75. GRVA recalled the information provided by the Chair at the beginning of the session, namely that he would not stand for re-election and that the election of a Chair had been postponed until the twenty-seventh session.
76. GRVA noted the work accomplished since its establishment in June 2018, including the development of provisions on Automatically Commanded Steering Functions under UN Regulation No. 79 under the leadership of Mr. B. Frost, and the achievements under the leadership of Mr. R. Damm, notably the adoption of three milestone regulations (UN Regulations Nos. 155, 156 and 157) and, more recently, the regulatory framework on ADS. GRVA was now addressing both innovative areas and more traditional topics, such as brake-by-wire, steer-by-wire and ACPE. The experts thanked Mr. R. Damm for his leadership during the past six years.
77. In accordance with Rule 37 of the Rules of Procedure (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/690/Rev.2), GRVA proceeded with the election of Vice-Chairs by acclamation. Ms. C. Chen (China), Mr. S. Morokawa (Japan) and Mr. E. Wondimneh (United States of America) were elected as Vice-Chairs for the GRVA sessions in 2027.