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Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "opinions on strengthening Intelligent Network Union Automobile production Enterprises and Product access Management". Before implementing online upgrading activities, enterprises are required to ensure that automobile products meet the relevant requirements of national laws and regulations, technical standards and technical specifications, and put on record with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Changes in technical parameters such as safety, energy saving, environmental protection and anti-theft should be reported to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in advance to ensure the consistency of automobile production. Without approval, autopilot functions may not be added or updated through online or other software upgrades.

It is worth mentioning that the management scope of the opinion is clearly defined for intelligent network automobile production enterprises and their products. Intelligent vehicle refers to a new generation of vehicles equipped with advanced on-board sensors, controllers, actuators and other devices, which integrate modern communication, network, artificial intelligence and other technologies. In terms of improving safeguard measures, the "opinion" points out that if serious problems are found in products such as data security, network security, online upgrade safety, driving assistance and self-driving safety, car companies shall immediately stop the production and sale of relevant products in accordance with the rules and regulations, take measures to carry out rectification, and report in a timely manner.

In response to this opinion, some netizens said: stricter supervision is necessary in the long run, which is beneficial to both car companies and consumers. If the data were regulated uniformly, there would be less trouble. Another netizen said: when upgrading, say hello to the supervisor father. In the future, if something goes wrong with the car again, you can't throw the pot on the system upgrade.

As early as November 2020, the General Office of the General Administration of Market Supervision issued a notice on further strengthening the recall supervision of automobile remote upgrade (OTA) technology. The circular points out that if producers use OTA to eliminate defects in automobile products and carry out recalls, they should, in accordance with the requirements of the regulations and implementation measures, formulate a recall plan, put it on record with the quality Development Bureau of the General Administration of Market Supervision, and fulfill the main responsibility of the recall in accordance with the law. If OTA fails to effectively eliminate defects or cause new defects, producers should take recall measures again. At the same time, when safety accidents such as intrusion and remote control of vehicles occur in the Chinese market, producers should immediately organize investigation and analysis and report the results of the investigation and analysis to the quality Development Bureau of the General Administration of Market Supervision. From the relevant policy opinions, we can also see that with the rapid development of new energy vehicles, the relevant regulations on new energy vehicles will be gradually improved.

According to the relevant data, the full name of OTA is "Over-The-Airtechnology". Simply speaking, it is the air download technology, which manages the software remotely through the mobile communication interface. The traditional method is to upgrade the corresponding ECU through the whole vehicle OBD in the 4S store. It is worth noting that car OTA upgrade is like the upgrade of computer Windows system, similar to the upgrade of mobile phone system. Each upgrade can improve, fix vulnerabilities or achieve more functionality, as well as performance or visual enhancement. This update is usually done through online detection after networking, version matching, downloading new code locally, and then performing installation, verification and other programs. For traditional automakers, the software used in cars is upgraded through 4s store-to-store. Now, with the gradual maturity of new energy vehicles, most new energy vehicles have networking capabilities, through these networks, the software or new functions that need to be upgraded will be downloaded directly to the car, and then upgraded.

For the current new energy vehicles, OTA function has become a major selling point of new energy vehicles. While people enjoy the convenience brought by intelligent cars, they are also faced with safety challenges. In recent years, many consumers have complained that the propaganda of some automobile manufacturers is not in line with the reality, and that intelligent systems often fail to start normally or the black screen is stuck, navigation errors, sound failures and other problems. Industry insiders said that new energy vehicles have the attribute of fast iteration, with the rapid development of the industry, it is necessary to pay special attention to the security loopholes of smart devices. Relevant automotive industry personnel also said: at present, many car companies will use OTA push to upgrade the car function, or repair the existing Bug, in-car system upgrade is as convenient as mobile phone system update. Although this method can quickly iterate new functions, there may also be inexplicable Bug, resulting in system instability and greater security risks. Even some car companies will use OTA upgrades to limit some of the car's performance or parameters, resulting in a decline in car performance and experience. Therefore, this specification is still very necessary, which is responsible to all traffic participants as well as to the drivers themselves.

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