capable of lane changes during driver unavailability response in compliance with RMF requirements
• Amend para. 5.5.4.2.2.3 to renumber and require warning strategies prioritize simultaneously activated emergency assistance systems
• Amend paras. 5.5.4.2.5.2 and 5.5.4.2.5.2.1 to specify visual disengagement criteria, dashboard consideration limited to 3 seconds, and visual re-engagement duration of at least 200 milliseconds
• Amend para. 5.5.4.2.6.5 to allow HOR withholding on highway-like roads at speeds up to 130 km/h and require verification of road characteristics for at least 500 m or 30 seconds, demonstration of safe cyclist operation, and HOR at least 7s before end of highway-like road
• Amend paras. 5.5.4.2.7 and 5.5.4.2.7.1 to add assessment of gaze direction changes and insert new para. 5.5.4.2.7.1
• Amend para. 6.2.4.1 to permit deviation from assessment at speeds up to 60 km/h with manufacturer explanation to Type Approval Authority
• Amend para. 14.2 to change “definitely” to “definitively”
• Amend Annex 1 to add para. 6.4.1 for system capability of withholding HORs on highway-like roads
• Delete Annex 3 paras. 2.15 and 2.16 defining “Highway” and “Non-Highway”
• Amend Annex 3 para. 3.1.1 to change “definitely” to “definitively”
• Renumber Annex 3 para. 3.5.7 to 3.4.5 and amend to require system information strategy

Proposal to amend GRVA/2026/16, based on GRVA-25-46. Insert new Introduction paragraph 17 regarding DCAS technology development and continuous review; amend paragraph 2.11. to define Target Lane; amend paragraph 5.3.5.1. to specify system boundary detection and feature transition requirements; amend paragraph 5.3.7.1.4. regarding steering support at boundary conditions; amend paragraph 5.3.7.2.1.1. to clarify driver disengagement detection timing; insert new paragraph 5.3.7.2.1.13. regarding manufacturer description of system behaviour during driver disengagement; amend paragraph 5.3.7.2.3.1. regarding driver confirmation time; amend paragraph 5.3.7.3.1. concerning risk mitigation function compliance; amend paragraph 5.3.7.5.1.1.2. regarding headway configuration notification; insert footnote 3 defining initiation of powertrain; amend paragraph 5.5.3.1. to clarify system off mode default status; amend paragraph 5.5.4.1.1. removing reference to system-initiated manoeuvres; amend paragraph 5.5.4.2.2.3. regarding warning escalation strategy; amend paragraphs 5.5.4.2.5.2. and 5.5.4.2.5.2.1. regarding visual disengagement assessment; amend paragraphs 5.5.4.2.7. and 5.5.4.2.7.1. regarding disengagement detection strategies; amend paragraph 5.5.4.2.8.1. regarding system activation disabling; amend paragraph 6.2.4.1. regarding approaching vehicle deceleration at speeds up to 60 km/h; amend paragraph 14.2. regarding production discontinuation; delete Annex 3 paragraphs 2.15. and 2.16. defining Highway and Non-Highway roads; amend Annex 3 paragraph 3.1.1. regarding documentation package retention; renumber Annex 3 paragraph 3.5.7. to 3.4.5. and insert new paragraph 3.4.5. regarding system information strategy; insert new paragraph 3.5.5. regarding safety management processes during operation phase; renumber former paragraphs 3.5.5. and 3.5.6. to 3.5.6. and 3.5.7. respectively; insert Annex 3 Appendix 2 with new definitions section; amend Annex 4 Introduction regarding test requirements and extended tests; amend paragraph 4.2.2.1. regarding longitudinal control distance; insert new paragraph 4.2.2.2. regarding non-repeatable outcomes; amend paragraphs 4.2.5.2.8.1.2., 4.2.5.2.10.1.1., and 4.2.5.2.12.1.1. regarding bicycle target specifications; delete paragraph 4.2.5.2.14.1.2.; amend paragraph 4.2.5.2.14.2.1. regarding test execution requirements; and amend Annex 5 paragraphs 3.4.8.2. and 3.5.5.1. regarding M&S data and simulation tool criticality assessment.

Amends para. 5.3. to insert requirements that ELKS effectiveness shall not be adversely affected by magnetic or electrical fields, demonstrated through UN Regulation No. 10 (06 or later) series; para. 6.2.2.1. to require vehicle operating instructions include situations where ELKS is automatically deactivated; para. 6.5.2., 7.2.1., and 8.2.1. to reference UN Regulation No. 130 in its 01 series of amendments; para. 7.2.2.3. to insert “(the latest occurring warning)”; para. 8.3.3.1. to reference para. 6.6.2.1.; and inserts para. 14. establishing transitional provisions applicable from entry into force until 1 September 2030.

Proposal to amend para. 5.3. to require that the effectiveness of ELKS shall not be adversely affected by magnetic or electrical fields, demonstrated by fulfilling the technical requirements and respecting the transitional provisions of the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 10.

Proposal to amend para. 5.3.3.2. to clarify that steering shall remain possible with performance laid down in para. 6. for the intact steering system in case of control transmission failure, amend para. 6.1.1. to specify that tests shall be conducted on a level surface affording good adhesion at ambient temperature between 0°C and 45°C, with provisions for deviating conditions at manufacturer request with Technical Service agreement, and insert new para. 6.2.5.1.1. to permit vehicle manufacturers to request at least 10 “figure of eight” manoeuvres with 40 m diameter loops at 10 km/h speed prior to measurement of steering efforts with steering equipment failure.

For the purposes of type approval under any UN Regulation requiring the verification of the timing of a system intervention, manufacturers shall provide to the approval authority or its designated technical service information on the method by which the initiation of any system intervention can be objectively identified and retrieved, including specific flags, status bits, event codes on in-vehicle networks, or visual indications on screens; clear instructions and all necessary tools for the Technical Service to extract, access and interpret the signal identifying the initiation; documented procedures including corresponding data sources, resolution, and timing accuracy appended to the type approval test report; and, where a visual indication displayed on a screen is used, documented latency between the earliest internal point at which the system initiates the function and the moment the visual indication becomes visible on the screen, expressed as a fixed value with associated uncertainty, with the documented latency value used to correct the observed timing of the screen indication appended to the type approval test report.