(b) Informal working group on Artificial Intelligence

16. The representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Co-Chair of the IWG on AI, reported on the group’s activities since November 2025. He summarized the four sessions held, including one in Geneva during the 197th WP.29 week and another in Seoul (Republic of Korea). He listed the progress achieved and proposed revised terms of reference. The representative of the European Commission questioned whether the revised terms of reference would still effectively serve the needs of a number of contracting parties and whether more time was simply needed rather than having to process the revision of the terms of reference. The representatives of Canada, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther Ireland, Sweden, and United States of America noted that a revision was justified given the ambitious initial one-year workplan, and they supported the compromise proposed by the IWG. The representative of Sweden also supported the new Terms of Reference, at the same time she pointed out that in the longer perspective, there is a need to clarify how type approval authorities and technical service should assess the use of AI. WP.29 adopted the revised terms of reference (see annex IV, based on WP.29-198-10) and agreed to consider a mandate extension for the group in June 2026.