37. The expert from the Netherlands on behalf of IWG on Field of Vision Assistant (FVA) of Drivers, introduced the IWG status report (GRSG-126-33). He explained that IWG had finalized the work within the mandate and developed a new UN Regulation on FVA (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/27 and amendment GRSG-127-20-Rev.3), which applied to all vehicle categories M and N, and replaced the specific requirements introduced on FVA in UN Regulation No. 125, 02 series of Amendments for M1 and N1 vehicles. He therefore introduced a proposal (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/23 and amendment GRSG-127-22-Rev.1) to amend the UN Regulation accordingly. He also added that this last proposal was needed as per paragraphs 10, 12, 13, 17 and 19 and 22. He added that a second phase of IWG was not foreseen at this stage, (for other categories of vehicles, e.g. L category), because experience was first needed on the conventional category of vehicles. Finally, GRSG adopted the proposals and requested the secretariat to submit them for consideration and vote at the November 2024 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1 as draft:

1. 03 series of Amendments to the UN Regulation (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/23, as amended by annex VIII to the session report);
2. New UN Regulation on FVA (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/27 as amended by GRSG-127-20-Rev.3).

48. The expert from OICA introduced GRSG-128-16, asking to amend the proposal of new UN Regulation on Field of Vision Assistant (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2024/155) to harmonize the wording “vehicle master switch”. He explained that the current text of the proposal could be misleading for some electric or ADR vehicles and needed to be harmonized with the text of UN Regulations under the remit of GRVA. The expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands expressed a time reservation. However, as a preliminary assessment he suggested that the amended paragraph 5.1.6. was in principle acceptable for future discussion while the amendment to paragraph 5.3.1. was premature. He clarified that the proposed replacement of “manual option” by “driver action” would allow voice control as the single means and this was specifically ruled out by the IWG. In addition, he explained that to obtain a driver’s license or to be allowed to drive a vehicle, no requirements are in place with regard to the capability to speak. GRSG agreed to resume discussion on a revised proposal at its April 2025 session.