UNECE June WP.29 World Forum report
The report from the June meeting is out and you can find a copy here
unece.org/transport/document… In addition the DN for the new ADS UNR has been issued, which you can read here
treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat…
The report reveals the voting totals for the new ADS UNR and the DCAS UNR update as well as confirming the new ADS GTR was established and which countries voted for it (see screenshots below).
The new ADS UNR (regulation 185) received 39 votes with none against and no abstentions.
The DCAS UNR Series 02 update (regulation 171) received 38 votes with none against and no abstentions.
To quote the report, item 113, the new ADS GTR "was established in the Global Registry of the 1998 Agreement on 24 June 2026 by consensus vote of Australia, Canada, China, EU, Japan, Republic of Korea, Nigeria, Norway, Russian Federation, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Albania, Azerbaijan, and Tunisia abstained from voting".
Note that the USA is in that list of countries. They are signed up to the UNECE 1998 agreement and they implement GTRs. NHTSA have been amongst those helping to develop the ADS regulation.
The UNRs have the usual 6 months hiatus and will come into force in January 2027. More specifically, the DN for the new ADS regulation shows the regulation was received by the Secretary General on 28 July, so I expect this to be in force on or around the 28 January 2027. We will get another DN, probably in early February, which will confirm it is finally in force.
There was no mention of the ADS GID in the report and no sign of this document on the website for this meeting so it's looking increasingly like it's approval has been delayed. It will probably now go to the November meeting as an informal document and then on to the March meeting as a formal document for final approval.
Finally the GRVA FADS task force has completed its work and formally closed. They submitted 92 documents to the June WP.29 World Forum for adoption votes. The final status report is here
unece.org/transport/document…
ADS - Automated Driving Systems
DCAS - Driver Control Assistance Systems
DN - Depository Notification, official notification letter posted on
treaties.un.org
FADS - Fitness for ADS
GID - Guidance and Interpretation document
GRVA - Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (Groupe de Rapporteurs des Véhicules Automatisés/Autonomes et Connectés)
GTR - Global Technical Regulation for use under the 1998 agreement
NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNR - UN regulation for use under the 1958 agreement
WP.29 World Forum - UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations