Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Carmakers have been forced to tone down their promotion of autonomous driving functions in new models unveiled at this week\u2019s Shanghai automotive show after a safety crackdown by Beijing.Advertising the self-driving capabilities of electric vehicles has been curbed following a fatal car crash last month \u2014 involving a Xiaomi SU7 smart car \u2014 that has fuelled debate over the roadworthiness of such technology.Xiaomi had said its Navigate on Autopilot autonomous driving function had been activated before the accident on a Chinese expressway that killed three young women inside the SU7, its first EV model. Its founder Lei Jun said he was \u201cheavy-hearted\u201d and acknowledged the public criticism that ensued.\u00a0Xiaomi has been co-operating with police investigating the cause of the crash.The accident also ended expectations that Xiaomi, a consumer electronics maker that made a spectacular EV debut a year ago, would follow up by unveiling the YU7, its first electric SUV, at China\u2019s biggest car show.Xiaomi\u2019s charismatic founder, who attracts huge crowds at corporate events, is skipping the Auto Shanghai show, although the company insisted on Wednesday that the launch date for the YU7 is unchanged, \u201cstaying between June and July as anticipated by founder Lei\u201d.China\u2019s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the country\u2019s top automotive regulator, summoned around 60 representatives from major carmakers for discussions last week where it warned them against exaggerating the capabilities of their assisted driving functions.\u201cAutomakers\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009must effectively enhance the safety level of intelligent connected vehicle products,\u201d it said in a statement after the meeting.\u00a0The regulatory pressure comes amid intense competition among local players in China to develop such systems, with foreign rivals including Tesla and Mercedes-Benz also scrambling to keep up with the pace of innovation in the world\u2019s largest car market.China\u2019s tighter regulations have affected the marketing language that carmakers have been using at the Shanghai show, with many emphasising their safety features. \u201cWe need to be super paranoid about\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009what we\u2019ve achieved,\u201d said Giovanni Lanfranchi, chief executive of Zeekr Technology Europe, at a roundtable interview on Tuesday. \u201cSafety is very important.\u201d\u00a0Mercedes emphasised drivers were required to stay engaged all the time even though it had developed a \u201chandy and reliable\u201d advanced driver assistance systems (Adas) platform, its China head Oliver Th\u00f6ne said at a launch event for its new CLA L model in Shanghai.\u201cPart of the [industry ministry] directive, as we read it, was a call to action to the original equipment manufacturers to clean up the communication,\u201d Mercedes chief executive Ola K\u00e4llenius told reporters. \u201cWe welcome the government\u2019s tightening of the regulations over the [Adas sector],\u201d said Nio chief executive William Li at a roundtable on Tuesday.\u201cSafety is number one for Volkswagen,\u201d CEO Oliver Blume said on the eve of Auto Shanghai, while defending inevitable shortcomings in the emerging Adas technology. \u201cYou will never have a system with zero defects,\u201d he said.Huawei, along with a state-backed regulatory body and 11 car manufacturers, also launched a joint initiative. Jin Yuzhi, head of Huawei’s car unit, called on the industry to \u201celiminate false advertising, clearly define the boundaries\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009of smart driving functions and build user trust\u201d.Huawei launched an upgraded version of its Adas platform on Tuesday, featuring a collision prevention system and assistance in the case of tyre blowouts or driver incapacity.Several carmakers and developers of self-driving solutions, including Huawei and Audi\u2019s joint venture with its Chinese partner FAW, have changed their \u201csmart driving\u201d description to more cautious wording, such as \u201ccombination assisted driving\u201d, during recent media events.Last week, BYD requested domestic media outlets and car influencers should avoid using terms such as \u201cGod\u2019s Eye\u201d \u2014 the original name of its self-driving system \u2014 or functions such as \u201cvalet parking\u201d, according to people who received the memo.\u00a0On Monday, two industry associations published a petition urging carmakers to educate users on the \u201cfundamental difference\u201d between \u201cdriver assistance\u201d and \u201cself-driving\u201d.Under current Chinese regulations, drivers bear full responsibility for traffic accidents involving vehicles equipped with Level 2 driving features, which can assist with simple tasks such as steering, acceleration and braking, but require drivers to remain fully attentive at all times.For Level 3 vehicles, managing more complex scenarios but still requiring drivers to be ready to take control upon a system prompt, responsibility is shared among drivers, insurers and carmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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