On May 27, 2026, SAC/TC114 (Automotive) issued summary of the standard updates of the TC in April, including several mandatory national standards that shall directly impact the country’s market access and product compliance requirements for automotive products.
The full list of standard/standard projects that have updates in TC114 is summarized with key information, and nine standards have been published by the National Standardization Administration of China (SAC) for implementation, including 3 mandatory standards:
No. | Standard No. | Standard Name | Publication Date | Implementation Date |
1 | GB 11557—2026 | Stipulation protecting drivers from being injured by motor vehicle steering mechanism | 2026/4/30 | 2027/1/1 |
2 | GB 15082—2026 | Speedometer for motor vehicle and motorcycle | 2026/4/30 | 2027/7/1 |
3 | GB 15744—2026 | Limits and measurement methods of fuel consumption for motorcycles and mopeds | 2026/4/30 | 2028/7/1 |
4 | GB/T 47351—2026 | Intelligent and connected vehicles—Technical requirements and test methods of vehicle-control operating system | 2026/3/31 | 2026/7/1 |
5 | GB/T 47487—2026 | Hydrogen injector for automotive hydrogen fuel engine | 2026/4/30 | 2026/11/1 |
6 | GB/T 47504—2026 | Commercial vehicle controller area network (CAN) communication protocol | 2026/4/30 | 2026/11/1 |
7 | GB/T 47591—2026 | Road vehicle—Information for plates, labels and electronic identifications of traction batteries | 2026/4/30 | 2026/4/30 |
8 | GB/Z 172—2026 | Guidelines for safety requirements of fuel cell electric motorcycles and mopeds | 2026/4/30 | 2026/4/30 |
9 | GB/Z 173—2026 | Fuel cell electric motorcycles and mopeds—Code of practice for test of energy consumption and range | 2026/4/30 | 2026/4/30 |
Meanwhile, 13 voluntary standard projects and 7 projects on national technical guides have been approved by SAC for revision and formulation:
No. | Project No. | Standard Name | Category | Project Approval Date |
Voluntary standard project (GB/T docs) | ||||
1 | 20262529-Q-339 | Tank vehicles of categories N and O with regard to rollover stability | Revision | 2026/4/28 |
2 | 20262530-Q-339 | Technical specification for motor vehicles-windscreen wiper and washer systems | 2026/4/28 | |
3 | 20262531-Q-339 | Safety signs and information symbols for the use of bus | 2026/4/28 | |
4 | 20262535-Q-339 | Requirements for installation of the external lighting and light-signaling devices for motor vehicles and their trailers | 2026/4/28 | |
5 | 20262553-Q-339 | Technical specification for motor vehicles' door locks and retention components | 2026/4/28 | |
6 | 20262265-T-339 | Road vehicles—Requirements for restricted use of hazardous substances | 2026/4/28 | |
7 | 20262331-T-339 | Compatibility test specifications of battery swap for electric vehicle and swappable battery system | Newly-drafted | 2026/4/28 |
8 | 20262374-T-339 | Solid-state battery for electric vehicle—Part 4: life specification | 2026/4/28 | |
9 | 20262375-T-339 | Solid-state battery for electric vehicle—Part 3: Safety specification | 2026/4/28 | |
10 | 20262038-T-339 | Electric Seatbelt for Motor Vehicles | 2026/4/28 | |
11 | 20262040-T-339 | Classifications and technical requirements of interior alert sound | 2026/4/28 | |
12 | 20262376-T-339 | Solid-state battery for electric vehicle—Part 2: Performance specification | 2026/4/28 | |
13 | 20262271-T-339 | Validation method for sine with dwell stability control simulation of Passenger vehicles (MOD, ISO 19365:2016) | 2026/4/28 | |
Projects of technical guide （GB/Z docs) | ||||
1 | 20262578-Z-339 | Guide for Establishment of Security Assurance Capacity in Electric Vehicle Enterprises | Newly-drafted | 2026/4/28 |
2 | 20262491-Z-339 | Automotive artificial intelligence—Guidelines for general development of end-to-end models | 2026/4/24 | |
3 | 20262492-Z-339 | Automotive artificial intelligence—Test guidelines for driving automation systems based on end-to-end architecture | 2026/4/24 | |
4 | 20262493-Z-339 | Automotive artificial intelligence—Cybersecurity technology requirements and test methods | 2026/4/24 | |
5 | 20262494-Z-339 | Automotive artificial intelligence—General requirements for risk assessment and governance | 2026/4/24 | |
6 | 20262495-Z-339 | Automotive artificial intelligence—Data security technical requirements and test methods | 2026/4/24 | |
7 | 20262496-Z-339 | Automotive artificial intelligence—Technical requirements and test methods for driving automation systems | 2026/4/24 | |
In the meantime, the working group of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) of TC114/SC34 (Intelligent and Connected Vehicle) held a working meeting to discuss and advance several on-going standard projects. More than 120 experts from domestic and international vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, testing institutions, and research institutes attended the meeting. Some of the standard projects that have been discussed for next steps include:
- 20253094-Q-339 Technical requirements and testing methods for advanced emergency braking system of heavy-duty vehicles (revision of GB/T 38186-2019)
- 20261956-Q-339 Intelligent and connected vehicle — Safety requirements for parking combined driving assistance system (revision of GB/T 41630-2022)
- 20262948-Q-339 Intelligent and connected vehicle — Safety requirements for automated parking system
Besides the mandatory standards that are approved for publication, it is also advised for foreign stakeholders to notice that several existing ICV standards are also planned for revision. In addition, the one of the key focus of TC114/SC34 is the ADAS, and more specific and detailed technical requirements are expected to be published under this topic.
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