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my country finally ushered in the first regulations on the management of intelligent networked vehicles!
According to information from the Shenzhen People’s Congress website, the “Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on the Administration of Intelligent Connected Vehicles” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”) were voted and adopted at the tenth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress, and will come into force on August 1, 2022.
As early as when the draft of the “Regulations” was issued, there was a lot of heated discussion in the industry, and now the “boots” have finally landed, which has also given the autonomous driving industry a reassurance.
Starting from August 1, the domestic autonomous driving industry will officially drive from the long-awaited L2+ to the L3.
China’s first regulations on intelligent networked vehicles issued
The “Regulations” have nine chapters and sixty-four articles, which clearly stipulate the definition of intelligent networked vehicles, road testing and demonstration applications, access and registration, network security and data protection, and the most important determination of accident rights and responsibilities. , can be said to be insignificant.
First of all, the “Regulations” clearly defined the definition of intelligent networked vehicles at the beginning, and divided L3, L4, and L5 autonomous driving.
An intelligent connected car refers to a car that can be safely driven on the road by an automatic driving system instead of human operation, including three types of conditional automatic driving, highly automatic driving and fully automatic driving.
For L3 level automatic driving, that is, conditional automatic driving, it means that the automatic driving system can complete the dynamic driving task under the designed operating conditions. When the automatic driving system makes a dynamic driving task takeover request, the driver should respond to the request and take over immediately. vehicle.
In terms of road testing, the “Regulations” pointed out that the Municipal People’s Government can choose the administrative region with relatively complete vehicle-road coordination infrastructure for open road testing and demonstration applications, and explore pilot commercial operations.
Specific methods for conducting road tests in administrative regions that are open to all regions need to be formulated separately in the future. However, some administrative regions have opened up road tests in the whole area, and this limited scope can be said to be unprecedentedly large.
When the intelligent networked vehicle is on the road, it should have very obvious identification.
The “Regulations” stipulate that the manufacturer of intelligent networked vehicle products shall configure the vehicle with an external indicator light in automatic driving mode, and the intelligent connected vehicle shall turn on the external indicator light when driving in the automatic driving mode, and send a clear signal to other vehicles and pedestrians on the road. safety tips.
ICVs used for road transportation business activities shall use prominent body signs for safety prompts; those used for passenger transport by public transport shall also play voice prompts inside the vehicle.
In addition, in terms of vehicle-road coordination, the municipal transportation department and the traffic management department of the municipal public security organ can set up unique traffic signals on the passage of intelligent networked vehicles, and intelligent networked vehicles on the road should follow the instructions of relevant traffic signals.
Of course, the “Regulations” also clearly stipulates the responsibility identification of the most important traffic accidents, so that L3-level autonomous driving really has the conditions to go on the road.
If an ICV with a driver suffers a traffic accident and causes damage, if the ICV is responsible, the driver shall be liable for compensation.
If a fully autonomous intelligent connected vehicle causes damage in a traffic accident during the absence of a driver, if the responsibility of the intelligent connected vehicle is the responsibility of the vehicle owner and manager, the vehicle owner and manager shall be liable for compensation.
That is to say, when the L3 level automatic driving function is turned on, as long as the accident occurs due to the violation of traffic rules by the driver and the vehicle, the first responsible person will always be the “driver”.
However, the “Regulations” also point out that: if a traffic accident occurs in an intelligent networked vehicle, and the damage is caused by the defect of the intelligent networked vehicle, the driver, owner, or manager of the vehicle may make compensation in accordance with the provisions of Article 53 of these regulations. Claim compensation from producers and sellers.
When L3-level autonomous driving begins to be implemented on a large scale, the data security of intelligent connected vehicles will also become a key concern of consumers. After all, the “second space attribute” of automobiles is not comparable to other electronic products.
Therefore, the “Regulations” clearly stipulate that the use of ICVs to engage in the following three activities is prohibited:
(1) Illegal collection, processing and use of personal information;
(2) Collecting information unrelated to the driving of the vehicle and traffic safety;
(3) Illegal collection of information concerning national security.
