63. The Secretary of GRVA updated GRSG on the activities of GRVA and WP.29 regarding vehicle automation, recalling the adoption by WP.29 of UN Regulations Nos. 155, 156 and 157 at its June 2020 session, and the review of the Framework document on automated/autonomous vehicles by WP.29/AC.2 at its June 2020 session.

64. The expert from OICA introduced document GRSG-118-27, the table of GRSG Regulations – Review for automated driving, containing a table of UN Regulations under the auspices of GRSG that may require amending as a result of the introduction of automation technologies in vehicles, in particular concerning the concept and role of the “driver”. Upon review, GRSG agreed to keep document GRSG-118-27 on the agenda for its next session in October 2020, possibly in an updated format.