Regulatory fitness for Automated Driving Systems (ADS)
19. The representative of France presented the final report (WP.29-199-19) submitted by the chairs of the expert groups on regulatory fitness for Automated Driving Systems (ADS), summarizing their activities, which resulted in 92 amendments to UN Regulations. He presented an overview of the last-minute amendments tabled for adoption this week (WP.29-199-20). He outlined the key issues identified in 2023 still being relevant, including the need to consider test modes across the GRs to enable testing under certain regulations. He also clarified that UN Regulation No. 105 had not been amended and would only be revised upon request from the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15). As the expert groups have completed their mandates, he indicated that responsibility for ensuring the regulatory fitness of individual regulations would now rest with each GR, and stressed the importance of continued coordination among them.
20. The representatives of Canada, the European Union, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America acknowledged the achievements of the expert groups and provided comments and reflections on the issues highlighted by France, particularly regarding the identified challenges and the need for ongoing coordination.
Informal working group on Artificial Intelligence
21. The representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland introduced the status report of the Informal Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (WP.29-199-17), highlighting the activities carried out to date under paragraphs 6(a) to 6© of the terms of reference. He presented the draft Reference Document for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Regulated Automotive Safety Systems (WP.29-199-26) and proposed to extend the mandate of the group by one year or more in order to allow the submission of a working document. He also drew attention to possible areas of work not yet included in the current terms of reference. Several delegations expressed support for extending the mandate by one year to enable completion of the task defined under paragraph 6(d) of the terms of reference. The representative of Canada suggested that the mandate could be extended by two years.
22. WP.29 agreed to extend the mandate of the Informal Working Group on Artificial Intelligence by one year to complete its current tasks and invited the group to consider next steps, as well as potential new areas of work for consideration by WP.29 at its June 2027 session. The representative of the Netherlands (Kingdom of the) expressed his concern on the use of AI in relation to cyberthreats and asked for timely attention on this thread within the IWG on Artificial Intelligence
Informal working group on Intelligent Transport Systems and Task Force on Vehicular Communications
23. The representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Co-Chair of the Task Force on Vehicular Communication, presented the status report of the group (WP.29-199-18). He outlined the programme of the virtual meeting held on 11 June 2026 and informed WP.29 that Mr. M. Moriyama (Japan) had been nominated as Co-Chair of the group, replacing Mr. T. Naono. He also informed WP.29 of the involvement of the Task Force in a session of the Future Networked Car 2026 symposium, hosted during the AI for Good 2026 Summit.
24. The representative of ITU informed WP.29 of ITU activities related to artificial intelligence scheduled for the second week of July, including the AI Governance Dialogue, the AI for Good Summit, and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The representative of Canada recalled that WP.29 focuses on artificial intelligence for vehicles, in particular on safety aspects, and inquired about ITU activities in this field. The representative of ITU responded that ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies and is actively engaged in work related to artificial intelligence. The representative of Canada welcomed appropriate collaboration between WP.29 and ITU within the respective mandates.
25. WP.29 noted the status report received and agreed to further exchange on these matters.
On-Board Authentication / Authorisation
26. The representative of FIA presented an update on their activities related to on-board authentication and authorization for vehicle data access, including work carried out since March 2026 and planned activities until November 2026. WP.29 agreed to receive a status report in November 2026.