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China Draft Standard Removes Half Steering Wheel Design From Mandatory Auto Rules · TechNode
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a draft version of mandatory national standard GB 11557-202X, which is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. The filing draft removes technical definitions, testing methods, and compliance rules related to “half steering wheel” designs that were included in an earlier consultation version. According to the document, half steering wheels are not included in the current mand…
China is preparing new safety rules that could ban the sale of cars with aero-shaped steering wheels as early as 2027. Although such steering wheels, with the appropriate “steer-by-wire” support technology, force the driver to hold the steering wheel correctly, according to the regulator, they do not provide adequate protection in a crash.
New Chinese regulations spell out the end of the yoke
Many people thought that the yoke-type steering wheels were the future of electric cars. Tesla isn't the only EV company that introduced them to its cars - quite a few manufacturers around the world followed that trend. However, China's safety experts have decided that these designs are not safe for the road. A new law is coming that will likely make these trendy wheels disappear from the world's biggest car market. China's Ministry of Industry …
China intends to clean up the new fantasies of the automotive industry: after the touch-down door handles, it is now the half-flyers "Yoke" that will be the subject of a new regulation.A new Chinese regulation in 2027 The MIIT is the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in charge of the certification of vehicles: this organization recently published a draft approval of a new mandatory national standard "GB 11557-202X", called…
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