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        "msgid": "china-top-court-says-drivers-responsible-despite-autonomous-technology-1771176490",
        "date": "2026-02-14 17:39:00",
        "title": "China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technology",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNA",
        "tags": "East Asia ,Asia",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The reference case is a September ruling in southern Zhejiang province, in which a driver surnamed Wang was jailed and fined for fully relying on the assisted driving system while drunk. Wang installed a device to mimic a hand grip on the steering wheel, set the car to drive, then fell asleep in the passenger seat, the court said. Police found Wang after the car stopped in the middle of a road.",
        "content": "<p>The reference case is a September ruling in southern Zhejiang\nprovince, in which a driver surnamed Wang was jailed and fined for fully\nrelying on the assisted driving system while drunk. Wang installed a\ndevice to mimic a hand grip on the steering wheel, set the car to drive,\nthen fell asleep in the passenger seat, the court said. Police found\nWang after the car stopped in the middle of a road. \u201cThe on-board\nassisted driving system cannot replace the driver as the primary driving\nsubject,\u201d the Supreme People\u2019s Court said in the Friday ruling. The\ndriver \u201cis still the one who actually performs the driving tasks and\nbears the responsibility to ensure driving safety\u201d, it added. While most\nsuch systems currently used on the road specify that the driver is\nultimately in control of the car, the court\u2019s ruling now makes that a\nlegal standard nationwide. Lower courts are to reference the judgment\nwhen deciding on similar cases. Beijing had already warned leading\nautomakers that safety rules would be more tightly enforced after a\ncrash that killed three college students last March raised concerns over\nthe advertising of cars as being capable of autonomous driving. Friday\u2019s\nguidance comes after China announced it will ban hidden door handles on\ncars, a minimalist design popularised by Tesla, from next year - also\nover safety concerns. Folding into the body of the car, such door\nhandles help reduce drag while in motion but are prone to losing\noperability in the event of a crash. One high-profile incident occurred\nin October, when rescuers were shown failing to open the doors of a\nburning electric vehicle in the southwestern city of Chengdu.<\/p>",
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