With the rapid development of China's new energy vehicle industry, vehicle remote monitoring technology has become a key component in ensuring safety and enhancing user experience. Recently, the highly anticipated national standard GB/T 32960.2-2025, titled "Technical Specification for Remote Service and Management Systems of Electric Vehicles-Part 2: On-board Terminal," has been officially released. It will replace the long-used 2016 version of the standard.
As your trusted testing and certification partner, Zhongle Certification delivers in-depth analysis of new standards, helping your products swiftly comply with updated regulations and gain a competitive edge in the market.
1. Why to Rebuild? The Inevitable Requirement of Technological Evolution and Security Upgrade
The revision of GB/T 32960.2-2025 represents China's proactive response to the growing trends of networked and intelligent development in new energy vehicles. Compared to the 2016 version, the updated standard goes beyond merely ensuring "data transmission" by elevating its focus to three core capabilities: data security protection, adaptability to complex environments, and electromagnetic compatibility stability. This marks the entry of China's electric vehicle remote monitoring into a new era characterized by "safety, reliability, and resilience."
2. Core Changes Overview: A Comprehensive Upgrade from Inside Out
The new standard represents a qualitative leap compared to the previous version. Here's a table to help you quickly grasp the key technical improvements:
3. In-depth Analysis of Core Functions in the New Standard
1. Enhanced activation mechanism security: Rejecting unregistered terminals
The new standard clause 4.2.1 requires that the initial activation of a vehicle terminal must be performed through an integrated automotive chip with hardware security protection capabilities. The activation information must include the chip identifier, public key, and VIN code, along with a unique digital signature.
Zhongle Certification's analysis: This mechanism provides each deployed terminal with a' non-forgery electronic ID ', effectively blocking unauthorized device access to the monitoring platform at the source, thereby significantly enhancing the system's overall security.
2. Comprehensive Enhancement of Data Security: Equipping Data with "Bulletproof Armor"
Clause 4.2.8 of the standard is the cornerstone of this revision. It mandates that in-vehicle terminals must incorporate independent security chips meeting either GM/T 0008 Level 2 or EAL4+ international security standards. The key length must be at least 256 bits, with private keys being permanently unreadable and unalterable. Furthermore, terminals must pass vulnerability scans conducted by authoritative institutions, ensuring the absence of high-risk security vulnerabilities.
Zhongle Certification Analysis: This means that all uploaded data, from the hardware to the software level, will undergo high-strength encryption and signing. Even if the data is intercepted, attackers cannot crack or tamper with it, effectively preventing vehicle data leaks and remote attack risks.
4. Key Implementation Points for Performance Requirements: How to Build an Indestructible Body?
1. electrical adaptability
The new standard specifies the exact operating voltage range for in-vehicle terminals under 12V and 24V power systems, while introducing testing requirements for complex electrical environments including superimposed AC voltages and transient variations. This necessitates that terminal power management designs must demonstrate enhanced adaptability and stronger anti-interference capabilities.
2. environmental adaptability
The new standard specifies differentiated temperature and humidity requirements for terminals based on installation locations (e.g., dashboard, under seats), while introducing a rapid temperature change test. This simulates real-world scenarios such as a vehicle abruptly entering an underground garage from scorching outdoor conditions or cold-starting in winter, rigorously testing the reliability of terminal materials and structural designs.
3. electromagnetic compatibility
EMC testing has been comprehensively upgraded to incorporate the latest standards. For instance, the radiation immunity test now employs a tiered methodology:
l 20MHz-400MHz: Employ high-current injection (up to 60mA) to simulate interference from wiring harnesses.
l 400MHz-2GHz: The electromagnetic interference is simulated using the anechoic chamber method (with field strength up to 30V/m) to simulate strong electromagnetic field interference from space.
l This testing method more realistically simulates the vehicle's complex electromagnetic environment, ensuring the terminal remains stable under strong interference.
5. Key technical requirements for testing methods: How to validate your product's compliance?
The new standard appendix A specifies the method of temperature alternating durability life test, and the Coffin-Manson model is used to calculate the test cycle number, which is a kind of scientific accelerated aging test.
Zhongle Certification Interpretation: This method aims to estimate the actual service life of terminals through rigorous short-term testing. The new standard requires that the predicted service life of terminals should not be less than 8 years, which aligns with the design life of the entire vehicle, ensuring uninterrupted monitoring throughout the entire lifecycle.
6. Implementation Recommendations from Zhongle Certification
In response to the new standards, we recommend manufacturers to focus on the following three aspects:
1. design phase ：
² The selection of security chip is the key: the supplier of security chip that meets the requirements of GM/T 0008 or EAL4+ level should be strictly screened.
² The hardware design has some margin: the circuit design of power management and interface protection should consider the wide voltage and transient interference.
² Software architecture supports security functions: ensures the software architecture can efficiently support complex cryptographic operations such as digital signatures and key management.
2. Test verification:
² Automated testing boosts efficiency by introducing a system that comprehensively covers functional testing for complex scenarios such as data retransmission and standalone operation.
² Advance planning for EMC testing: The new standard imposes stricter EMC testing requirements. It is essential to coordinate with qualified laboratories (e.g., Zhongle Certification) in advance and develop a well-structured testing plan.
² The reliability test must be precise: strictly adhere to the temperature change rate and holding time to ensure the accuracy of the test results.
3. quality control ：
² Establish a security chip management process: From procurement, storage to production, establish a strict security chip management mechanism to prevent key leakage.
² Sustained security assessments: Establish regular vulnerability scanning and security assessments to address evolving cybersecurity threats.
² Improve the traceability mechanism: Establish a complete test record to ensure that every product is traceable.
7. Looking to the Future: More Intelligent, More Secure, More Integrated
The release of GB/T 32960.2-2025 represents not only a standard update but also establishes a robust security foundation for advanced functionalities such as V2X communication, vehicle edge computing, and OTA over-the-air upgrades. In the future, in-vehicle terminals will evolve toward higher computing power, enhanced security, and deeper integration.
As a professional testing and certification institution, Zhongle Certification has fully mastered the technical requirements and testing methods of the new standards, and is equipped with advanced testing equipment. We are committed to helping every customer quickly, accurately, and efficiently complete product upgrades and compliance certifications, jointly promoting the high-quality development of China's new energy vehicle industry.
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