GAR | GRVA-25-17

GRVA-25-17

VCTF task force status report to GRVA

Source(s)

VCTF

Date

15 May 2026

Status

Subject

Communications/Connectivity

Meeting(s)

GRVA | Session 25 | 18-22 May

Agenda item 5. (c) Data and vehicle communications

The Task Force on Vehicular Communications held a hybrid meeting on 23 January 2026, with presentations from Japan, CAICT China, and Car-to-Car Communications Consortium covering communications approaches to improve protection of vulnerable road users. The 14th VCTF meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 11 June 13:00-16:00 CET to discuss tests and ideas for improving VRU protection through communications. The Future Networked Car Symposium will be held in hybrid format on 9 July 2026 at Palexpo Geneva, jointly organised by UNECE and ITU, with the WP.29 related session in the morning of Thursday 9 July.

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Excerpts from session reports

GRVA | Session 25 | 18-22 May

38. During the consultations, the experts received a report (GRVA-25-17) on recent activities from the Co-Chair of the IWG on ITS and its task force on Vehicular Communication. The expert from China announced that demonstrations of systems using vehicular communication to enhance the safety of vulnerable road users would be presented at the World Intelligent and Connected Vehicle 2026 Conference, to be held in Beijing in October 2026. The expert from SAE International highlighted the importance of the next Task Force meeting, scheduled for June 2026.

39. GRVA noted the information provided (GRVA-25-17) by the Co-Chair of the task force on vehicular communication.