12. The expert from Canada, Co-Chair of the IWG on VMAD, presented the progress report of the group (GRVA-09-29) and introduced the proposal for a Master Document on the New Assessment / Test Method (NATM) in GRVA-09-07. He explained that the Master Document provided a clear overview of the NATM and its constituent pillars, outlining the scope and general overview of the scenario catalogue and each of the pillars (simulation/virtual testing, test track, and real-world testing, audit/assessment and in-use monitoring). He added that it described the overall process of the NATM and e.g. how the components of the NATM (for example the scenarios catalogue and pillars) operate together, producing an efficient, comprehensive, and cohesive process. He informed GRVA that this version of the Master Document provided a high-level framework for the NATM reflecting the current status of work of VMAD and that it would still be under further development within the scope of the IWG.

13. The expert from the Netherland, Co-Chair of the IWG on VMAD, explained that the group was aiming to take the use case “motorway” in a first step as an example to verify fitness of the NATM for the safety validation of ADS.

14. GRVA endorsed the progress report of the group and agreed to present the Master Document, as informal document, to WP.29 at its March 2021 session.