Analysis on current situation of China’s intelligent connected vehicle road test regulations

Abstract

This paper first elaborated the technological development status of the intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) and sorted out the “intelligent connected vehicle road test management regulations” jointly formulated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transport, and related regulations for major cities in China. The domestic is compare with foreign ICVs road test status and policy. The differences between the national regulation and municipal regulations for the test subjects, test drivers and test vehicles are analysed and enumerated. By comparing the domestic and international road test regulations, it is concluded that the safety is the prerequisite of vehicle road test. It is compulsory to conduct the closed field testing before conducting public road tests.