The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with three other departments, released a draft regulation on October 10, 2026, targeting automotive design. Starting in 2027, the rules propose banning fully hidden door handles and folding or flexible screens, while mandating physical controls for critical driving functions like lights and wipers.
The draft also requires car manufacturers to restrict the use of pop-up cockpit features while driving and mandates transparent marketing regarding the limitations of innovative designs. Companies must also establish robust safety incident recording and analysis mechanisms to investigate potential risks in their products.
In other industry news, Porsche reported global deliveries of 178,532 vehicles for the first nine months of 2026, marking a 16% year-over-year decline. Meanwhile, Luxeed announced that the first batch of test vehicles for the refreshed R7 model has reached 200 stores across 77 cities in China.
Huawei has begun rolling out the HarmonyOS 7.0.0.109 SP10 update for the Pura X View smartphone, featuring a 4.83GB package size. The update introduces new capabilities such as multi-person communication sharing and off-screen navigation tracking, alongside a game notification banner feature previously seen on the Mate 90.
