24. The expert from the United States of America, Co-Chair of the IWG on Event Data Recorder (EDR) / Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving (DSSAD), presented GRVA-15-31 with an update on progress achieved by the group. She mentioned the ongoing discussion of the group on the objective and purpose of DSSAD. She also mentioned the fruitful exchanges based on presentations from China and Germany on their domestic experiences as well as the presentations by OICA and SAE International. She highlighted that the group, as its primary activity, was focusing on discussion of data elements to be recorded, to be followed by a discussion on the hardware requirements. She announced the next meeting, scheduled on 31 January 2023. GRVA endorsed the status report.

25. The expert from China detailed that the Chinese domestic standard was at the stage of public comment. She mentioned that they considered the possibility to record audio and video streams in the vehicle interior. She explained that the informal group discussed technical and practical issues demonstrating that the audio and video recording was not mature enough for driving and safety monitoring and that it could cause privacy related difficulties. She explained the aim of the standard, being performance monitoring and accident evaluation and reconstruction. She offered to share an update with the group at a next occasion.