22. The Chair of GRVA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/44/Rev.1, an updated version of the “New Assessment/Test Method for Automated Driving (NATM) Guidelines for Validating Automated Driving System (ADS)”.

23. The representative of Australia asked about the follow up of these activities. The GRVA Chair replied that the current activities were part of a pre-regulatory phase, and that the current activity was focused on combining the deliverables of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Functional Requirements for Automated Vehicles (FRAV) and the IWG on Validation Methods for Automated Driving (VMAD). He stated that a schedule including next steps would be developed until the first half of 2024.

24. WP.29 adopted the document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/44/Rev.1.

24. The expert from Japan, Co-Chair of the IWG on VMAD, presented GRVA-16-38 with a brief overview of deliverables until the WP.29 session in June 2024 and the two pillars of the work performed by the Group, one related to the four subgroups activities and the second related to the collaboration with the IWG on FRAV. He briefly introduced GRVA-16-39, containing updates to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/44, and therefore aimed to be tabled for consideration by WP.29 at its June 2023 session.

25. The expert from Sweden noted the late submission of GRVA-16-39 and inquired about the implication of the submission to WP.29. The Chair clarified that there would be no formal vote on that document at the June 2023 session of WP.29.

26. The expert from OICA pointed out that the ISMR provisions would require extensive reporting. She suggested to revisit this item to keep the of amount of data transmitted to a reasonable level and also to limit or avoid the overlap with the Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving (DSSAD) provisions. She added that vehicle manufacturers did not have access to all data listed in the current draft. She mentioned, as an illustrative example, that rather than the manufacturers, emergency responders had data on the number of victims and injured persons in case of road crashes.

27. The expert from Canada, Co-Chair of the Group, justified the potential big amount of data required by the fact that consumers expect certainty and that various jurisdictions also request data for their purposes. He noted that the identification of the entities that should receive the data was still an open question.

28. The expert from ITU pointed out that the FRAV and VMAD groups should explicitly specify to whom are addressed their recommendations on data transmission.

29. The expert from the European Commission clarified that various stakeholders would indeed be involved in reporting. She noted that this was already the case in aviation and that it was a good practice for safety management. She suggested that the mandate of VMAD was extended with this regard and recalled that the VMAD Subgroup 3 was liaising with the DSSAD group on this topic.

30. GRVA endorsed the work prepared by the Group reflected in GRVA-16-39 updating ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/58, the New Assessment/Test Method for Automated Driving Guidelines for Validating ADS. GRVA requested the secretariat to submit GRVA 16-39 to WP.29 for consideration at the June 2023 session.

31. GRVA discussed the FRAV/VMAD integration work. It was clarified that one integration group would perform three tasks on definitions, structure and matrix during autumn 2023.