Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT): Accelerate the Development of Compulsory National Standards for Safety Requirements of Autonomous Driving Systems

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released the key points of automotive standardization work for 2025, aiming to strengthen the supply of standards for intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs). It will promote the approval, release, and implementation of standards for autonomous driving design operating conditions, automatic parking, and autonomous driving simulation testing, accelerate the development of mandatory national standards for safety requirements of autonomous driving systems, and establish a safety baseline for autonomous driving systems. It will expedite the formulation and revision of mandatory national standards for combined driving assistance systems and automatic emergency braking systems, revise the standards for lane-keeping assistance systems, promote the development of standards for reversing assistance, and enhance the safety level of driving assistance products. It will accelerate the promotion and implementation of standards for LTE-V2X direct communication vehicle-mounted information interaction systems, advance the formulation of standards for platooning, digital keys, and connected information assistance, and promote the accelerated application of connected functions. It will promote the release and implementation of standards for information security engineering, accelerate the development of mandatory national standards for automotive cryptography, complete the review of standards for data security management systems and classification and grading of automotive security vulnerabilities, expedite the development of standards for identifying important data, and enhance the capabilities for ensuring cybersecurity and data security. It will advance the development of standards for functional evaluation, interaction safety, and biological retention monitoring of intelligent cockpits, improve the standard system for intelligent cockpits and human-machine interaction, conduct pre-research on standards for automotive artificial intelligence, and lead the integrated application of new technologies.

Key Points of Automotive Standardization Work for 2025

In order to fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the second and third plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, earnestly implement the deployment requirements of the National Conference on Promoting New-Type Industrialization, and in accordance with the requirements of documents such as the National Outline for the Development of Standardization and the Key Points of Industrial and Information Technology Standardization Work for 2025, we will further improve the standard system, enhance the quality and efficiency of standards, strengthen implementation and application, leverage the leading and safeguarding role of standards, and use standards to facilitate the transformation, upgrading, and high-quality development of the automotive industry. Therefore, the key points of automotive standardization work for this year are hereby formulated.

I. Taking a Holistic Approach to Build the "Four Pillars and Eight Beams" of the Standard System

(1) Strengthen the top-level design of the automotive standard system. Summarize the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" technical standard system in the automotive industry and systematically evaluate its implementation effects. Initiate the formulation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" technical standard system for the automotive industry and promote the construction of a standard system that covers the entire industry chain, all processes, and the entire life cycle.

(2) Optimize and improve the construction of key standard systems. Continuously strengthen the overall planning of mandatory national standards for automobiles and enhance the expected implementation of their formulation. Improve and implement the standard systems for key areas such as intelligent connected vehicles and automotive chips, continuously optimize the standard system for new energy vehicles (NEVs), accelerate the implementation of the standard system for automotive dual carbon goals, and promote the iterative updates of standard systems for automotive complete vehicles, system components, etc.

(3) Proactively plan standard research in cutting-edge fields. Analyze and evaluate the development trends and potential application scenarios of cutting-edge technologies, identify and judge the future development directions of automotive standardization, promote the formulation and release of standard subsystems for automotive artificial intelligence, solid-state batteries, and battery swapping for electric vehicles (EVs), initiate the construction of standard systems in new fields such as data governance and application, and conduct pre-research on the standardization needs of new business formats such as flying cars.

(4) Accelerate the implementation of the internationalization strategy for standards. Research and determine the work direction and implementation path for the internationalization of automotive standards, steadily advance key tasks such as cultivating international standardization projects and the overseas application of Chinese automotive standards, create an open and innovative global cooperation ecosystem, cultivate a team of compound international standardization talents who understand standards, foreign languages, and rules, and continuously enhance the contribution and influence of international standards.

