The agenda includes discussion of DSSAD regulatory text guidance, EDR Step 2 proposals comments, and EDR for ADS. The next meeting is scheduled for September 15-17, 2026, as a hybrid event in Europe.

The 32nd EDR-DSSAD IWG session convened virtually on May 7, 2026. The previous session report and agenda were approved without objection. Discussion addressed the group’s future structure, with consensus that EDR work continue under GRSG direction while DSSAD work be directed by the ADS IWG. EDR/DSSAD-31-02 on DSSAD regulatory text would be submitted to GRVA in May. A Guidance and Interpretation Document addressing “readily accessible” and access provisions is planned for July submission. EDR Step 2 discussions covered ADDW, DDAW, and DCAS data elements with resolutions agreed at +/-1%, recording intervals for collision scenarios, and outstanding items for June 11 finalization. Future meetings scheduled for June 11, September 8, and October 6-8, 2026.

Comments on the proposal for a03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 160. Modifications include renumbering paragraph 2.2 as paragraph 2.25, deleting paragraph 2.25, and amending definitions for “End of event time,” “Engine throttle, percent full,” “Non-volatile memory,” and other terms. New paragraphs 2.71–2.82 introduce definitions for rollover protection system, advanced emergency braking system, blind spot monitoring system, and driver assistance systems. Paragraphs 5.3.1, 5.3.2, and 5.3.3 are amended to clarify triggering and locking conditions for rollover events and vulnerable road user events, and to establish time zero. Paragraph 5.4.3 clarifies crash test requirements.

Systems with ACSF B2, D and E functionality cannot be approved to UN R79 unless incorporated within a DCAS complying with UN R171. However, these functionalities may exist independently of DCAS, requiring clear distinction. Where not part of DCAS, this must be specified in the EDR regulation. A new EDR data element, “DCAS status”, could encompass ACSF B2, D and E functionalities. These functionalities are now treated either as individual functions or as components of DCAS.

Extended recording from NTSB investigation. The collision sequence involved three alert stages: first alert lasting 5 seconds with visual only or bimodal presentation, second alert lasting 8 seconds with bimodal presentation, and third alert with bimodal presentation and instruction to put hands on the wheel.