On September 4th, it was learned that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has formulated three mandatory national standards, GB 44495-2024 "Technical Requirements for Information Security of Automobile Vehicles", GB 44496-2024 "General Technical Requirements for Automotive Software Upgrades", and GB 44497-2024 "Intelligent Connected Vehicle Autonomous Driving Data Recording System", which have been approved and released by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardization Administration. They will be implemented from January 1, 2026. The safety of intelligent connected vehicle products is the fundamental guarantee for the sustainable and healthy development of the intelligent connected vehicle industry. The three standards released this time are the first mandatory national standards in the field of intelligent connected vehicles in China, and are the innovative achievements and experience summary of China's intelligent connected vehicle technology. Among them, GB 44495-2024 "Technical Requirements for Vehicle Information Security" specifies the requirements for the vehicle information security management system, as well as technical requirements and testing methods for external connection security, communication security, software upgrade security, data security, and other aspects; GB 44496-2024 "General Technical Requirements for Automotive Software Upgrades" lays the standard foundation for regulating the software upgrade behavior of automotive companies, safeguarding consumer rights, and implementing software upgrade regulatory policies; GB 44497-2024 "Intelligent Connected Vehicle Autonomous Driving Data Recording System" will provide technical support for accident liability determination and cause analysis. (New Society)