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China has announced its first mandatory national safety standard for Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous vehicles, tightening safety requirements for selfdriving cars in the world's largest automotive market.

中国出台首部适用于3级、4级自动驾驶车辆的强制性国家安全标准，在全球规模最大的汽车市场收紧自动驾驶汽车的安全规定。

The safety requirements for automated driving systems of intelligent connected vehicles, which will take effect on July 1, 2027, have been approved by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardization Administration. The rules were introduced on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Tuesday.

这份《智能网联汽车 自动驾驶系统安全要求》已于国家市场监督管理总局、国家标准化管理委员会获批，将于2027年7月1日正式施行；该规定于周二在工业和信息化部官网对外发布。

Unlike previous driver assistance technologies, the L3 automated driving system enables vehicles to take over certain driving tasks under specific conditions, while still requiring human intervention. The L4 system can perform driving tasks without human input in designated environments.

和以往的驾驶员辅助技术不同，3级自动驾驶系统可在特定工况下接管部分驾驶操作，但依旧需要人类随时介入；4级自动驾驶系统能够在划定运行区域内，无需人为操控便可完成全部驾驶任务。

According to the new requirements, automated driving systems must achieve an equivalent safety level to that of a qualified and attentive human driver performing the same dynamic driving tasks while avoiding unnecessary risks to passengers and other road users.

新规提出，自动驾驶系统执行动态驾驶任务时，安全水准须等同于一名资质合格、注意力集中的驾驶人，同时需要规避给车内乘员以及其他道路参与者带来多余风险。

The standard introduces clearer requirements for humanmachine interaction, which has become an increasingly important issue as drivers shift between automated and manual control.

该标准针对人机交互制定了更为明晰的规范；当驾驶员在自动驾驶、人工操控之间来回切换时，人机交互现已成为愈发关键的难题。

For L3 vehicles, manufacturers must equip their systems with driver takeover monitoring to ensure that motorists are able to resume control when requested. Vehicles must also provide clear information regarding when automated driving is ready, activated or disengaged. If a human driver fails to respond to a takeover request, the vehicle must automatically execute a minimumrisk maneuver, which is a predefined sequence designed to bring the vehicle to the safest possible state.<