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TFCS-37-12

CS/OTA Task Force: Minutes of the 37th (April 2026) session

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21 May 2026

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TFCS | Session 37 | 21-22 Apr

The CS/OTA Task Force held its thirty-seventh session on 21-22 April 2026 by video conference. The group adopted the provisional agenda and minutes from the thirty-sixth session. Discussions addressed proposals for amendments to UN R155 concerning multi-stage vehicle approvals and separate technical units, for which a subworking group was established. Proposals were also considered on type approval authority responsibility for cyber security management systems and remote operation of automated driving systems. The group reviewed cyber and software requirements in the ADS GTR and WP.29/2022/60 as amended by WP.29/2023/87, and discussed application of RXSWIN to UN Regulations, selecting option 2 for presentation to GRVA with R155, R156, and R89 square bracketed. The IWG mandate renewal was discussed, with potential new items including component and STU approval and software numbering proposals.

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GRVA | Session 13 | 23-27 May 2022

48. The expert from China introduced GRVA-13-31, explaining the activities performed in China regarding the elaboration of a national standard on the basis of UN Regulation No.155, the difficulty related to the lack of pass/fail criteria in the Regulation and mentioning the difficulty for China to perform the peer review as prescribed in para. 5.3. to the regulation, in the absence of access to the Database for Exchange of Type Approval documentation (DETA).

49. The expert from the United States of America pointed out at ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/60 and suggested to develop that document further, if needed, to address China’s concern.

50. GRVA agreed to address China’s request and decided to organize, before the summer break, a technical workshop on the implementation of Cyber Security provisions under the 1958 and 1998 Agreements, on the model of those already organized for the implementation of UN Regulation No. 155. GRVA invited Japan and the Secretary to organize it as a virtual meeting in English only. GRVA hoped to receive a report on this workstream at the September 2022 session of GRVA.

WP.29 | Session 187 | 20-24 Jun 2022

33. The Chair of GRVA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/57, with the proposal for the second iteration of the New Assessment / Test Method (NATM) – Master Document. He also introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/58 amended by WP.29-187-08, a proposal for the NATM guideline for the validation of ADS. He presented WP.29-187-10, including the Guidelines and Recommendations concerning Safety Requirements for Automated Driving Systems. He presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/60, with the proposal for recommendations on uniform provisions concerning cyber security and software updates suitable for the purpose of the contracting parties to the 1958 and 1998 Agreements.

34. WP.29 congratulated GRVA for these achievements and endorsed the documents ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/57, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/58 as amended by WP.29-187-08 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/60 and WP-187-10. The Chair requested the secretariat to issue document WP-187-10 with an official symbol for the next WP.29 session.