China Releases Mandatory Safety Standard for L3/L4 Autonomous Driving (GB 44721-2026)中国发布L3/L4自动驾驶强制性安全标准GB 44721—2026
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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the mandatory national standard "Intelligent Connected Vehicle Autonomous Driving System Safety Requirements" (GB 44721-2026) on July 30, 2026, effective July 1, 2027, applicable to M and N-category vehicles equipped with L3 or L4 systems.
The standard establishes comprehensive requirements for enterprise lifecycle safety mechanisms, system dynamic driving task execution capability, human-machine interaction and user disclosure protocols, and a multi-dimensional verification framework combining safeguard capability inspection, safety documentation review, and confirmatory testing methods.
Compared to the UN ADS GTR global technical regulation, China's standard provides more granular technical requirements tailored to China's road conditions and regulatory environment, establishing a unified safety baseline for autonomous driving commercialization.