Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Accelerate the development of standards for functional safety of autonomous driving systems, anticipated functional safety, and battery management system functional safety.

On April 28, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the key points of the automotive standardization work in 2025. Among them, it was proposed to promote research on automotive electronic standards. Continuously improve the automotive electromagnetic compatibility standard system, promote the mandatory national standard review and approval of electromagnetic compatibility of road vehicles, solicit opinions on standards such as electrostatic discharge publicly, promote the research and development of electromagnetic compatibility standards such as whole vehicle antenna OTA, electromagnetic environment adaptability. Accelerate the research and development of standards for functional safety of automatic driving systems, expected functional safety, and battery management system functional safety, and enhance the level of key system functional safety and expected functional safety. Conduct pre-research on the reliability standard of electronic equipment acceleration tests, promote the revision of standards for IP grade, environmental evaluation standards, and improve the quality of electrical and electronic equipment. Promote the review and approval of standards for vehicle-mounted MEMS LiDAR and front vision assistance, solicit opinions on standards such as vehicle-mounted display terminals publicly, accelerate the research and development of standards for vehicle-mounted wireless broadcasting reception systems and vehicle-mounted inertial navigation, and standardize the performance of vehicle-mounted electronic components. It also proposed to improve the safety level of new energy vehicles. Promote the release of standards for remote service and management of electric vehicles and the implementation of safety requirements for power batteries, promote the review and approval of safety requirements for electric vehicles, and conduct pre-research on mandatory national standards for safety requirements for fuel cell electric vehicles and the recycling and utilization of power batteries, continuously improve the safety level of electric vehicles. Promote the review and approval of standards for the durability of power batteries, thermal management systems, accelerate the research and development of standards for all-solid-state batteries, in-service testing of power batteries, and labeling of power batteries, continuously optimize the performance requirements of power batteries. Accelerate the establishment of standards for the efficiency testing of drive motor systems, conduct pre-research on standards for distributed drive motor systems, hybrid power systems, and vehicle-mounted hydrogen systems, strengthen the quality requirements of key system components. Promote the publication and implementation of standards for the safety requirements of commercial vehicle battery swapping, accelerate the development of standards for charging performance, chassis swapping, and compatibility testing for battery swapping, conduct pre-research on the megawatt-level charging standard for commercial vehicles, and improve the convenience of electric vehicle use. The original text can be found below: Key Points of Automotive Standardization Work in 2025 To comprehensively implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, earnestly implement the requirements of the National Conference on Promoting New-type Industrialization, and in accordance with the requirements of the "National Standardization Development Outline" and "Key Points of Industrial and Information Standardization in 2025," further improve the standard system, enhance the quality and effectiveness of standards, strengthen the implementation and application, play a leading and guaranteeing role of standards, and use standards to support the transformation and upgrading and high-quality development of the automotive industry, this year's key points for automotive standardization work were formulated. I. Keeping an eye on the overall situation and building a standard system with "four beams and eight pillars" (I) Strengthen the top-level design of the automotive standard system. Summarize the implementation of the technical standard system of the automotive industry during the 14th Five-Year Plan, and systematically carry out the evaluation of the implementation effect. Start the formulation of the technical standard system of the automotive industry during the 15th Five-Year Plan, promote the construction of a standard system covering the entire industrial chain, all processes, and the entire life cycle. (II) Optimize and improve the construction of key standard systems. Continuously strengthen the overall planning of mandatory national standards in the automotive industry, and enhance the formulation and implementation of mandatory national standards. Improve and implement the standard system in key areas such as intelligent connected vehicles and automotive chips, continuously optimize the standard system for new energy vehicles, accelerate the implementation of the dual carbon standards system for automobiles, and promote the iterative update of the standard system for whole vehicles, system components, and other standards. (III) Anticipate and lay out research on standards in cutting-edge areas. Analyze and evaluate the trend of cutting-edge technology development and potential application scenarios, identify and judge the future direction of automotive standardization development, promote the formulation and publication of sub-system standards for vehicle artificial intelligence, solid-state batteries, electric vehicle battery swapping, etc., initiate the construction of new standard systems in areas such as data governance and applications, and advance research on standardization requirements for new formats such as flying cars. (IV) Accelerate the implementation of the internationalization strategy for standards. Study and determine the work direction and implementation path for the internationalization of automotive standards, steadily promote key work such as cultivating international standardization projects and the overseas application of Chinese automotive standards, build an open and innovative global cooperation ecosystem, cultivate a team of international standardization