In order to keep pace with the ongoing expansion of national pilot testing areas, seize strategic opportunities in industrial development, and accelerate the creation of a smart connected vehicle industry application hub with Hainan characteristics, the province has opened its fifth batch of smart vehicle testing and demonstration road sections (areas) in accordance with the provincial government's principle of "safety first, orderly progress, and steady advancement."
The areas opened this time include relevant road sections within the administrative regions of seven cities and counties 鈥?Haikou, Sanya, Qionghai, Wenchang, Wanning, Chengmai, and Lingshui Li Autonomous County 鈥?as well as the section of the G98 Ring Expressway from the Boao interchange to the Sanya Meishan interchange, excluding road sections (areas) that are temporarily unsuitable for opening. The open areas are subject to negative list management.
Road sections (areas) temporarily unsuitable for opening will be added to the list and subject to dynamic adjustment. Smart vehicle testing and demonstration activities must not be carried out on road sections (areas) included on the list. Entities conducting testing and demonstration must comply with Hainan Province's management requirements for smart vehicle road testing and demonstration applications, possess corresponding capabilities in technical research and development, testing and evaluation, remote monitoring, and event recording, and purchase traffic accident liability insurance as required.
Entities conducting testing and demonstration must strictly abide by laws and regulations such as the Highway Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations on Highway Safety Protection, and carry out testing and demonstration work in a scientific manner. Vehicle braking performance testing on highways is prohibited to ensure that testing and demonstration work is carried out safely and orderly. Entities intending to conduct smart vehicle testing and demonstration in the province must submit relevant application materials in accordance with Hainan Province's management requirements for smart vehicle road testing and demonstration applications, following prescribed procedures.
These materials include the proposed time, route (area), safety officers, risk analysis, and response measures for the testing or demonstration project. Only after approval is granted and temporary vehicle license plates are obtained may testing and demonstration services be carried out on designated public roads.
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