Status of the 1998 Agreement of the global registry and of the compendium of candidates – Situation on priorities and proposals to develop UN GTRs as of 5 March 2021.

This document consolidates the work accomplished by the Informal Working Group on Validation Methods for Automated Driving to date to develop the NATM.

Proposal to replace “markings” by “approval mark” in paragraph 4.4.1. to clearly specify the intended application of the provision (i.e., to the approval mark, not to all markings).

Presentation of the master working document prepared by the co-chair from Japan of the informal working group on Validation Methods for Automated Driving (VMAD) under its program to develop a New Assessment/Test Method (NATM) for evaluation of Automated Driving System safety.

Report from the US co-chair of the EDR/DSSAD informal working group.

Summary prepared by the WP.29 secretary concerning activities related to ADS and ADAS.

Inquiry from the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED) group of countries. Along with the 27 EU member states, 16 Southern Mediterranean, African and Middle Eastern countries are members: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.

Presentation from the Inland Transport Committee concerning a program support by the UN Road Safety Fund.

Amendments as agreed during the 10th (May 2021) GRVA session to the proposal to introduce a “risk mitigation function” (RMF) to enable an automated emergency response to driver incapacitation or unresponsiveness during use of an automatically commanded steering function.

Proposal to update the whole vehicle approval requirements to the latest series of amendments and to add the WLTP emissions cycle (UN R154). The update would also reflect the separation of UN R116 into three regulations respectively covering vehicle locking systems, alarm systems, and immobilizers.