Four Ministries Hold Talks with More Than 30 Automakers to Strengthen R&D Testing and Validation Management for Vehicle Products

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said today that it, together with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, organized talks with more than 30 key automobile manufacturers to strengthen management of innovative vehicle design and R&D testing and validation. According to reports, automakers should implement the requirements of the special quality improvement campaign, resolutely resist irrational competition, strengthen innovative design and R&D testing and validation management for vehicle products, and firmly uphold the bottom line of product safety. Key measures include: comprehensively strengthening testing and validation, enhancing R&D testing and validation capabilities, fully conducting safety assessments of innovative product designs and R&D testing and validation, and promptly eliminating safety hazards. Companies must truthfully publicize the usage boundaries, restrictive conditions, and R&D testing and validation status of innovative product designs, and must not make false, exaggerated, or misleading claims. They must not use scenarios that violate road traffic regulations to promote product features, and must not induce drivers to neglect their safe driving responsibilities. (CCTV News)