Security News > 2021 > August > China stops networked vehicle data going offshore under new infosec rules

China has drafted new rules required of its autonomous and networked vehicle builders.

Data security is front and centre in the rules, with manufacturers required to store data generated by cars - and describing their drivers - within China.

Over-the-air upgrades are another requirement, with vehicle owners to be offered verbose information about the purpose of software updates, the time required to install them, and the status of upgrades.

All autonomous vehicles will be required to detect when a driver's hands leave the wheel, and to detect when it's best to cede control to a human.

If an autonomous vehicle's guidance systems fail, it must be able to hand back control.

To justify that somewhat odd segue, know that Baidu also revealed that its own Apollo autonomous vehicles clocked up 7.5 million test miles - up 152 per cent year over year - and that the tech has received 278 autonomous driving permits around China.

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