On November 7, 2021, on the third day of the 4th China International Import Expo, the signing ceremony of the autonomous driving safety cooperation agreement between UL and Zhijia Technology was grandly held at the site of the Expo. Mr. Feng Hao, UL Global Vice President, Managing Director of Mainland China and Hong Kong, Mr. Rong Li, General Manager of Smart Plus Technology China and Senior Vice President of Group Engineering, and other relevant leaders of the two parties attended the signing ceremony.

In August this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Opinions on Strengthening the Access Management of Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”, in which the safety management of products with autonomous driving functions proposed that “the process guarantee requirements such as functional safety, expected functional safety, and network security should be met. “. The strategic cooperation agreement between UL and Zhijia Technology responded to the management opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in a timely manner. The two parties will jointly promote cooperation in the development of autonomous driving safety technology, including functional safety, expected functional safety, Automotive SPICE, road vehicle network safety and global Market access regulations research, etc. Zhijia Technology will be the first batch of heavy-duty truck autonomous driving companies in China to carry out expected functional safety.

With the rapid development of autonomous driving technology, the emergence of autonomous vehicles has made people’s travel easier. The application of intelligent driving logistics vehicles, long-distance heavy trucks, and mining trucks makes the operation of the whole society more economical and efficient. However, when capital and consumers are excited about the investment opportunities and better life brought by new travel methods, regulators and the industry are also deeply aware that all innovations must be based on “safety” as the bottom line. The scope of vehicle safety has been derived from the active and passive safety of traditional vehicles to the functional safety of electrical and Electronic systems, the expected functional safety of autonomous driving, the network security of connected vehicles, and the software security of software-defined vehicles. Therefore, behind the seemingly simpler, more efficient and more convenient mode of travel, the safety architecture and regulatory requirements are becoming more and more complex.

In response to these complex safety architectures, UL is committed to providing comprehensive consulting, training and certification services for OEMs, autonomous driving technology companies, and component suppliers. Focusing on ISO 26262 road vehicle functional safety, ISO 21448 road vehicle expected functional safety, ISO 21434 road vehicle network security, Automotive Spice automotive software process improvement and capability assessment, etc., UL domestic and foreign experts with rich project experience serve customers in the automotive industry Provide product-oriented training, consulting and certification services based on international standards in the product development process.

Founded in 2016, Zhijia Technology is a world-renowned heavy truck autonomous driving company. With the vision of “making traffic safer and more convenient for transportation”, Zhijia Technology focuses on the R&D and application of L4 heavy-duty autonomous driving technology, and begins to provide feasible solutions for the transformation and upgrading of trunk logistics scenarios.

Previously, UL and Zhijia Technology have cooperated deeply on the integration of ISO26262 functional safety and ISO 21448 expected functional safety standards into the development process of autonomous driving. The signing of this cooperation agreement will help Zhijia Technology to further improve the safety and compliance of autonomous driving systems.

Feng Hao, UL’s global vice president and managing director of China and Hong Kong, said at the signing ceremony: “At present, the safety standards for intelligent and connected vehicles cover more and more areas, and the compliance requirements for safety-critical systems are also increasing. Complex. UL has always been committed to helping customers improve the safety and compliance of their products while advancing technology and innovation, and has developed the world’s first UL 4600 safety assessment standard for L4/L5 autonomous driving. UL and The cooperation of Zhijia Technology is based on the common vision of both parties for product safety. It is believed that our cooperation can establish more mutual trust among stakeholders in the field of autonomous driving applications, so that new technologies can be introduced to the market faster and more safely. .”

Mr. Rong Li, General Manager of Zhijia Technology China and Senior Vice President of Group Engineering, also said: “The wave of autonomous driving technology is profoundly changing the production and lifestyle of human beings. At the same time, we are also deeply aware that safety is the primary condition for the implementation of autonomous driving applications. In addition, the use of technology to build mass-produced products attaches great importance to the verification of vehicle safety standards. This cooperation with UL is an in-depth cooperation based on common concepts and a key step for the large-scale implementation of autonomous driving in the future. We believe that With the strong alliance with each other, there will be more mass-produced smart heavy trucks driving on China’s vast highways in the future, bringing safer and more efficient smart logistics.”

In the future, UL and Zhijia Technology will continue to carry out more in-depth cooperation in areas related to autonomous driving safety, including the formulation of autonomous driving safety standards, software development compliance and the application of network security in the field of autonomous driving. UL will continue to help Zhijia Technology and other automotive industry customers understand the safety requirements of the international market and accelerate the expansion of the global market.