Recently, the State Administration of market supervision, together with relevant departments, stepped up the formulation of trial opinions on the “sandbox supervision” system of automobile safety, conducted in-depth safety tests for cutting-edge technologies applied to vehicles, and guided enterprises to find problems, improve design and reduce risks at a deeper level.
For the automotive industry, Sandbox supervision is to isolate vehicles from cutting-edge technologies, including intelligent Internet connection and new energy vehicles, and take inclusive and prudent regulatory measures to prevent problems from spreading outside the “box”, that is, to implement a fault-tolerant and error correction mechanism within a controllable range, and the regulatory department will supervise the whole process, To ensure the safety of the new technology and make the final evaluation.
The author believes that vehicle safety sandbox supervision can not only implement effective supervision, but also conducive to the development of new technologies such as intelligent Internet connection and new energy vehicles. On the premise of strictly preventing Risk Spillover, create a regulatory environment to encourage innovation as much as possible, which is more conducive to technological innovation and technological progress than the traditional undifferentiated supervision mode.
Five years ago, driven by policy and technology, China Shanxi Guoxin Energy Corporation Limited(600617) automobile started its first round of breakthrough. According to the latest data, the sales volume of Shanxi Guoxin Energy Corporation Limited(600617) vehicles in 2021 reached 3521000, a year-on-year increase of 1.6 times.
However, achievements and problems coexist, and innovation and risk coexist. With the acceleration of the development process of automobile intellectualization, networking and electrification, more and more automobile intelligent systems and related functions are constantly upgraded. The software and hardware defects of some intelligent networked vehicles are also exposed, and the fault recall events are high.
Over the past five years, China’s automobile safety recalls have occurred once every 1.6 days on average. In 2021, China implemented 232 automobile recalls involving 8.73 million vehicles, with a year-on-year increase of 29%. At the same time, according to statistics, 99.9% of car recalls and more than 50% of electronic and electrical product recalls are products that meet the standards, but there is still a risk of endangering personal and property safety after use.
The innovation and development of intelligent networked vehicles need incentives, but safety based supervision is essential. To balance this relationship and promote the development of relevant industries, Sandbox supervision is a model worthy of exploration.
First, Sandbox regulation helps to protect automotive scientific and technological innovation. The test items of sandbox supervision mechanism include not only the whole intelligent networked vehicle, but also the radar, camera sensing system, algorithm, module, recognition ability, etc. The mechanism has regulatory flexibility, aims at the forefront of technology development, and grasps the latest developments in science and technology industry. It can give fault tolerance space through trial and error, test the feasibility of innovation value and operation mode of car companies, and strive to provide the greatest guarantee for intelligent network Federation and automatic driving vehicle safety.
Secondly, Sandbox supervision will closely combine the protection of innovation quality with the strengthening of supervision to achieve “no mistake”. Sandbox supervision mechanism can help to promote the construction of intelligent connected vehicle OTA big data platform by establishing intelligent connected vehicle safety self-assessment system and establishing operation data-driven new energy vehicle defect investigation mechanism. While maximizing the effectiveness of new technologies, we should effectively eliminate safety risks and improve the overall level of product safety in China.
Finally, Sandbox supervision should be more integrated into the protection of consumers’ rights and interests. The most remarkable feature of the sandbox supervision mechanism is flexibility. The test subjects do not fully meet the current supervision requirements, which means that the test consumers face high risks. As one of the core values of the sandbox supervision mechanism, the protection of consumers’ rights and interests should be paid attention to by the supervision department.
