11. The representative of the United States of America, Co-Chair of the IWG on Automated Driving System (ADS), presented the status report of the group (GRVA-26-26), informing GRVA of the progress achieved since the June 2026 GRVA session, the documents submitted to the twenty-sixth GRVA session and the activities planned beyond September 2026.
12. GRVA reviewed the proposal for revised Terms of Reference (GRVA-26-27) for Phase II of the IWG on ADS. The representative of OICA inquired whether a list of priorities for the group and a schedule of meetings for 2027 were available, to allow delegations to secure the necessary travel budgets. GRVA discussed the integration of Data Storage System for Automated Driving (DSSAD)-related activities into the IWG on ADS, the need for coordination with the Working Party on General Safety provisions (GRSG), and the proposal by China to extend DSSAD activities to Driver Control Assistance System (DCAS). The Chair of the Task Force on DCAS recalled that delegations remained free to submit proposals to the task force for consideration, as appropriate.
13. GRVA adopted the revised Terms of Reference, reproduced in Annex III to this report, and requested the IWG to present a status report and a list of items for consideration by the group at the next GRVA session.