The promulgation of the “Regulations” covers a wide range of matters, and it can be said that “if it is not done, it is already amazing.” The legal liability determination level directly stipulates the specific fine number.
For example, if the ICV product manufacturer obtains access to ICV products by deceit, bribery or other improper means, the municipal industry and information technology department shall revoke the product access, issue a warning, and impose a fine of more than 500,000 yuan. A fine of less than one million yuan will no longer be accepted within three years from the date when the penalty decision takes effect.
The first city for L3 autonomous driving in China
If there is no legislation first, the scale of L3 autonomous driving is just empty talk. Only by clarifying the entry threshold and delineating the rights and responsibilities of accidents can we further promote the development of autonomous driving.
Shenzhen’s legislation on L3 autonomous driving this time can be said to be the first of its kind in the country, making my country’s autonomous driving industry a big step forward steadily.
In recent years, in order to support the development of autonomous driving in their own countries, all countries are accelerating the formulation of relevant regulations. It is reported that 17 countries around the world have formulated special regulations or revised existing laws and regulations to promote the development of intelligent networked vehicles.
Germany passed a bill related to L3 autonomous driving in 2017. Japan also released the “Report on Measures and Guidelines for the Realization and Popularization of Autonomous Driving” in 2021 to promote the implementation of autonomous driving in the country. The United Kingdom even proposed earlier this year that drivers can watch content unrelated to driving on the car’s built-in screen when the vehicle is turned on in autonomous driving mode and the corresponding conditions are met.
However, in comparison, among the laws and regulations issued by various countries in recent years, there is no one such as the “Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Intelligent Networked Vehicle Management Regulations”, which covers a wide range and provides detailed regulations.
And Shenzhen’s exploration of autonomous driving legislation did not happen overnight.
Compared with Beijing, which has built the world’s first high-level autonomous driving demonstration area, and Guangzhou, which has taken the lead in launching “unmanned vehicles” on the road, Shenzhen has also been exploring autonomous driving for a long time.
In order to promote the implementation of autonomous driving, in 2018, multiple departments in Shenzhen jointly established a joint group for road testing of intelligent networked vehicles.
In 2020, the “Shenzhen Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Application Demonstration of Intelligent Connected Vehicles” will be issued, and will use the form of fixed-point and fixed-line to carry out the application demonstration of intelligent and connected vehicles in subdivided fields, including manned, urban sanitation operations and cargo. And other special work application demonstration.
In 2021, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Transportation issued the “Shenzhen Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Test and Demonstration Application Management Implementation Rules (Draft for Comments)” for public consultation.
This year, the promulgation of the “Regulations on the Administration of Intelligent Connected Vehicles in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone” can be said to be a natural result after years of exploration.
Shenzhen’s ability to take the lead in legislation is also due to the rapid development of its own autonomous driving industry chain. According to Qichacha data, as of July, there were more than 800 autonomous driving-related enterprises in Shenzhen.
Shenzhen is home to not only BYD, Huawei, DJI and other giants in the automotive industry chain, but also emerging stars such as Yuanrong Qixing in the field of autonomous driving. It has also attracted Baidu, AutoX, Pony.ai, WeRide and other companies to take root and develop in Shenzhen.
According to statistics, as of February this year, Shenzhen has opened a test road mileage of about 145 kilometers, and issued a total of 93 road test and demonstration application notices, including 23 manned demonstration application notices.
The promulgation of Shenzhen’s “Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on the Administration of Intelligent Connected Vehicles” has drawn the first strokes for the legal gap of intelligent connected vehicles. With this first payment, other cities will have a reference for autonomous driving legislation. Autonomous driving legislation is fully rolled out from point to point, or it may be a long time to wait.
With the establishment of regulations, my country’s autonomous driving industry will usher in a leap from L2+ to L3.
If it is said that the previous research and development and dimensionality reduction of autonomous driving companies were all fierce, then starting from this legislation, the industry is about to enter a stage of fighting for real.
Thousands of sails compete, and those who strive first. Who will become a giant in the future, and who will be annihilated in history, will accelerate the realization from the scale of L3.
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