Standards for smart driving on the way

China is about to release guidelines for intelligent connected vehicle development, in the expectation of regulating and standardizing the burgeoning sector.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology plans to release guidelines next month, a leading official from the ministry said at the Forum on Integration of Auto Industry and Information Communication Technology.

The ministry is also drafting a production standards framework, and a committee of experts is being prepared to research and establish the standards for the technology, intelligent assistance, and information security for intelligent connected vehicles, said She Weizhen, director of the equipment industry division at the ministry.