II. Keeping Pace with the Cutting Edge to Draw a "Blueprint for Standards" in Emerging Fields

(5) Improve the safety level of NEVs. Promote the release of standards for remote service and management of EVs and the implementation of standards for safety requirements of power batteries, advance the review and approval of standards for safety requirements of EVs, conduct pre-research on mandatory national standards for safety requirements of fuel cell electric vehicles and the recycling and utilization of power batteries, and continuously enhance the safety level of EVs. Advance the review and approval of standards for the durability and thermal management systems of power batteries, accelerate the development of standards for all-solid-state batteries, in-service detection of power batteries, and identification labels for power batteries, and continuously optimize the performance requirements of power batteries. Accelerate the formulation of standards for efficiency test methods of drive motor systems, conduct pre-research on standards for distributed drive motor systems, hybrid power systems, and onboard hydrogen systems, and strengthen the quality requirements for key system components. Promote the release and implementation of standards for safety requirements of battery swapping for commercial vehicles, accelerate the formulation of standards for charging performance, chassis battery swapping, and battery swapping compatibility testing, conduct pre-research on standards for megawatt-level charging of commercial vehicles, and enhance the convenience of using EVs.

(6) Strengthen the supply of standards for ICVs. Promote the approval, release, and implementation of standards for autonomous driving design operating conditions, automatic parking, and autonomous driving simulation testing, accelerate the development of mandatory national standards for safety requirements of autonomous driving systems, and establish a safety baseline for autonomous driving systems. Expedite the formulation and revision of mandatory national standards for combined driving assistance systems and automatic emergency braking systems, revise the standards for lane-keeping assistance systems, promote the development of standards for reversing assistance, and enhance the safety level of driving assistance products. Accelerate the promotion and implementation of standards for LTE-V2X direct communication vehicle-mounted information interaction systems, advance the formulation of standards for platooning, digital keys, and connected information assistance, and promote the accelerated application of connected functions. Promote the release and implementation of standards for information security engineering, accelerate the development of mandatory national standards for automotive cryptography, complete the review of standards for data security management systems and classification and grading of automotive security vulnerabilities, expedite the development of standards for identifying important data, and enhance the capabilities for ensuring cybersecurity and data security. Advance the development of standards for functional evaluation, interaction safety, and biological retention monitoring of intelligent cockpits, improve the standard system for intelligent cockpits and human-machine interaction, conduct pre-research on standards for automotive artificial intelligence, and lead the integrated application of new technologies.

(7) Accelerate the formulation and revision of standards for automotive chips. Accelerate the formulation of standards for environmental and reliability general specifications, information security, and conformity inspection of automotive chips, and improve the basic evaluation methods for automotive chips. Promote the release and implementation of standards for security chips and power drive chips for EVs, complete the review and approval of standards for computing chips for intelligent cockpits, satellite positioning chips, infrared thermal imaging chips, and chassis control chips, accelerate the development of product standards for control chips, sensing chips, communication chips, storage chips, etc., and meet the application needs for product selection and matching of automotive chips.

(8) Advance the research on automotive electronics standards. Continuously improve the standard system for automotive electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), promote the review and approval of mandatory national standards for EMC of road vehicles, solicit public opinions on standards for electrostatic discharge, etc., and promote the development of EMC standards for OTA testing of vehicle antennas and electromagnetic environmental adaptability. Accelerate the development of standards for functional safety, expected functional safety, and functional safety of battery management systems for autonomous driving systems, and enhance the functional safety and expected functional safety levels of key systems. Conduct pre-research on standards for the reliability of accelerated testing of electronic equipment, promote the revision of standards for IP ratings and environmental evaluation, and enhance the quality level of electrical and electronic equipment. Promote the review and approval of standards for onboard MEMS lidar and front view assistance, solicit public opinions on standards for onboard display terminals, etc., accelerate the development of standards for onboard wireless radio reception systems and onboard inertial navigation, and standardize the product performance of onboard electronic components.

(9) Strengthen the development of standards for automotive green and low-carbon development. Promote the release and implementation of standards for evaluation methods and indicators of fuel consumption for passenger cars, limits on energy consumption for EVs, etc., accelerate the development of standards for monitoring onboard energy consumption for passenger cars, pure electric utilization coefficients for light hybrid electric vehicles, and evaluation of predictive cruise control systems for vehicles, conduct pre-research on standards for the evaluation of average fuel consumption for heavy commercial vehicle enterprises, technical specifications for hydrogen (ammonia) engine vehicles, and classification and grading of automotive energy conservation, and continuously promote automotive energy conservation and emission reduction. Promote the release and implementation of standards for terms and definitions of greenhouse gas management for road vehicles, carbon footprint labeling of products, and carbon footprints of key products related to road vehicles and passenger cars, advance the review and approval of standards for carbon emission accounting of engine manufacturing enterprises, end-of-life vehicle recycling and dismantling enterprises, etc., and carbon footprints of engine products, accelerate the development of standards for carbon emission accounting of complete vehicle manufacturing enterprises and carbon footprints of key products such as EVs, power storage batteries, and drive motors, conduct pre-research on technical standards for carbon emission reduction such as electronic identification of automotive products, the use of recycled materials, and comprehensive utilization of resources from end-of-life vehicles, and provide support for automotive carbon emission management.

