18. The Chair of GRVA introduced WP.29-191-06, a draft resolution with guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of road vehicles under review by GRVA. He recalled the mandate received by GRVA, the work done since December 2020 and the iterations that led to this version of the document, which included a draft resolution with principles as well as definitions. He asked for guidance from WP.29, whether it was in favour to accept such a document and which status it should have. He also asked for guidance on the tasks that GRVA should perform in that field, if any.

19. The representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland welcomed the work on this item to date. He advocated for the further development of the draft to include best practices and guidance for deployment. He proposed to further develop Annex 3 and describe the assessment of AI with the New Assessment Test Method. He supported that further work and exchange take place at GRVA as his delegation intended to share information on the development in that field in his country, including on AI life cycle for Machine Learning.

20. The Secretary to GRSG proposed that the resolution, bridging the 1958 and 1998 agreements, be named Mutual Resolution No. 5 and that it would be subject to vote at WP.29 and AC.3.

21. The representative of the European Union echoed the comments from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther Ireland. He also inquired how this work would link to the upcoming work on ADS.

22. The representative of Canada felt that more discussions would be needed. He welcomed the offer by the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to share information on the developments in his Country. He said that WP.29 already agreed that the IWG on ITS would host the AI discussion and suggested that further work need to be done with all the relevant stakeholders, not just GRVA.

23. The representative of OICA welcomed the agreement in principle on the document. He confirmed that it was a first start corresponding to the current status of industry in that field and that further updates would be needed as technical progress was achieved.

24. The representative of Germany reminded WP.29 of the importance of the topic and of the mandate received by GRVA. He agreed that further developments would be needed. He highlighted the significant efforts done by GRVA on definitions and suggested that WP.29 give an official status to this outcome. He suggested that the definitions could be shared with other groups, to avoid potential divergence in the near future. The representative of the European Union supported the endorsement of the definitions. The representatives of OICA and SAE International supported the ideas expressed and proposed to adopt the document as a mutual resolution to increase the visibility of it.

25. WP.29 agreed with the proposal from the representative of France to request the secretariat to distribute the document with an official symbol for review and potential adoption at the next session. WP.29 agreed that an informal document produced by GRVA in January 2024 could amend that document. WP.29 supported that work be continued at GRVA to further develop the document and to exchange information and best practices.

23. The Chair of GRVA presented the proposal for a draft resolution with guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of road vehicles, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2024/34, amended by WP.29-192-11. He detailed the main amendment agreed by GRVA at its January 2024 session, the modification of the title replacing the term “resolution” by “guidance document”, reflecting the current level of maturity of the document.

24. The representatives of Canada and the European Commission noted the value of the document but felt that no endorsement was necessary at this stage, as the document was to be considered as a living document following technical progress.

25. The representative of OICA confirmed that, by definition, this document would be a “living document” but nevertheless advocated for endorsement of the document as this would provide for a first foundation of guidance related to AI in the context of road vehicles.

26. The representative of ITU mentioned how important this topic was for WP.29 and he looked toward WP.29 on how it formally set what AI is going to do for vehicle technology and whether a new group under WP.29, possibly under the IWG on ITS, to lead the work on recommendations for AI in the context of vehicle technology.

27. The representative of the United States of America suggested that WP.29 note the importance of AI to the automobile industry, endorse the ongoing AI discussions underway in GRVA and note the ongoing work underway on a guidance document to provide further insight to regulators and stakeholders.

28. The Chair of GRVA acknowledged that this topic went potentially beyond the scope of GRVA. He asked whether the other GRs should be involved, and if GRVA should continue. To this, WP.29 could hold a workshop to further discuss the current document.

29. WP.29 requested the secretariat to distribute WP.29-192-11 with an official symbol at the next session and agreed to organize a workshop on AI in the context of vehicles prior to the 193rd session.