13. The expert from the USA, Co-Chair of the IWG on Event Data Recorder (EDR) / Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving (DSSAD), informed GRVA on the outcome of the work of the group (GRVA-07-58), currently primarily focusing on EDR activities. She mentioned that a significant list of data elements was considered but that those concerning Vulnerable Road Users would be considered in a second step of activities. She mentioned that the discussions on EDR were delaying activities on DSSAD, due to divergence in the group concerning the EDR data elements. GRVA encouraged the stakeholders to discuss possibilities to resolve divergences before the next session of the Working Party on General Safety provisions (GRSG) in October 2020.

14. GRVA noted GRVA-07-60 and GRVA-07-61 expected to be reviewed by GRSG.

15. GRVA noted the informal document GRVA-07-57 titled “Review of the existing national / regional activities and a proposed way forward for Data Storage System for Automated Driving”, submitted by the IWG on EDR/DSSAD.

16. GRVA endorsed the report provided.

80. The GRSG chair informed WP.29 that GRSG had agreed to request withdrawal of documents ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/100 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/123 from the agenda (item 4.7.1) of this session of WP.29 in order to resume considerations.

71. Following detailed technical discussions, including comments from China, Netherlands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Commission, AAPC and OICA, GRSG endorsed GRSG-119-02/Rev.1 and GRSG-119-03/Rev.1, and asked the IWG on EDR/DSSAD to continue in its activities with respect to further developing the content of those documents.

72. GRSG decided to hold an additional session in early January 2021, for the purpose of considering revised versions of documents GRSG-119-02/Rev.1 and GRSG-119-03/Rev.1, pending further consultations on the documents content within the IWG on EDR/DSSAS.

73. GRSG agreed to request WP.29/AC.2 to recommend to WP.29/AC.1 a deferral of the scheduled consideration of document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/100, Guidance on Event Data Recorder (EDR) Performance Elements Appropriate for Adoption in 1958 and 1998 Agreement Resolutions or Regulations, and document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/123, a proposal for a new UN Regulation on Event Data Recorder, to its March 2021 session, in order to allow further consultations on the documents content.

5. GRSG reviewed the proposals by IWG on EDR/DSSAD for Guidance on Event Data Recorder (EDR) Performance Elements Appropriate for Adoption in 1958 and 1998 Agreements (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/100, as amended by GRSG-120-01 and GRSG-120-05), for a new UN Regulation on Event Data Recorder (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/123, as amended by GRSG-120-02 and GRSG-120-05), and for a new 01 series of amendments to the new UN Regulation on Event Data Recorder (GRSG-120-03 and GRSG-120-05).

6. The expert from AAPC introduced document GRSG-120-06, on data elements for EDR. GRSG took note of the matters raised by the expert.

7. Following detailed technical discussions, including comments from experts from, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, the European Commission, the AAPC and OICA, GRSG requested the secretariat to issue a consolidated version of amendments to document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/100, proposal for Guidance on Event Data Recorder (EDR) Performance Elements Appropriate for Adoption in 1958 and 1998 Agreements Resolutions or Regulations, based on informal documents GRSG-120-01 and GRSG-120-05, as an official document with the unsolved elements between square brackets for consideration at the March 2021 WP.29 session.

8. GRSG adopted amendments to document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/123, proposal for a new UN Regulation on Event Data Recorder, based on informal documents GRSG-120-02 and GRSG-120-05 and requested the secretariat to submit it as official document to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their March 2021 sessions.

9. Following detailed technical discussions, including comments from experts from, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Commission and OICA, GRSG adopted a proposal for 01 series of amendments to the new UN Regulation on Event Data Recorder, based on informal documents GRSG-120-03 and GRSG-120-05 with square brackets removed related to the additional data elements (pages 22 and 23 of document GRSG-120-03) and requested the secretariat to submit it as official document to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their March 2021 sessions.

10. As the European Commission request to align transitional provisions with the dates provided by the EU General Safety Regulation did not find support by the other intervening contracting parties during the session, their representative envisaged that a related informal document would be provided by the European Commission to WP.29 for consideration at its March 2021 sessions, subject to the outcome of European Union internal process.

103. The Chair of GRSG recalled the work done by Event Data Recorder (EDR) / Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving (DSSAD), on the preparation of proposal for the performance of elements appropriate to be used in 1958 and 1998 Agreements.

104. The expert from Netherlands on behalf of IWG on EDR/DSSAD introduced document GRSG-122-35, Proposal to revise document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/32 which is a proposal for amending guidance on Event Data Recorder (EDR) Performance Elements Appropriate for Adoption in 1958 and 1998 Agreement Resolutions or Regulations (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/100/Rev.1).

105. GRSG continued consideration on the proposal by IWG on EDR/DSSAD ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/32 as amended by GRSG-122-35, while awaiting further information from IWG on EDR/DSSAD at the 123rd session of GRSG in March 2022.