Regulatory standards and safety ratings dual-drive, MINIEYE (02431) wins a series of heavyweight designations.

In the current era of accelerated popularization of smart cars, the safety value of smart cabins is being redefined. In the past, cabin intelligence was more focused on screens, voice controls, entertainment, and comfort experiences; today, with the continuous upgrading of domestic and foreign regulations and safety evaluation systems, the perception capabilities inside the cabin such as DMS and OMS are being pushed to a more central position, becoming important technological support for automakers to build a secure foundation and enhance the competitiveness of vehicle models. Recently, MINIEYE (02431) announced that a certain leading domestic and foreign brand's main vehicle models will be equipped with DMS solutions as standard, and the Audi E7X series will be equipped with DMS solutions. The company's smart cabin solutions continue to gain high market recognition. A series of new standardizations for DMS and OMS are not only important progress in the expansion of MINIEYE's smart cabin business, but also a resonance with the safety regulations formed by the company and the industry. As advanced driver assistance systems become more widespread, vehicles need to not only "drive smarter" but also confirm whether the driver is still in a safe position to take over and sustain driving. The value of DMS (Driver Monitoring System) has therefore extended from fatigue warnings, distraction alerts, to further linkage with intelligent driving systems for safety closure: when the system detects that the driver's gaze has left, hands have left, attention has decreased, or even sudden disablement, the vehicle needs to promptly issue alerts and, in necessary situations, link with assistance driving, safe parking, emergency call functions, reducing the risk of escalation. This is the core logic behind the continuous promotion of strong standards for DMS. In April 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology completed the preparation and publicized the mandatory national standard "Intelligent Connected Vehicle Combination Driver Assistance System Safety Requirements" (draft for approval), which is scheduled to be implemented on January 1, 2027. One of its core requirements is that after the L2 system is activated, it should continuously monitor the driver's behavior and achieve dual-dimensional monitoring of "hands + eyes", with related monitoring functions that cannot be turned off. This means that DMS is transitioning from a high-level vehicle configuration to the basic safety capability of a combined driving assistance system. The implementation of this policy dividend will greatly increase the market penetration of DMS. According to research by Zosi Automotive Research, in 2025, the number of vehicles equipped with standard DMS in China is approximately 5.644 million, a year-on-year increase of 29.2%, with a penetration rate of approximately 24.6%, an increase of 5.5 percentage points compared to the previous year. Zosi Automotive Research also predicts that by 2027, the number of vehicles equipped with DMS in China may exceed 14 million, achieving nearly 150% growth compared to 2025. The signal of a surge is very clear. In comparison to DMS, the OMS (Occupant Monitoring System) market may have greater elasticity. In 2025, the number of vehicles equipped with standard OMS in China is approximately 1.417 million, with a penetration rate of only around 6.0%, still in the early stages. However, from the perspective of overseas five-star evaluation systems, the safety attributes of OMS are increasingly highlighted. In the latest E-NCAP 2026 evaluation system, OMS has been included as a scoring item under the Safe Driving dimension, with a maximum score of 30 points, mainly including seat belt usage, occupant categorization, and the presence of occupants, involving functions such as detecting rear-seat occupants, detecting body shapes, detecting inappropriate sitting positions, and detecting children left behind. This means that overseas safety evaluation systems are no longer just concerned with whether the driver is attentive, but also beginning to focus on a broader sense of cabin interior safety perception, with OMS evolving to a mandatory item for E-NCAP five-star ratings. While E-NCAP does not have the same mandatory constraints as regulations, it has a strong guiding significance for car companies' safety ratings, vehicle configurations, and market competition. DMS has been rapidly developing along the path of "rating certificationregulatory reinforcementlarge-scale installation", and in the future, OMS is also expected to enhance car companies' priority in configurations driven by overseas evaluation systems, further influencing the direction of domestic safety evaluation and regulatory evolution. From various perspectives, overseas regulations leading the way, domestic strong standards following suit, are jointly driving the mass installation period of cabin DMS and OMS, and intelligent cabin players with five-star safety ratings, abundant production and delivery capabilities, and global service experience will gain more opportunities in this wave. MINIEYE's DMS and OMS products strictly adhere to global regulatory standards, meeting the requirements of ADDW, DDAW, E-NCAP, A-NCAP, and other international mainstream regulations. The products have been delivered on a large scale to mature markets such as the European Union and Australia. At the same time, the company has proactively started the research and layout of DMS functions related to L3 regulations, continuously strengthening the cabin's safety technology system to meet increasingly stringent market demands. Meanwhile, MINIEYE's capabilities in the DMS and OMS fields are being translated into commercial recognition. In 2025, the company's smart cabin business achieved revenue of 1.88 billion yuan, an 80.2% year-on-year increase, far exceeding the growth rate of DMS installations during the same period. The customer base has also expanded to include various types of car companies such as independent, new energy, joint venture, and luxury brands, helping more high-value vehicle models and platformed models achieve safety perception for all vehicle occupants. From the strong standards for DMS to the scoring of OMS, from domestic and overseas policy dividends to product upgrades and iterations, safety has become an important topic that cannot be avoided in the development of intelligent cabins. Looking to the future, MINIEYE will continue to prioritize safety, comply with regulations, and empower more car companies to build more reliable and smarter cabin safety systems in the global smart car competition.