It has to be said that the department in charge of formulating national standards these days really surfs the Internet at a breakneck speed.
Not long ago, a new draft regulation seeking public opinions eliminated the hidden door handles, which made people cheer. Little did we expect that there was an even bigger change in the offing.
Two days ago, the Ministry of Public Security made a major move by updating a mandatory national standard that had remained unchanged for nearly a decade – Technical Conditions for Safety Operation of Motor Vehicles GB 7258 – 2017, and also solicited public opinions.

As the name suggests, different from the previous “minor national standard” targeting only door handles, this new regulation is a “major national standard” related to the overall safety of the vehicle, covering almost all aspects of vehicle use and driving.
Some brothers may be curious as to why this “major national standard” remained silent for nearly a decade and only recently decided to have a major update?
The Ministry of Public Security answered this question in the compilation instructions this time.
To put it simply, technology has developed rapidly, especially in the fields of electric vehicles and intelligentization in recent years. However, the corresponding regulations have not been updated, creating many safety hazards. So, it’s necessary to take action.

Therefore, the Ministry of Public Security led N drafting units to conduct preliminary research since 2023. From the beginning of this year to September, they held nearly ten rounds of discussions with automobile manufacturers, resulting in the current draft regulation seeking public opinions.
A representative of an automobile manufacturer who participated in the discussion of the new national standard secretly told Brother Neck that an important driving factor was that the accident rate of some automobile manufacturers has been quite high recently. Many revisions of the regulations were exemplified by this manufacturer.
It can be regarded as promoting the progress of regulations…
Ahem, let’s talk less about gossip and focus on the specific updated regulations.
It can be said that each update of the new national standard for passenger cars almost targets the unreasonable designs of current new energy vehicles.
There are so many items and detailed regulations that Brother Neck couldn’t help but exclaim “Amazing” after reading them.
First and foremost, high – powered vehicles have, for the first time, been subject to the sanctions of the mandatory national standard. In Section 10.5.4 regarding the vehicle’s transmission system, the new regulation adds the following sentence:
10.5.4 After each power – on/ignition of a passenger car (except for engine automatic start – stop), it should be in the default working state with a 0 – 100km/h acceleration time of no less than 5 seconds. Note: The 0 – 100km/h acceleration time refers to the time required for a vehicle to accelerate from a stationary state to 100km/h at full power.
It’s obvious that this regulation targets those automobile manufacturers that only focus on high – power but fail to take proper safety measures for high – power vehicles.
People may not have a clear concept of the 5 – second 0 – 100km/h acceleration. Generally speaking, the 0 – 100km/h acceleration time of ordinary household SUVs is usually over 7 seconds. For single – motor electric vehicles with medium – level power, such as the standard – range Tesla Model 3, the time is 6.1 seconds.
For electric vehicles with stronger power or gasoline – powered sports cars, such as the six – cylinder BMW 240i sports car, the time is 5.3 seconds.

So, a 5 – second acceleration is basically the level where you can feel an obvious sense of push in the back when you step on the accelerator.
Translated into plain language, this regulation means that every time we get in the car, the vehicle’s acceleration ability should not be too strong, and both gasoline – powered and electric vehicles are treated equally.
You may ask, what if the vehicle I bought has very strong power and fast acceleration? For example, the 911 GT2 RS that Brother Neck bought in Mexico can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in just over two seconds. What should I do?
It’s very simple. Automobile manufacturers only need to add a manual selection function to the vehicle.
If you want strong acceleration, you must manually select it every time you get in the car.
At first glance, this regulation doesn’t seem to impose a great restriction on those who want to race, as it’s not that troublesome to make a setting. Right?
But from another perspective, for many novice friends who are new to high – powered vehicles, this extra step of complexity can, to a certain extent, prevent them from experiencing common novice problems such as wheel spin at start – up and loss of control during acceleration.
In the trend of increasing power and decreasing prices of electric vehicles, I think it’s a good “fool – proof design.”
Following this regulation, in Clause 10.5.5, the new regulation adds a requirement that new energy vehicles must have a function to prevent accidental pedal pressing:
10.5.5 Pure – electric and plug – in hybrid passenger cars should be equipped with a function to suppress accidental acceleration caused by pedal mis – pressing. It should be able to detect and suppress power output when the vehicle is stationary or creeping, and prompt the driver through an obvious signal device (e.g., sound or light signal).
On the one hand, this is a supplement to the low – speed safety of high – powered vehicles. Because a wrong step on the accelerator of a high – powered vehicle may lead to a very serious accident. On the other hand, it’s obviously a safety restriction on strong regenerative braking and single – pedal driving mode.
After all, it’s really counter – intuitive that the vehicle decelerates when you step on the accelerator. Many so – called brake failure accidents in the past were actually because the driver thought they were stepping on the brake, but in fact, they were flooring the accelerator the whole time (For more information on what single – pedal mode is and why it’s anti – human, you can read our previous tweets).