III. Facilitating Transformation and Injecting "Upgrading Momentum" into Traditional Industries

(10) Strengthen the baseline support of automotive safety standards. Promote the release and implementation of mandatory national standards for vehicles transporting dangerous goods, accelerate the development of mandatory national standards for structural safety requirements of buses and safety technical conditions for special school buses, advance the revision of standards for control indicators and vehicle visibility, and promote the upgrading of standards in general safety areas. Promote the release and implementation of mandatory national standards for side collisions and rear collisions, accelerate the development of standards for injury prevention of steering mechanisms and front visibility, promote the pre-research and revision of standards for automotive seats, side and rear underride protection, etc., and enhance the product technology levels in passive safety areas such as occupant protection, vehicle protection, and road user protection. Accelerate the formulation and revision of series standards for brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire systems for passenger cars, advance the development of standards for electronic stability control systems and brake assistance systems, initiate the revision of braking standards for commercial vehicles and trailers, and promote technological upgrades in active safety areas.

(11) Consolidate the basic support of general automotive standards. Accelerate the revision of mandatory national standards for the overall dimensions, axle loads, and mass limits of automobiles, trailers, and articulated vehicles, promote the pre-research and formulation of standards for the matching of prime movers and trailers, electric trailers, etc., and consolidate the foundation for industrial development. Conduct research on the formulation and revision of standards for test methods, reliability, NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness), ergonomics, etc., and continuously promote the improvement of automotive quality. Advance the research on key standards in basic areas such as basic components, basic elements, corrosion resistance and aging resistance, and lightweighting.

(12) Conduct in-depth research on the standardization of user experience. Conduct research on new product technologies and standards for hidden door handles, active pre-tensioning seat belts, large-angle seats, and in-car prompt sounds, do a good job in pre-research on standards, and strengthen the feasibility demonstration of standard project initiation. Conduct research on standards for intelligent light projection to enhance the technical level of vehicle lighting and the interaction capabilities between vehicles and other road users.

IV. Aligning with International Standards and Expanding the "Cooperation Space" for International Standards

(13) Steadily expand the institutional opening-up of standards. Continuously conduct tracking research on international standards, continuously improve the consistency of key technical indicators between Chinese national automotive standards and international standards, and achieve an international standard conversion rate of over 85% in the automotive industry. Vigorously promote the compilation of foreign language versions of national automotive industry standards, with mandatory national standards to be "translated as much as possible" in principle, accelerate the release of a batch of foreign language versions of standards for NEVs, and assist advantageous industries in "going global." Encourage the simultaneous submission of corresponding international standard proposal suggestions during the formulation and revision of national standards.

(14) Deepen the coordination in the formulation of automotive technical regulations. Comprehensively track the dynamics and trends of the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), earnestly fulfill the obligations of the Contracting Party to the 1998 Agreement and the responsibilities of the Vice-Chair of the Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA), the Informal Working Group on Automated Driving Systems (ADS IWG), and the Informal Working Group on Electric Vehicles and the Environment (EVE IWG), take the lead in the development of key regulations such as those for autonomous driving systems and onboard battery durability, and continuously enhance participation and contribution in international regulatory coordination work.

(15) Fully participate in the formulation of international technical standards.Effectively fulfill the responsibilities of convening international standard working groups on autonomous driving test scenarios, automotive perception sensors, and EV battery swapping. Accelerate the development of international standards for vehicle radars, fuel cell systems, and EV battery swapping. Focus on promoting the initiation of international standards for EV power performance, passenger vehicle external protection, and electromagnetic compatibility. Continuously enhance the international status and influence of Chinese standards.

