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Highly automated taxis should have safety person on board, Chinese regulator says

( December 5, 2023, 06:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Vehicles listed as "conditionally automated" and "highly automated" being used as taxis should have a "safety person" on board, while a fully automated vehicle might employ a person who can monitor, remotely, a maximum of three vehicles, according to a set of guidelines for autonomous driving transport safety service issued by the country’s transport regulator. Self-driving vehicles should record their movements and store vehicle operational status information within 90 seconds before car accidents or autonomous driving function failure, the regulator said. The guidelines also set out other requirements on operators and vehicles, including their obtaining operational qualifications and carrier liability insurance. The statement follows: ...

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