38. The Chairman of GRE reported on the results of the ninety-fourth session of GRE (for details, see the report in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/94).

39. He mentioned that GRE adopted various amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 48 (Installation of Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices), 148 (Light-Signalling Devices), 149 (Road Illumination Devices) and 10 (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and continued working on other draft amendments.

40. Referring to the concerns raised by the International Federation of Pedestrians (IFP) and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland indicated their intention to abstain from vote on the amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 48 and 148 regarding direction indicator projections. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland also pointed out their intention to commission independent research intended to gain a greater understanding of the likely human behavioural responses to such light projection technologies.

41. WP.29 endorsed the GRE decision to extend, until December 2028, the mandate the Informal Working Group on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

42. The GRE Chair also briefed WP.29 on the progress in drafting technical provisions for ADS marker lamps and invited WP.29 to provide guidance on their future deployment in traffic.

43. The representatives of France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), the European Commission and OICA recalled that WP.29 had already discussed the issue of using ADS marker lamps in traffic and found no uniform approach among countries on this topic. Therefore, WP.29 had mandated GRE to develop harmonized technical requirements for ADS marker lamps as a stand-alone hybrid regulation in case countries would decide to use such lamps in traffic. In this context, Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland indicated that they have found no evidence of the need for ADS lamps to date. OICA recalled that a technology neutral approach also covers other signalling technologies than light signalling and that whatever the final decision, it should be harmonized. Several delegations also highlighted the role of WP.1 in providing guidance on the use of ADS lamps. The Chair concluded that GRE should continue its work on technical requirements for ADS marker lamps and called for engagement between WP.29 andWP.1 on the issue.