124. The representative of Finland, Ambassador of the WP.29 and WP.1 on Automated Driving, reported on the activities of WP.1 including automated vehicles. He informed WP.29 about relevant proceedings of the December 2017 session of WP.1 where discussions took place on “secondary activities” by the driver, operation of a vehicle by a driver outside the vehicle and a draft WP.1 resolution on fully automated vehicles of SAE levels 4 and 5.

125. The secretariat informed WP.29 about the possibility to address a request of ITC (see para. 13 of “Informal Document ITC (2018) No. 13”) by planning a future combined meeting of WP.1 and WP.29 experts on automated driving, to be scheduled before the 2018 summer break, and the establishment of a joint (WP.1 and WP.29) programme committee supporting its planning.

126. The secretariat invited delegates to a special session of SC.1 from 4 to 6 April 2018 where the topic of digital / smart road infrastructure would be discussed on 5 April.