World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations | Session 183 | 9-11 Mar 2021
Web conference
Agenda Item 3.5.5.
Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) (Ninth session, 2-6 February 2021)

52. The GRVA Chair reported on the results achieved by GRVA during its eighth and ninths sessions (for details, see the reports of the sessions ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/8 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/9).

53. The Chair reported on the progress made according to the programme laid down in the Framework Document on Automated Vehicles.

54. The Chair also pointed out that GRVA had endorsed the Terms of Reference of an IWG on Advanced Emergency Braking System for heavy vehicle. WP.29 endorsed this workstream.

55. The GRVA Chair also pointed out that GRVA had agreed to update the Terms of Reference of its Task Force on Advanced Driver Assistance System. WP.29 noted that the Terms of Reference were annexed to the report of GRVA at its ninth session.

56. The chair of GRVA informed WP.29 that the German government has submitted an official request to the UNECE Executive Secretary concerning the initiative to hold two GRVA sessions during 2022 outside of Geneva – one in Asia and one in North America. The Chair of GRVA invited WP.29 to support this initiative. WP.29 supported the initiative of the Chair of GRVA and requested the secretariat to support the process for the organization of the two meetings outside of Geneva.

Documentation
GRVA/08 Report of the GRVA on its 8th (December 2020) session
GRVA/09 Report of the GRVA 9th (February 2021) session
WP.29-183-05 New Assessment/Test Method for Automated Driving (NATM) Master Document