professionals who understand standards, foreign languages, and rules, and continuously improve the contribution and influence of international standards. II. Keeping pace with cutting-edge technologies and outlining the "standard blueprint" in emerging fields (V) Improving the safety level of new energy vehicles. Promote the release of standards for remote service and management of electric vehicles and the implementation of safety requirements for power batteries, promote the review and approval of safety requirements for electric vehicles, conduct pre-research on mandatory national standards for safety requirements for fuel cell electric vehicles and recycling and utilization of power batteries, continuously improve the safety level of electric vehicles. Promote the review and approval of standards for the durability of power batteries, thermal management systems, accelerate the research and development of standards for all-solid-state batteries, in-service testing of power batteries, and labeling of power batteries, continuously optimize the performance requirements of power batteries. Accelerate the establishment of standards for the efficiency testing of drive motor systems, conduct pre-research on standards for distributed drive motor systems, hybrid power systems, and vehicle-mounted hydrogen systems, strengthen the quality requirements of key system components. Promote the publication and implementation of standards for the safety requirements of commercial vehicle battery swapping, accelerate the development of standards for charging performance, chassis swapping, and compatibility testing for battery swapping, conduct pre-research on the megawatt-level charging standard for commercial vehicles, and improve the convenience of electric vehicle use. (VI) Strengthen the supply of standards for intelligent connected vehicles. Promote the approval, publication, and implementation of standards for the design and operating conditions of automated driving, automatic parking, and automated driving simulation testing, accelerate the formulation of mandatory national standards for the safety requirements of automated driving systems, and establish a safety baseline for automated driving systems. Accelerate the revision of mandatory national standards for combined driving assistance systems and automatic emergency braking systems, revise standards for lane-keeping assistance systems, promote the development of reverse assistance standards, and enhance the safety level of driving assistance products. Promote the promotion and implementation of standards for LTE-V2X direct communication for vehicle information exchange systems, promote the formulation of standards for platooning, digital keys, and networked information assistance, accelerate the application of networked functions. Promote the publication and implementation of standards for information security engineering, accelerate the formulation of mandatory national standards for automotive passwords, complete the review of data security management system, classification and grading standards for automotive security vulnerabilities, accelerate the development of important data identification standards, and enhance network security and data security capabilities. Promote the research and development of standards for intelligent cabin functional evaluation, interactive safety, and biostasis monitoring, improve the standard system for intelligent cabins and human-computer interaction, and conduct pre-research on standards for automotive artificial intelligence.Research leads the integration and application of new technologies.(Seven) Accelerate the revision of automotive chip standards. Accelerate the formulation of universal specifications for automotive chip environment and reliability, information security, consistency testing standards, and improve the basic evaluation method of automotive chips. Promote the release and implementation of standards for secure chips, power drive chips for electric vehicles, and complete the review and approval of standards for intelligent cockpit computing chips, satellite positioning chips, infrared thermal imaging chips, chassis control chips, etc., and accelerate the development of product standards for control chips, sensor chips, communication chips, storage chips, etc., to meet the application needs of automotive chip product selection. (Eight) Promote the research of automotive electronic standards. Continuously improve the automotive electromagnetic compatibility standard system, promote the mandatory national standard review and approval of electromagnetic compatibility for road vehicles, solicit opinions on electrostatic discharge standards, and promote the formulation of standards for whole vehicle antennas OTA, electromagnetic environment adaptability, etc. Accelerate the development of safety standards for automated driving systems, expected functional safety, and battery management systems, and increase the level of key system functional safety and expected functional safety. Conduct pre-research on the reliability standards of electronic device acceleration tests, promote the revision of IP grades, environmental assessment standards, and improve the quality level of electrical and electronic equipment. Promote the review and approval of standards for vehicle-mounted MEMS lidar and forward vision aids, solicit opinions on standards for vehicle-mounted display terminals, accelerate the development of standards for vehicle-mounted wireless broadcast reception systems and vehicle-mounted inertial navigation systems, and standardize the performance of vehicle-mounted electronic components. (Nine) Strengthen the development of green and low-carbon standards for automobiles. Promote the implementation of standards for passenger car fuel consumption evaluation methods and indicators, energy consumption limits for electric vehicles, accelerate the development of passenger car energy consumption monitoring, light-duty hybrid vehicle pure electric utilization coefficient, vehicle predictive cruise control system evaluation standards, conduct pre-research on evaluation of average fuel consumption for heavy-duty commercial vehicles, hydrogen (ammonia) engine vehicle technical specifications, automobile energy conservation classification and grading standards, continue to promote automobile energy conservation and emission reduction. Promote the implementation of terms and definitions for