Regulatory fitness for Automated Driving Systems (ADS)
19. The representative of France presented the final report (WP.29-199-19) submitted by the chairs of the expert groups on regulatory fitness for Automated Driving Systems (ADS), summarizing their activities, which resulted in 92 amendments to UN Regulations. He presented an overview of the last-minute amendments tabled for adoption this week (WP.29-199-20). He outlined the key issues identified in 2023 still being relevant, including the need to consider test modes across the GRs to enable testing under certain regulations. He also clarified that UN Regulation No. 105 had not been amended and would only be revised upon request from the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15). As the expert groups have completed their mandates, he indicated that responsibility for ensuring the regulatory fitness of individual regulations would now rest with each GR, and stressed the importance of continued coordination among them.

20. The representatives of Canada, the European Union, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America acknowledged the achievements of the expert groups and provided comments and reflections on the issues highlighted by France, particularly regarding the identified challenges and the need for ongoing coordination.

107. With respect to the amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 35 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/104, agenda item 4.10.4) and 68 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/146, agenda item 4.11.3.), AC.1 noted that the required quorum (not less than one-half of the Contracting Parties applying a UN Regulation) was not attained, because the European Union did not apply these UN Regulations and did not have the mandate to vote on behalf of its member States for determining the quorum. Thus, the EU member States applying these Regulation were supposed to vote individually. As a result, AC.1 postponed to the next session vote on the underlying amendment proposals.