According to Xinhua News Agency, the First Department of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized the National Technical Committee for Automotive Standardization to carry out the revision of the mandatory national standard "Signs of Automotive Control Parts, Indicators and Signaling Devices". A draft has been formed and will be publicly solicited in the near future.
The document clearly statesTurn signal light on/off, window lifting, combined driving assistance system activation, etc. should be equipped with physical controls, specifically:
Lighting: Turn signal, hazard warning light (double flash), horn;
Gear type: P/R/N/D gear (pure screen shifting is prohibited);
Driving assistance: Combined driving assistance system (intelligent driving) activation switch;
Security/Emergency: Wiper, defrost and defogging, window lift, emergency call (AECS), electric vehicle power-off switch.
At the same time, the technical requirements for physical parts (key details) were also announced.Such as size (effective operating area ≥ 10mm*10mm), usability (fixed position, blind operation, tactile/auditory feedback), reliability (basic functions are still available when the vehicle crashes or loses power).
It is reported that this revision adds new types and technical requirements for physical controls, aiming to improve driving safety and ensure that key controls are accessible, usable, and basically blindly operable during driving, so that drivers can perceive the triggering results of controls without over-reliance on vision, reduce distractions caused by the display, and further ensure the reliability of controls and effectiveness of operations.
Looking for comments,It is expected to be mandatory for newly produced vehicles from July 1, 2026, but already sold models do not need to be modified and can be used normally..
