20. During the consultations, the expert from Japan, Co-Chair of the IWG on Event Data Recorder / Data Storage System for Automated Driving (EDR/DSSAD) reported on the progress made by the group since January 2026. He explained that the DSSAD deliverable was integrated into an annex of the ADS regulation and that general requirements were added to the main body of the ADS Regulation. He added that, as several members expressed the view that a guidance document related to DSSAD was also necessary, the group planned to continue preparations toward the IWG on ADS meeting in Brussels in July. He mentioned that no consensus had yet been reached, to date, on the future of the group. The expert from China identified several items requiring further review and argued in favour of maintaining the existing framework. In response to a question from the United Kingdom, the Co-Chair of IWG clarified that a revision to the guidance document on DSSAD was expected by June 2027. The experts from the European Commission and United States of America commended Mr. Matsukawa, one of the Co-Chair of IWG on EDR/DSSAD, for his leadership and welcomed the outcome achieved related to the integration of the DSSAD provisions into the ADS regulation.

21. GRVA endorsed the status report (GRVA-25-28) on the activities and deliverables of the IWG on Event Data Recorder / Data Storage System for Automated Driving (EDR/DSSAD).