Reuters: China to set communication standards for driverless cars

China will lay the foundation for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication standards in 2018 and later establish a national standard, which will be of great significance to driverless technology, said Fu Yuwu, executive director of the China Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

According to Reuters, establishing a national standard will speed up the promotion of driverless cars in my country, which is in stark contrast to relevant legal standards in the United States. According to relevant industry insiders, relevant laws in the United States in the field of driverless cars will hinder the development of this technology in the United States.

Earlier this year, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and with the participation of domestic brands, the China Society of Automobile Manufacturers began to interpret the guiding policies for the automotive industry in the "13th Five-Year Plan" and the "Made in China 2025" policy. In October, the China Society of Automotive Engineers released a 450-page driverless technology roadmap, setting out the goals that the automotive industry needs to achieve in the next three five-year periods, including the development goals of autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles.

Unfortunately, the self-driving roadmap released this time does not establish unified standards for vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), which are quite important for the success of autonomous vehicles.

Mr. Fu Yuwu, Executive Chairman of the Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE), said that when the technology roadmap is updated next time, emphasis will be placed on laying the foundation for V2V and V2I standards in 2018, and formulating accurate standards agreed upon by automakers from 2020 to 2025.

Mr Fu said China's centralised planning approach was likely to be more efficient than policies in countries such as Japan, where the government is trying to get its three largest carmakers to agree on standards.

In an interview with Reuters, Mr. Fu Yuwu pointed out that it is impossible for people to use different communication channels, so a unified standard must be established. This process is complicated and difficult, but it is beneficial to the entire industry.

Regarding the recent decision of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to tighten the subsidy policy for new energy vehicles, Mr. Fu Yuwu said that this move will not hinder the goal of electric vehicles accounting for 7% of the market share by 2020. By 2020, the overall fuel consumption of new cars needs to be reduced to 5 liters per 100 kilometers. Mr. Fu Yuwu pointed out that under the premise of the decline in subsidy policies, this standard will be difficult to achieve if new energy vehicles are not promoted.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.