(16) Consolidate and Expand Global Partnerships. Strengthen exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN countries on national standards and regulations, and promote the implementation of the "China-ASEAN Advanced Automotive Standards and Regulations Partnership" in a point-to-area manner. Actively expand and deepen exchanges and cooperation with relevant countries in Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and South America in the field of automotive standards and regulations. Further leverage the pivotal and radiating role of the China Automotive Standardization International Center (Geneva) to broaden exchanges and cooperation with relevant international organizations.

V. Uphold Innovation and Enhance the "Governance Efficacy" of Automotive Standards

(17) Actively Align with National Strategic Needs. Implement the requirements outlined in documents such as the "Plan for Upgrading Standards to Boost High-Quality Economic Development" and the "Action Plan for Promoting Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods through Standard Enhancement." Complete related standard development tasks with high quality and efficiency, while simultaneously strengthening the promotion and implementation of standards. Establish a proactive alignment mechanism for major national strategies and industrial policies, ensuring that standards are deployed and implemented alongside these strategies, plans, and policies, and reinforcing the efficient connection between standards and the management of automotive enterprise and product access.

(18) Strengthen the Interaction Between Standards and Technological Innovation. Implement the deployment requirements of the New Industry Standardization Leading Project, conduct forward-looking research on standard layout, strengthen the summary of phased achievements, and accelerate the development of standards for new technologies, functions, and products. Focusing on emerging fields, target key links in the automotive industry chain, application scenarios, core technologies, and products, and simultaneously expedite the revision of critical standards or pilot a model where standards lead. Following the approach of "product generations, technology levels, and phased development," proactively develop advanced and applicable standards.

(19) Promote Organizational Upgrade and Renewal. Initiate the re-election of the National Technical Committee on Automotive Standardization, optimize the composition of committee members, and actively include enterprises, industry organizations, and technical institutions with strong innovation capabilities and rich standardization experience to enhance the breadth and representativeness of member units. Continuously strengthen organizational construction, reinforce the classification management and service of committee members, optimize and improve the mechanism of specialized seminars of the Automotive Standardization Committee, and fully mobilize the work enthusiasm of committee members and their units.

(20) Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Automotive Standard Management. Establish a pre-assessment mechanism for standard project initiation, closely monitor key stages such as standard project initiation, solicitation of opinions, technical review, and standard approval, further consolidate responsibilities, and improve the quality of standard argumentation and compilation. Build a green channel for important and urgently needed standards, further compress the cycle for standard approval and reporting, and enhance overall development efficiency. Solidly conduct evaluations of standard implementation effects, and appropriately shorten the review cycle based on the speed of industry development, the frequency of technological iteration, and policy changes, to promote the iterative updating of standards. Explore and advance "AI + automotive standardization," leveraging AI large models to empower automotive standardization.

(21) Intensify the Promotion of Automotive Standards. Utilize new media formats such as infographics and cloud-based courses to enhance standard promotion from multiple angles. Continuously expand the breadth and depth of standard dissemination and training, and strengthen the summarization and promotion of corporate standardization experiences. Focus on the objective realities of automotive standardization, innovate work mechanisms and models, and continuously carry out theoretical and policy research and practical applications in automotive standardization. Proactively introduce the achievements of automotive standardization, promptly respond to public concerns, and guide the public to establish correct concepts and understanding.

(22) Deepen Synergistic Collaboration in Automotive Standards. Continuously deepen exchanges and cooperation between the automotive industry and related sectors such as energy, information and communication, intelligent transportation, and traffic management. Strengthen cross-industry and cross-sector collaboration among standardization technical organizations, and solidify the effectiveness of dual oversight. Widely solicit opinions and suggestions from all parties, and simultaneously study the operability and implementability during the standard development process. Strengthen coordination with relevant implementation management departments to ensure the smooth implementation of standards. Further reinforce the effective connection and coordination between national, industry, local, and group standards, optimize the structure of automotive standard supply, and create a synergistic, orderly, and mutually beneficial situation.

(23) Strengthen the Cultivation of Standardization Talents. Continuously organize a series of talent cultivation activities in automotive standardization, including the selection and training of young experts, the University Student Automotive Standard Innovation Competition, and the International Young Engineer Exchange Program in Automotive Standardization. Innovate the forms and content of these activities, and strengthen the cultivation of automotive standardization talents, providing a platform for exchange and practice. Publish automotive standardization textbooks and promote their use in universities to build a talent reserve for automotive standardization.