12. The representative of OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/7. The representative of Germany supported the proposal. The representative of OICA introduced GRPE-90-09-Rev.1, with wording improvements proposed by the representative of France and the Netherlands. The representative of Italy supported both proposals.

13. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/7 and GRPE-90-09-Rev.1, as reflected in Annex IV of the session report, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2024 sessions as draft new supplement to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles).

14. GRPE adopted GRPE-90-09-Rev.1, as reflected in Annex V of the session report, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2024 sessions as draft new supplement to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles).

15. GRPE adopted GRPE-90-09-Rev.1, as reflected in Annex VI of the session, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2024 sessions as draft new supplement to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles).

16. The representative of OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/8 as amended by GRPE-90-08. The representative from the EC asked why the vehicle from category N2 did not have On-Board Fuel Consumption Meter (OBFCM) provisions. The representative of OICA clarified that OBFCM is only present in UN Regulation No. 154 (including for concerned N2 vehicles) but not in UN Regulation No. 83.

17. The representative of the UK proposed to opt for the option 3 as proposed in GRPE-90-08 and to delete the content in square brackets in footnote 4. The representatives from France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the EC supported the position of the UK.

18. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/8 and option 3 without footnote 4 of GRPE-90-08, as reflected in Annex VII of the session report and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2024 sessions as draft new supplement to the 08 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles).

19. The representative of OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/9. The representative of the UK introduced GRPE-90-39 proposing small improvements to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/9.

20. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/9 and GRPE-90-39, as reflected in Annex VIII and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2024 sessions as draft new supplement to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 101 (CO2 emission/fuel consumption).

21. The representative of OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/2 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/3. The representative of the EC acknowledged that the EC is not subject to the original and 01 series of UN regulation No. 154 but requested more time to scrutinize the proposal to ensure robust legislation.

22. GRPE agreed to postpone the consideration of those proposals to forthcoming sessions of GRPE.

23. The representative of Japan introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/10, amended by GRPE-90-21 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/11, amended by GRPE-90-22. The representative of EC supported the content of the proposal and asked whether this proposal could be submitted with other proposals amending UN Regulation No.154 to lower the number and frequency of revision to existing legislation. The representative of OICA agreed that GRPE should try to bundle amendments proposals as much as possible. The representative of Japan agreed for a later submission to WP.29 as long as GRPE adopted the proposal in this session.

24. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/10 and GRPE-90-21, as reflected in Annex IX of the session report and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their March 2025 sessions as draft new supplement to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154 (WLTP).

25. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/11 and GRPE-90-22, as reflected in Annex X of the session report and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their March 2025 sessions as draft new supplement to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154 (WLTP).

26. The representative of OICA introduced GRPE-90-10. The representative of Germany acknowledged the necessity to continuously improve UN Regulations, and especially UN Regulation No. 154. The representative of France agreed to include EAER in the information package. She added that, with existing texts, direct reference of EU legislation in UN Regulation information package was not possible, as there was no equivalence. She also requested further information about the expected timeline for the adoption of this proposal.

27. The Chair clarified this proposal would be considered by GRPE during forthcoming sessions. The representative of OICA asked about the preference of GRPE on the format of the forthcoming working document, showing a list of amendments or as a consolidated version. The secretariat indicated, given the size of the document, that a consolidated version might be easier to process.

28. The representative of Japan introduced GRPE-90-23. The Chair supported the intention and thanked Japan for the clarity of their intentions. He suggested to amend UN Regulations only once per year.

29. The representative of OICA introduced GRPE-90-11, highlighting this was still a work in progress. GRPE agreed to re-consider this proposal at a later stage.

30. The representative of Sweden introduced GRPE-90-19, proposing to include the possibility to use driver robots during pure electric vehicle range and electric energy consumption tests in the 02 and 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154. The representative of the UK supported the concept, and reckoned some refinement would be needed before a potential adoption. The representative of OICA highlighted the links with the activities of the Task Force on Automated Vehicles Regulations Screening (AVRS) and how to ensure fitness of the test procedure defined by GRPE in the context of automated and autonomous driving. The representative of TüV Nord thanked the initiative and agreed further investigation would be needed to improve the proposal.

31. The representative of the EC agreed further assessment would be needed, and he invited relevant stakeholders to share more data and information about the use of robot drivers for type approval purposes to better understand the magnitude of the issue.

32. The representative of Spain expressed sympathy for the proposal and agreed some more work might be needed, especially to prove the equivalency between human and robot driving behaviours. The representative of France shared a similar position and also asked whether such authorization might also be given for non-electric vehicle, for instance for the test performed under the Annex B6 of UN regulation No. 154. The representative of Sweden confirmed other powertrain types could also be included in the proposal.

33. The representative of Japan showed interest to further discuss the topic. He highlighted that the main issue lied with the “shortened” test procedure to measure EV range, that was not short for vehicles equipped with batteries of large capacities. He thought a more efficient procedure would be needed. The representative of OICA also wondered if this proposal could be potentially extended to all series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154 and to UN Regulation No. 101. He informed an updated SAE shortened cycle was already existing , and invited GRPE to consider further in the near future