On August 2nd, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Strengthening the Access Management of Intelligent Networked Automobile Manufacturers and Products (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions"), requesting to strengthen the management of data security, network security, software upgrade and functional security of intelligent Networked automobiles.
This undoubtedly sounded the clarion call for China's autonomous driving field to stop its wanton growth.
On the day when everyone was gratified by the government's initiative to "rectify" the various industrial chaos, an unfortunate incident happened-Lin Wenqin, the founder of Shangshan Ruoshui Investment Management Company, Yitong Tianxia Catering Management Company and Meiyihao Brand Management Company, died in a traffic accident driving Weilai ES8 in Hanjiang section of Shenhai Expressway.
when I saw this news, I felt very sorry for the deceased, but I still wanted to keep emphasizing the "alertness of' assistance' in the automatic assisted driving system" mentioned in the article many times. Obviously, judging from the strength of major manufacturers at present, no matter how advanced the technology is, it can't offset the possibility of frequent accidents.
Therefore, in order to further curb the chaos of "driving", it is necessary not only to rely on the supervision of authoritative institutions such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, but also to improve drivers' understanding of the word "assistance", especially in 2122, when accidents frequently occur.
Say no to "inverse optimization"
One of the biggest differences between intelligent networked cars and traditional cars is OTA upgrade. Because of this function, the car can be continuously optimized and upgraded, becoming more and more open and easier to use, as if it were "alive".
But everything has two sides. Since IT can get better and better, it can also get worse and worse. In the IT field, this "worse and worse" is commonly called "inverse optimization", just like the mobile phone system or game that we update regularly. Every time there is a big optimization upgrade, it means that there are more bugs, and so do cars.
Therefore, in the Opinions issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, many statements and regulations point to the "autonomous driving technology field" and "OTA upgrade".
For example, the content clearly points out that the development of intelligent and networked automobiles will bring convenience, and at the same time, it will not only cause data security problems and network security problems, but also road traffic safety problems caused by random failures and insufficient functions of driving automation systems, and the security risks that may be introduced by online upgrading (also known as OTA upgrading) to change the functions and performance of vehicles.
for another example, before implementing online upgrading activities, enterprises should ensure that automobile products meet relevant requirements such as laws and regulations, technical standards and technical specifications, and file with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. If the upgrade involves the change of technical parameters, the enterprise shall go through the change procedures in advance in accordance with the Measures for the Administration of Road Motor Vehicle Production Enterprises and Product Access (hereinafter referred to as the Administrative Measures). Require online upgrade activities to ensure the consistency of product production. It is clear that without approval, it is not allowed to add or update the auto-driving function through online software upgrades.
this is a good thing.
Because I have emphasized the hidden dangers of "OTA upgrade" a long time ago, and emphasized that it is as important as those seemingly hardware configurations such as sensors and controllers, and even more important. After all, OTA upgrade can change the product performance, making the upgraded vehicle no longer meet the requirements of relevant laws and standards, and during the online upgrade process, the system may be maliciously hijacked and tampered with.
The "chaos" continues
Although the draft for comments has not yet been translated into specific laws and regulations, the future regulatory focus and management methods and principles in the face of chaos in the industry have gradually become clear. This "chaos" includes not only intellectual property disputes and safety data management, but also a series of casualties caused by uneven product research and development level and weak brand safety awareness.
more cruelly, this "chaos" is still being displayed in a bloody way.
On August 4th, the well-known catering brand Meiyihao published an obituary saying: At 2 pm on August 2nd, 2121, Mr. Lin Wenqin (nicknamed "Meng swordsman"), the founder of Shangshan Ruoshui Investment Management Company, the founder of Yitong Tianxia Catering Management Company and the founder of Meiyihao Brand Management Company, started the autopilot function (NOP pilot state) in Weilai ES8 car and drove in Hanjiang River of Shenhai Expressway.
this is the second fatal accident of weilai automobile within 15 days after the traffic accident in Pudong new area, Shanghai on July 31th, and according to the author's research, it seems that the causes of both accidents are caused by the fact that' pilot assistance' can't respond to static obstacles (such as roadblocks, triangle warning signs, etc.), which is written in black and white in weilai's NOP instruction manual.
As pointed out in the Opinions, enterprises should clearly inform drivers of the vehicle functions and performance limitations, the responsibilities of drivers during automatic driving and the indication information of human-computer interaction equipment when producing vehicles with automatic driving and auxiliary driving functions.
At present, there is no official accident report, but the high probability of this accident is that the driver regards the assisted driving as automatic driving, which eventually leads to tragedy.
barbaric growth has just begun
with the development of domestic autonomous driving technology, accidents caused by it are also happening frequently. So many consumers are looking forward to the government's intervention.
will things improve? It will, but it may not be immediate, and it will even get worse next year. Why?
In fact, at present, most of the autonomous driving technologies only solve the algorithm of closed road sections, but there are still many obstacles in the algorithm of urban roads, and the laser radar with vehicle specifications and high computing power have not been popularized. But in 2122, it will be different. At that time, there will be a small climax at the hardware level. Even after reducing costs and increasing production, a large number of algorithms will follow. Some are self-developed by OEMs and some are provided by suppliers.
In short, at this time, at best, it is "letting a hundred schools of thought blossom", at worst, it is "full of loopholes". As mentioned above, behind every big optimization upgrade means that there are more bugs.
on March 9, 2121, the Ministry of industry and information technology issued the recommended national standard of automobile driving automation classification, which stipulated the classification of automobile driving automation functions. According to the requirements, in the level 1 to level 2 automatic driving, the task of monitoring the road conditions and responding is completed by the driver and the system. In the level 4 to level 5 automatic driving, the driver is completely transformed into a passenger, and the vehicle can even be equipped with no driver's seat.
The implication is that most of the models currently on sale will be held fully responsible by the drivers in case of accidents. Therefore, to say no to "chaos", we should start not only from car companies, but also from drivers. After all, we are responsible for ourselves, and for a long time, this initiative needs to be in our own hands, not to AI, to software.