The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has released draft national standards for automated parking and parking assistance systems. The new regulations mandate that systems must monitor driver attention, specifically tracking eye gaze and head position. If a driver looks away, the system must issue a return-to-view alert within 5 seconds, followed by an upgraded alert within 3 seconds, and a control warning within 5 seconds if the behavior persists.
The draft sets strict safety protocols for risk mitigation. If a driver fails to respond to warnings, the vehicle must trigger risk mitigation or come to a complete stop within 10 seconds. For remote parking, the maximum operating distance is limited to 10 meters, which can be extended to 15 meters only if there is a direct line of sight between the control device and the vehicle. Drivers must maintain continuous control of the device during operation.
Specific speed limits are defined for memory parking, capping controlled speeds at 10 km/h and operational speeds at 15 km/h. For L3 and L4 automated parking systems, the speed limit is set at 30 km/h. The distinction between these levels lies in handling scenarios beyond system capabilities: L3 requires driver intervention, while L4 systems are designed to execute their own fallback response strategies.
