The Task Force on Vehicular Communications held a hybrid meeting on 23 January 2026, with presentations from Japan, CAICT China, and Car-to-Car Communications Consortium covering communications approaches to improve protection of vulnerable road users. The 14th VCTF meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 11 June 13:00–16:00 CET to discuss tests and ideas for improving VRU protection through communications. The Future Networked Car Symposium will be held in hybrid format on 9 July 2026 at Palexpo Geneva, jointly organised by UNECE and ITU, with the WP.29 related session in the morning of Thursday 9 July.
The AI IWG held four meetings between January and April 2026, with future meetings scheduled for June 2026. Co-Chairs are from the UK, Japan, and the U.S.; Co-Secretaries represent IEEE, CITA, and SAE. WP.29 approved an updated Terms of Reference in March 2026. The IWG has compiled literature on regulated automotive safety systems using AI (AI-08-03), created draft documents on Terms & Definitions (AI-06-03), use cases (AI-07-03), and guiding questions (AI-08-07). An initial consolidated draft document (AI-09-06) addresses what AI is and how it is used in the automotive sector, what benefits and risks it presents, and emergent practices for AI use and risk management. Initial outputs will be reported to WP.29 at the June 2026 meeting.
The workshop on scenarios discussed scenario-related information-sharing procedures and exchange, including to facilitate implementation of regulations using scenario-based assessments, develop administrative procedures to gather scenario-related information from CPs and NGOs, identify useful information to share, and clarify scenario use needs. At the same time, the workshop explicitly excluded activities such as creating a scenario catalogue and/or database, developing regulatory scenarios, and developing methodologies to create and derive scenarios for regulatory purposes. The group discussed whether scenarios work should operate as a dedicated working group under GRVA or as part of an existing group, considering resource constraints and the importance of supporting WP.29 activities like ADS and ADAS regulations.
Proposal to establish an informal working group on Exchange of scenario-relevant information (ESRI) as a subsidiary body of GRVA to develop procedures facilitating the sharing of DDT-relevant building blocks and knowledge from performance analyses and incident investigations, to structure such information to support scenario development and use, to propose means for managing and publicly sharing information in accordance with WP.29 procedures, and to provide recommendations for application and management, with outcomes to be presented within two years from approval to form the IWG by GRVA.
Proposal to amend para. 5.6.1.2.7. to increase the maximum RCP operating range from 6 m to 15 m. UN R79 currently limits the maximum RCP operating range to 6 m, resulting in effective usable range of 2 or 3 m due to radio wave-based ranging inaccuracy. A 15-meter range would enhance RCP function usefulness and safety, reducing driver movement and blind areas. RCP systems with extended ranges have been used in large markets without identified safety threats. The amendment is proposed as a supplement to the 03 and 04 series of amendments to UN R79.
Proposal to amend ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/139 to modify para. 4.2.2.3.8.1. subparagraph (b) to state gaze directed to the driving task relevant area, amend para. 6.3.2.2.3. to replace approval authority with assessment, amend Annex 5 table 5 rows 1 and 2 column 7 to specify fallback to a mitigated risk condition and set deceleration at 4 m/s², amend Annex 6 para. 5.3.1. to remove brackets, amend Annex 6 para. 5.3.2. table to insert Mandatory in row 1 column 2 and specify recording interval of -7 to +7 seconds for visual images, and remove the bracket after table 5.3.2.
AC.1 adopted all amendments proposals to UN Regulations submitted by GRVA. AC.2 supported a swap between the GRVA session in October 2026 and the WP.1 session in September 2026 and discussed possibilities to change working methods. AC.3 welcomed progress on development of a new UN GTR and a new UN Regulation on ADS and noted the status report on ACPE activities. WP.29/1188 contains further details.
The agenda includes items on artificial intelligence in automotive, automated and connected vehicles including ADS, workshops, UN Regulation No. 157, UN Regulations Nos. 155 and 156, advanced driver assistance systems, steering equipment, emergency lane keeping systems, advanced emergency braking and blind spot information systems, electronic stability control, motorcycle braking, and UN Regulation No. 90. Additional agenda items address Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement, climate change mitigation strategy, meeting arrangements, and programme of work.
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