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Chao Kong

China will make vehicle connectivity a mandatory part of its automotive safety framework, as Washington seeks to block Chinese cars using the technology over national security concerns.
A national standard released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 2 requires all new vehicles equipped with intelligent driver assistance systems to support continuous safety monitoring, data recording and remote management.
The safety standard will apply to newly approved vehicle models from January next year, as Beijing pushes ahead with more connectivity on the roads despite growing overseas restrictions.
On Wednesday, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will vote on a bipartisan bill to strengthen a ban on Chinese carmakers entering the American market, Reuters reported on July 8.
It would shut out Chinese vehicles from the US market and also ban connected vehicle components and related technologies, with lawmakers arguing they could provide Beijing with access to sensitive infrastructure and personal data.
That comes after more than 100 bipartisan members of Congress wrote to President Donald Trump in May, raising security concerns about modern connected vehicles, saying that “every vehicle on American roads is a mobile data collection platform gathering sensitive information ranging from location data to driving behaviour”.

China’s latest move turns what were recommended industry guidelines on connected vehicle technology into a national standard that is legally binding.
Vehicles will be required to continuously monitor the operational status of driver assistance systems, record safety-related events, support secure over-the-air software updates, perform fault diagnosis and enable remote management functions.
Continuous connectivity also allows manufacturers and regulators to detect software failures, monitor battery health, identify malfunctioning sensors, trace accidents and deploy software updates before faults develop into safety risks.
The new standard means these connected functions will no longer be optional features but essential technology for vehicles with intelligent driver assistance systems.
The move aligns with a broader government effort to establish a nationwide safety management system for new vehicles.
Researchers from a road safety institute under the Ministry of Public Security have proposed replacing traditional vehicle inspections with an integrated “online plus offline” supervision framework that combines continuous remote monitoring with periodic physical checks – reflecting Beijing’s long-term strategy.
Their study was published in the Chinese-language peer-reviewed journal Road Traffic Management in June.
They suggested a framework for the national standard covering areas including battery safety, high-voltage electrical systems, electromagnetic compatibility and dynamic safety warnings throughout a vehicle’s life cycle, as well as electronic data retrieval.


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New vehicles with smart driver assistance systems will have to support continuous safety monitoring, data recording and remote management


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