In essence, this acceleration suppression function means letting the vehicle first check the surrounding situation. If there are people or obstacles in front, the vehicle will not accelerate even if the driver steps on the accelerator.
But this is not a new function. Many domestic new – energy vehicle manufacturers installed similar designs several months ago.
For example, in a very popular video some time ago, it was actually the acceleration suppression function that was at work.
What’s quite funny is that regarding the issue of pedal mis – pressing, the new regulation adds the following paragraph in Section 7.1.8 related to the braking system:
7.1.8 When the braking signal and the acceleration signal of the vehicle’s overall control system occur simultaneously, it should only respond to the braking signal. However, if it is designed and manufactured to ensure the safe operation of the vehicle, it is allowed to respond to the acceleration signal after responding to the braking signal.
The first half of the sentence means that when the brake and the accelerator are stepped on simultaneously, the vehicle should only brake, not accelerate, and not take screenshots. Even in an emergency when the driver panics and steps on both the brake and the accelerator pedals at the same time, the vehicle will only decelerate.
Don’t think this regulation is absurd. When looking back at the replay of many rear – end accidents, it turns out that the vehicle’s deceleration effect was not ideal because the driver stepped on both pedals together out of panic.
As for the second half… The launch control mode can still be used. Hooray!

So far, the new regulations related to high – powered vehicles and accidental vehicle operations are almost covered.
You may think that these are all common sense. In the era of gasoline – powered vehicles, there was no need to specify such detailed regulations for automobile manufacturers, right?
But the problem is that the power structure and operation mode of electric vehicles are very different from those in the past.
In the past, it might have been absurd for someone to have a driver’s license but not know how to drive. But nowadays, it’s not a rare thing. It’s necessary to improve people’s safety when adapting to new technologies from the perspective of the mandatory national standard.
After all, Tesla has even removed the turn – signal lever and the gear – shift lever. Who wouldn’t be confused when getting in the car?

Speaking of this… Just like the previous new national standard for door handles, Tesla is also affected by the new regulation this time.
In the other requirements for the vehicle body part, the new regulation directly eliminates Tesla’s button – based steering and screen – based gear – shifting with the following paragraph:
11.10.8 During the vehicle’s driving process, the control components related to ensuring driving safety (e.g., gear, lights, horn, front windshield defrosting and demisting, front windshield wiper, window lifting, auxiliary braking device, and activation of the combined driving assistance system) should be equipped with physical control components.
It’s a bit absurd to think that in this day and age, it’s necessary to write into the national standard that gear – shifting and turning on lights require physical control components like levers.
But it can be seen that the person who formulated this new regulation must have really driven a new energy vehicle.
Goodness, the new – energy vehicle infotainment systems nowadays seem to hide the windshield defrosting function in the most obscure corner. Many times, I really can’t find how to turn it on without voice control.
I’m the first to support changing to physical control.
Meanwhile, a colleague of Brother Neck who drives a Tesla is secretly heart – broken.
Because his Model 3 is the out – of – print version with button – based steering and screen – based gear – shifting. He just spent 2499 to replace it with an official Tesla turn – signal lever modification part. Now, even the screen – based gear – shifting doesn’t meet the national standard, and he’ll probably have to spend more money later.

Removing what should have been there and then asking users to spend money to get it back. Elon Musk really is on a whole new level this time.
In addition, the new regulation also gives very detailed requirements for many new designs of automobile interiors. For example, there are now many screens in electric vehicles, and some can even play movies on the HUD.
The new regulation also restricts the potential safety hazards:
8.6.12 When the vehicle’s driving speed exceeds 10km/h, the display devices in the front part of the driver’s cab (area) on the left side of the vehicle’s longitudinal symmetry plane should be turned off and the entertainment video playback and game functions should be prohibited from being turned on.
That is, when driving, the screens in front of the driver close to them can no longer be used to watch videos or play games.

As for the external displays of the vehicle, such as the interactive displays or light curtains on many cars, they have also been significantly restricted by the new regulation. They need to be powered off and turned off during driving and can no longer display various customized contents:
8.6.11 For automobiles and trailers equipped with external electronic display devices (display boxes, displays, light signal devices), the electronic display devices should be in the off – state when the vehicle is in the driving state.
To be honest, it’s good to cancel this.
Because many new – energy vehicle models now have an interactive display or light strip on the taillights. Car owners who like to have fun often play small animations or write slogans on them.
Last time, Brother Neck saw a line of words on a car’s taillights and always wanted to get closer to read it. When he finally got close, he found that it said:
You seem to be following too closely!
Please ban it quickly. It really makes me angry…
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