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China issues ethical guidelines for autonomous driving technology
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
China's new guidelines for autonomous driving focus on user safety, data collection limits, and liability clarity between drivers and systems.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's science and technology ministry on Wednesday issued ethical guidelines for autonomous driving technology, requiring developers to prioritise user safety and refrain from spreading false information when publishing research results.
Algorithms and models related to autonomous driving technology should be recorded and made accessible while data collection in the development and application of the technology should be limited to the scope required to achieve driving functions, the guidelines say.
The guidelines also specify which party - the human driver or the driving system - is liable when driving with such systems, based on how advanced the system is.
(Reporting by Yukun Zhang and Ryan WooEditing by David Goodman)
China's science and technology ministry issued ethical guidelines for autonomous driving technology.
The guidelines require developers to prioritize user safety in the development of autonomous driving technology.
Data collection in the development and application of autonomous driving technology should be limited to the necessary information.
The guidelines specify liability based on the advancement of the driving system, determining whether the human driver or the system is responsible.
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