11. During the consultations, the experts were informed (GRVA-25-26) of the latest developments of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Automated Driving Systems (ADS). They reviewed the proposals for a new UN Global Technical Regulation and a new UN Regulation on Automated Driving Systems, submitted for adoption by WP.29 in June 2026, as well as the minor updates developed by the IWG on ADS since the last GRVA session. The experts identified that the IWG on ADS had not incorporated the agreed content of working paper ADS-17-08-Rev.2. They therefore prepared revisions to the documents submitted by the IWG on ADS for adoption in June 2026. The experts also reviewed a proposal for amendments to paragraph 2.21., presented by the expert from Sentient Futures, aimed at including animals in the definition of Other Road User (ORU). They noted that the draft regulation already recognized animals as operationally relevant; for example, Annex 5, Table 1, lists animal behaviours with the same level of specificity as pedestrian and cyclist behaviours. Some experts noted that this was a critical definition and questioned whether ADS should be required to respond to, for example, insects. The experts agreed to further explore the proposed amendments to paragraph 2.21. at the next IWG on ADS session, scheduled to take place in Brussels in July 2026. The experts finalized the amendments to the documents constituting the draft regulatory framework on Automated Driving Systems (ADS) submitted for adoption by WP.29 (AC.1 and AC.3) in June 2026. The experts from Canada, China, Japan, the United States of America, the European commission and OICA made statements recalling the process that led to this outcome, the deliberate efforts to ensure inclusiveness, geographical balance and shared ownership of the process, and its significance beyond the field of vehicle regulation.
12. GRVA endorsed the status report (GRVA-25-26) from the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Automated Driving Systems (ADS).
13. GRVA adopted GRVA-25-21/Rev.2, GRVA-25-22/Rev.2 and GRVA-25-23, containing amendments to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/139, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/137 (advance copy made available in April 2026) and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/142, respectively.
14. GRVA requested the secretariat to submit these documents to WP.29, the Administrative Committee of the 1958 Agreement (AC.1), and the Executive Committee of the 1998 Agreement (AC.3) for consideration and voting in June 2026.
15. GRVA agreed to request a three-year extension of the mandate of the IWG on ADS. GRVA tasked the IWG on ADS with submitting updated Terms of Reference (ToR) for review at the September 2026 GRVA session.