road vehicle greenhouse gas management, product carbon footprint labeling, as well as standards for key product carbon footprints related to road vehicles and passenger cars, and promote the review and approval of carbon emissions accounting for engine manufacturing enterprises, scrapping...Exchange and cooperation in the field of automotive standards and regulations among African, South American countries, etc. Further enhance the role of the China Automotive Standards International Center (Geneva) as a pivot and radiating center, and expand exchanges and cooperation with relevant international organizations.Five, adhere to the norm and innovate, enhance the "governance efficiency" of automotive standards (17) Actively connect with national strategic needs. Implement the work plan for promoting high-quality economic development with upgraded standards and the action plan for upgrading traction equipment and consumer goods with old-for-new standards, complete the relevant standard development tasks with high quality and efficiency, and strengthen standard promotion and implementation simultaneously. Establish a mechanism for actively connecting national major strategies and industrial policies, promote the deployment and implementation of standards in coordination with strategies, plans, and policies, and strengthen the efficient connection between standards and access management of automotive enterprises and products. (18) Strengthen the interaction between standards and technological innovation. Implement the deployment requirements of the ShenZhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering standardization leading project, conduct forward-looking layout research on standards, strengthen the summary of phased achievements, and accelerate the development of standards for new technologies, functions, and products. Focus on emerging areas, target key links, applications, core technologies, and products in the automotive industry chain, and accelerate the revision of key standards or pilot standards-first mode, and advance the development of advanced and applicable standards with the concept of "product generation, technology classification, and development stages". (19) Promote organizational upgrading and renewal. Initiate the rotation of the national automotive standardization technical committee, optimize the composition of the committee members, actively include enterprises, industry organizations, and technical institutions with strong innovation capabilities and rich standardization experience, and enhance the breadth and representativeness of the committee units. Continuously strengthen organizational construction, reinforce the classification management and service of the committee members, optimize and improve the mechanism for special seminar of the automotive standardization committee, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the committee members and units. (20) Enhance the quality and efficiency of automotive standard management. Improve the mechanism for pre-evaluation of standard project initiation, focus on key links such as standard project initiation, solicitation of opinions, technical review, and standard approval, further fulfill responsibilities, and improve the quality of standard demonstration and formulation. Construct a full-process green channel for important urgently needed standards, further compress the standard approval and submission period, and enhance the overall efficiency of formulation. Conduct a solid evaluation of the implementation effects of standards, shorten the review period appropriately based on the industry development speed, technology iteration frequency, and policy changes, and promote the iteration and update of standards. Explore the promotion of "artificial intelligence + automotive standardization", empowering the construction of automotive standardization with large-scale artificial intelligence models. (21) Strengthen the promotion of automotive standards. Comprehensive use new media communication forms such as understanding through a single figure, online standard courses, etc., strengthen the promotion of standards from all aspects. Continuously expand the breadth and depth of standard promotion and training, and strengthen the summary and promotion of enterprise standardization experience. Focus on the objective reality of automotive standardization, innovate working mechanisms, continuously conduct research and application of automotive standardization theories and policies. Actively introduce the achievements of automotive standardization work, respond to public concerns in a timely manner, and guide the public to establish the correct concept and understanding. (22) Deepen the coordination and linkage of automotive standards. Continuously deepen exchanges and cooperation between the automotive industry and related industries such as energy, information and communication, smart transportation, and traffic management, strengthen cross-industry and cross-domain standardization technical organization cooperation, and ensure the effectiveness of dual governance. Sincerely solicit opinions and suggestions from relevant parties, synchronously study operability and implementability during the standard formulation process, strengthen the coordination of relevant implementation management departments, and ensure the smooth implementation of standards. Further strengthen the effective connection and coordinated support between national standards, industry standards, local standards, and association standards, optimize the structure of automotive standards supply, and form a good situation of coordinated order, mutual integration, and mutual promotion. (23) Strengthen the training of standardization talents. Continuously organize and carry out a series of activities for training automotive standardization youth experts, college student automotive standard innovation competitions, international youth engineer exchange projects for automotive standardization, innovate activity forms and content, strengthen the training of automotive standardization talents, and provide a platform for exchange and practice for automotive standardization talents. Publish automotive standardization textbooks and promote their application in universities, to build a talent reserve for automotive standardization. This article is from the "Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China", GMTEight editor: Liu Xuan.