49. The expert from the Republic of Korea introduced GRSP-72-12, indicating issues on the level of impact safety performance of bumper systems with autonomous driving systems. GRSP agreed to discuss the issues (GRSP-72-12) in the framework of activities of the Task Force Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Screening (TF AVRS).

50. The expert from Germany introduced GRSP-72-43 on the outcome of TF AVRS work. He explained that at the first meeting of TF, it was clarified the way forward among the leaders of the Task Forces on AVRS of the other Working Parties. He added that excel files with the result of the screening the UN Regulations and UN GTRs under the responsibility of GRSP would be available for further discussion on the UN wikipage of GRSP TF AVRS. However, he indicated that endorsement of the outcome of work of TF at the May 2023 session of GRSP, would require a postponement of the deadline indicated by WP.29 (March 2023 session of WP.29).

51. GRSP agreed that its Chair, through its highlights of the session, would seek endorsement of WP.29 to postpone the outcome of results of TF-AVRS to the June 2023 session of WP.29.

18. The Chair of GRVA introduced the inventory of best Automated Driving Systems (ADS) storage practices titled “Review of the national / regional activities and a proposed way forward for DSSAD” (WP.29-188-06), GRVA recommendations on ADS external light-signalling (WP.29-188-10) and the amendment proposal to the Framework Document on Automated Vehicles (FDAV) (WP.29-188-12). WP.29 endorsed these documents and requested the secretariat to distribute WP.29-188-06 (unchanged) and WP.29-188-12 (amending the mandate extension of the IWG on Cyber Security and Over the Air (CS/OTA) issues to November 2024), with official symbols at the next WP.29 session.