[New version of mandatory national standards involving new energy, smart driving, etc. operational safety released] On August 31, the State Administration for Market Regulation (National Standards Administration) approved the release of the "Technical Conditions for Motor Vehicle Operation Safety" (GB 7258-2026) mandatory national standard. The new version of the standard will be implemented from July 1, 2027. The first is to improve the intrinsic safety of large and medium-sized passenger trucks. Expand the range of models equipped with automatic emergency braking, electronic stability control, and electronically controlled braking systems, and add requirements for tire pressure monitoring and lane departure warning systems to reduce safety risks such as vehicle rollover and brake failure. The second is to standardize the safety requirements for the application of new technologies such as new energy and smart driving. Standardize the requirements for "single-pedal" braking, virtual control parts, in-vehicle entertainment system applications, and new energy vehicle start-up acceleration performance, power cutoff function after collision, etc. It is added that new energy passenger vehicles should have the function of inhibiting accidental pedal depression and acceleration, and it is proposed that vehicles equipped with combined driving assistance systems should have functional requirements such as activation condition confirmation, hand-eye separation detection and operation abnormality detection. The third is to improve the safety technical requirements for vehicle registration management. Further tighten the requirements for vehicle identification number engraving and the structure of the cargo area, and increase the space requirements for enlarging the license plate number and the safety technical requirements for special motor vehicles and wheeled special mechanical vehicles. The fourth is to increase the technical requirements for safety risk prevention of typical vehicle accidents. In response to problems such as large vehicle blind spots, driver fatigue, low occupant seat belt wearing rates, and poor nighttime visibility, the application requirements for panoramic image monitoring systems or blind spot monitoring systems and driver attention monitoring systems are added, the application scope of seat belt wearing reminder devices is expanded, and requirements for the affixing of reflective markings on the body of three-wheeled cargo motorcycles are added. (CCTV News)