On 30 July 2026, China published GB 44721-2026 Intelligent and connected vehicle – Safety requirements for automated driving system, its first mandatory national standard for Level 3 (conditional) and Level 4 (high) automated driving systems. The standard is developed by the Subcommittee for Intelligent and Connected Vehicle under the National Technical Committee on Auto (SAC/TC114/SC34). […]

On 16 April 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) launched a Call for Comment on two autonomous driving mandatory standards, open until 22 April 2026. The consultation signals a decisive step in China’s regulatory framework for intelligent and connected vehicles, addressing both the booming L2 driver assistance market and the data infrastructure […]