Bharat Rakshak

China’s top court has issued a ruling confirming humans in cars with assisted driving technology are responsible for their vehicle, setting a nationwide benchmark as Beijing positions itself as a standards-setter in the auto market.

In its ruling, the court referred to a case in which a man relied on the technology while drunk and asleep at the wheel.

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“The on-board assisted driving system cannot replace the driver as the primary driving subject,” the Supreme People’s Court said in the Friday ruling.

The driver “is still the one who actually performs the driving tasks and bears the responsibility to ensure driving safety,” it added.

While most such systems currently used on the road specify that the driver is ultimately in control of the car, the court’s ruling now makes that a legal standard nationwide.