Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Car companies are not allowed to exaggerate or falsely promote driving assistance

According to an announcement on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today organized a meeting to promote the management of intelligent connected vehicle product access and online software upgrades.The meeting focused on the product access and software online upgrade filing requirements of the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Access, Recall and Software Online Upgrade Management of Intelligent Connected Vehicles" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation, and listened to the implementation status and suggestions of automobile manufacturers. The Ministry of Equipment Industry Development Center introduced the key issues of intelligent connected vehicle product access and software online upgrade management.

The meeting emphasized that automobile manufacturers must deeply understand the requirements of the "Notice", fully carry out combined driving assistance testing and verification, clarify system functional boundaries and safety response measures, and are not allowed to exaggerate and falsely promote, strictly perform notification obligations, effectively assume the main responsibility for production consistency and quality safety, and effectively improve the safety level of intelligent networked vehicle products.

It is reported that the above-mentioned "Notice" was released on February 25 this year, aiming to implement relevant policy requirements, further improve the access and recall management of intelligent connected vehicle products equipped with combined driving assistance systems and software online upgrade (OTA upgrade) functions, and standardize the OTA upgrade activities of automobile manufacturers.

Previously, there have been many incidents of exaggerated publicity of driving assistance systems in the industry. Some car companies tout L2-level assisted driving as “autonomous driving”, misleading consumers.