China Academy of Information and Communications Technology Yu Xiaohui: Building a Long-term Mechanism for Automotive Data Outbound Security Assurance to Promote Efficient, Convenient, and Secure Cross-Border Data Flow

Wedoany.com Report on Feb 6th, Recently, eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Data Administration, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Transport, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Guidelines for Automotive Data Outbound Security (2026 Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Security Guidelines"). Focusing on the management methods for automotive data outbound activities, rules for determining important data, security protection requirements, and other aspects, the guidelines propose a series of targeted and practical institutional measures. These are of great significance for promoting the efficient, convenient, and secure cross-border flow of automotive data and fostering the healthy development of the automotive industry, marking a new stage of systematic and standardized governance for China's cross-border automotive data flow.

Currently, the global automotive industry is undergoing profound transformation. Cross-border data flow has become a core issue for global industrial technological innovation and collaborative development, with its complexity and importance becoming increasingly prominent. There is an urgent need for scientific guidance to promote the efficient, convenient, and secure cross-border flow of automotive data. Against this backdrop, the relevant ministries and commissions, based on the overall situation, focusing on pain points, and systematically planning, formulated and issued the "Security Guidelines," providing a solid foundation for building a standardized, orderly, open, inclusive, collaborative, and efficient policy environment and development ecosystem.

The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to automotive data security. General Secretary Xi