13. The expert from Japan, Co-Chair of the Task Force on Automated Vehicle Testing, introduced the status report (GRVA-02-13) of the group, reporting the outcome of the meetings in Japan and China. The group decided to propose new ToR (see GRVA-02-14) for the group, renamed “Validation Method of Automated Driving (VMAD)”. He presented GRVA-02-16, providing clarity on the proposed activities of the group in the form of questions and answers. He also presented GRVA-02-26 with a proposed roadmap for the group. GRVA heard concerns about the proposed ToR, in particular it was felt that more precision was required regarding the objectives and the timeline for delivery. GRVA did not adopt the proposed ToR.

14. The expert from France introduced GRVA-02-11, providing considerations of his country on the ADV-performance evaluation. GRVA agreed that this should be considered by the group responsible for developing the new assessment procedure.

15. The expert from ISO introduced GRVA-02-32, presenting the outcome of the ISO working group dealing with the safety of the intended functionality as defined in ISO/PAS 21448. GRVA discussed aspects of the presentation e.g. the definition of an acceptable minimum level of safety, the notion of residual risk, and noted the work done as well as the convergence of this work with the activities of GRVA.

16. The expert from OICA presented briefly GRVA-02-20, introducing GRVA-02-21 with considerations on Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving (DSSAD). GRVA agreed on the need to make progress on this item and requested the secretariat to introduce a new agenda item on DSSAD for the next session of GRVA.

17. Due to lack of time, GRVA did not consider ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2019/13, describing the principles of the “Three-Pillar Approach”, proposed by the experts from OICA (see GRVA-02-09 and GRVA-02-27).