工业和信息化部组织制定的《智能网联汽车自动驾驶系统安全要求》强制性国家标准（GB 44721—2026）正式发布[1]。这是我国首部针对L3级有条件自动驾驶和L4级高度自动驾驶系统的强制性标准[1]，由国家市场监督管理总局、国家标准化管理委员会批准发布[1]，将于2027年7月1日起正式实施[1]。
该标准适用于L3级、L4级自动驾驶系统的M类（载客）和N类（载货）车辆，自动泊车系统不在适用范围内[1]。标准从2024年发布的推荐性国家标准GB/T 44721—2024升级为强制性标准[1]，对车辆制造商的安全保障、系统动态驾驶能力、人机交互和检验检测方法等做出了全面规范[1]。其核心要求为：自动驾驶系统安全水平应至少达到正在承担动态驾驶任务的合格且专注驾驶人的水平[1]。
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has officially released a mandatory national standard governing the safety requirements for autonomous driving systems in level 3 (conditional automation) and level 4 (high automation) connected vehicles [1]. The standard, designated GB 44721—2026, will take effect on July 1, 2027 [1].
This mandatory standard represents an upgrade from the recommended national standard GB/T 44721—2024 that was issued in 2024 [1]. The specification was approved and released by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardization Management Committee [1]. It establishes comprehensive requirements for vehicle manufacturers across safety assurance, dynamic driving task performance capabilities, human-machine interaction protocols, and testing and inspection methodologies [1].
The standard applies to category M (passenger-carrying) and category N (cargo-carrying) vehicles equipped with level 3 or level 4 autonomous driving systems, though it does not cover automated parking systems [1]. A core safety requirement stipulates that autonomous driving systems must maintain a safety level at least equivalent to that of a qualified and attentive human driver performing the dynamic driving task [1].