With the increasing breakthrough of intelligent driving technology, self-driving cars have gradually become the focus of people's attention. Recently, China's relevant departments issued a notice on carrying out the pilot work of intelligent networked vehicle access and road access, providing top-level policy support for the road traffic of L3 and L4 autonomous vehicles, marking that China's autonomous driving commercialization has entered a new stage of development.
Prior to this, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan and other places have carried out the exploration of L3 and above autonomous driving demonstration areas. Now, with the launch of the pilot work, companies will have the opportunity to bring to market vehicles equipped with L3 and L4 autonomous driving capabilities, thereby further advancing the commercialization of autonomous driving.
However, it should be noted that in the short term, the main body of the L3 pilot may not be for individual consumers, but will need to go through a certain transition period. This is because the cost of the L3 solution is not affordable for all models, and it is expected that the L3 technology will be applied to high-end models first.
In addition, policies have been clearly delineated for the attribution of responsibility for L3 autonomous driving. With a series of constraints being overcome one by one, mass production is just around the corner.
Although the policy has been issued, there are many interpretations within the industry. After in-depth research and consultation, we sorted out five key questions. First of all, the entities participating in the pilot must have the identity of both the automobile manufacturer and the user (which can be understood as the operation platform), which means that the solution provider is not within the scope of the policy, but can jointly declare with the car company and the operating entity. Secondly, for the pilot cities that meet the requirements, they can apply for the pilot. This provides every city with an equal opportunity to participate and enhances the universality of the policy.
In addition, it should be emphasized that the autonomous driving function referred to in the pilot document is based on the L3 L4 level of automatic driving defined by China's "Classification of Automobile Driving Automation" standard, of which L3 is the conditional autonomous driving driver who needs to intervene and take over when the system cannot handle it;Level 4, on the other hand, is highly autonomous driving without the need for the driver to take over.
AI Assistant Creation Season L3 has always been a challenging area for car companies, and it is difficult to determine who is responsible when an accident occurs when the driver is in the middle of being out of the driver's seat and preparing to take over. Previously, Shenzhen's relevant regulations had tried to divide the responsibility of L3, but it was not completely clear who was the main responsible party for the accident when the L3 function was turned on, and this time the relevant policy gives a clear division.
The development of this pilot work will promote the formation of a situation in which the best of the best are selected. For small and medium-sized enterprises, the cost of autonomous driving access certification and potential liability is still high in the short term, and the scale remains to be seen. As an important starting point for the combination of industrial revolution and informatization, intelligent driving is developing rapidly, and it is subversively changing the way of life of human beings. With the continuous progress and development of intelligent driving technology, we have reason to believe that there will be more innovations and breakthroughs in the future.
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