MIIT's Guo Shougang: Autonomous driving is at a critical stage of crossing from usable to easy-to-use, and is about to enter the commercialization promotion phase.

On October 22, Guo Shougang, Director of the First Department of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated at the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference that global driver assistance has achieved large-scale application, and autonomous driving is about to enter the stage of commercial promotion. "Global intelligent connected vehicles have entered a new stage where the large-scale implementation of driver assistance and the exploration of autonomous driving proceed in parallel, and autonomous driving is at a critical period of leaping from usable to easy to use," said Guo Shougang. According to Guo Shougang, as of now, China has issued 90 relevant standards, issued 62 project approval plans, and declared 24 project approvals, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has advanced the research and release of a number of mandatory national standards. "The release and implementation of these standards have defined a unified safety baseline for products, which is of great significance for standardizing technology research and development and application and safeguarding the sustainable development of the industry."