China Issues Mandatory Safety Requirements for Autonomous Vehicles
The standards require deactivation overrides, driver-readiness checks and buyer disclosures as Beijing seeks safety levels equal to human drivers.
- On Tuesday, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced new safety standards for autonomous vehicles, including a mandatory deactivation override.
- Beijing increased enforcement of safety regulations regarding a 2025 fatal crash involving a Xiaomi car in assisted driving mode, following global standards adoption.
- The Ministry mandates that autonomous systems match human driver safety, monitor human readiness, and inform buyers of limitations to "prevent risks of misuse or abuse."
- Effective July 1, 2027, the standards cover vehicles requiring human backup drivers and independently operating robotaxis, such as those made by Waymo.
- High development costs and persistent safety concerns complicate industry progress, though Baidu Apollo continues testing in Wuhan, Hubei.
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PECHINO (CHINA) (XINHUA/ITALPRESS) China has published a mandatory national standard for the safety requirements for autonomous driving systems, as reported today by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The standard, approved by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Administration for Standardisation, will enter into force on 1 July 2027. The legislation applies to vehicles of categories M and N e…
Manufacturers of autonomous vehicles appear to have to comply with new safety standards in China from July onwards. According to the announcement from Beijing, this is primarily about deactivation systems.
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