Beijing News: Robot Pharmacy Worker & New Fatigue Driving Rules

The Galbot was developed by the Beijing Galaxy General Robot company (or GALBOT), which was founded in 2023 and focuses on the research and development of embodied intelligence robots. The company’s devices have been utilized in industrial manufacturing, smart retail and the media care industry. Proponents of employing such embodied intelligence robots in pharmacies and other areas highlight the fact that bots can work for 24 hours straight without stopping or getting tired, unlike human pharmacy workers who tend to decrease in productivity over the course of their shifts. Additionally, with their speed and precision, the productivity rates of such bots can be as high as two or three times that of their human counterparts. On the human side of things, this means inevitable gains and losses. Shop owners and customers benefit from increased efficiency and a faster, streamlined service experience. Human pharmacy workers, on the other hand, are most likely soon to be squeezed out of their jobs. New Regulations for Identifying Fatigued Drivers In February, the Ministry of Public Security issued the “Rules for identification of fatigue driving of motor vehicle drivers.” The rules, which will be implemented on Jun 1, greatly expand the scope of investigation and evidence collection for determining whether or not a driver has been operating a motor vehicle while fatigued. Previously, authorities considered only the length of driving time to make a determination of fatigue driving. Under this original designation, fatigue driving was determined to have occurred if the driver had been driving a motor vehicle for more than four hours either without stopping or stopping for less than 20 minutes. The new rules, however, introduce a three-pronged approach, with police examining driving behavior, the driver’s psychological state during the time in question, and the driver’s “life trajectory” to establish whether a driver has been fatigue driving. Additionally, the new regulations include the term “passenger motor vehicle drivers,” which refers to motor vehicle drivers engaged in road passenger transport operations. This means that ride-hailing drivers, taxi drivers, bus drivers and others engaged in similar services fall within the scope of the new regulations for determining fatigue driving. Drivers may be considered to be fatigue driving under the following conditions: Driving Behavior If a driver drives a motor vehicle continuously for more than four hours without stopping the vehicle for rest or parking for less than 20 minutes For passenger motor vehicle drivers, if in the period of 10pm to 6am the next day, the driver drives continuously for more than two hours without rest or with the rest time being less than 20 minutes For passenger motor vehicle drivers, if the driver has an accumulated driving time of more than eight hours within a 24-hour period Psychological State If the driver's eyes are completely closed for two seconds or more in the ten minutes before a traffic accident, or the fatigue brainwave signature is less than 30 If, after a traffic accident, the traffic police interview or question the motorist and confirm that the motorist was driving the vehicle in a state of difficulty concentrating, mental dizziness, or sleepiness Life Trajectory Traffic police will conduct surveys of motor vehicle drivers' sleep conditions and work, diet, medication, and life details before their driving of the vehicle. Police will confirm the existence of one or more results in the areas of sleep status and work, diet, medication and living conditions. Investigation Methods Police will be able to determine continuous driving time, break time and cumulative driving time of motor vehicle drivers by extracting the driving record data from on-board terminals or monitoring platforms, or by questioning the driver, witnesses and accessing available video evidence. Police will also be able to make determinations about driver risk avoidance behavior by conducting investigations of the accident site, conducting simulation experiments, and making calculations using data collected through investigation. For motor vehicle drivers equipped with or wearing physiological monitoring devices, data recorded by the monitoring devices used during the driving period (including but not limited to, for example, video surveillance devices and EEG measurement devices) can be retrieved and studied by police. By analyzing the images, video files etc., recorded by onboard terminals or monitoring platforms, it can be determined whether a driver is operating a vehicle in an excessively fatigued state. Drivers may also be asked specific questions about their own assessment of their mental and physiological state during an incident. The answers to these questions may be subject to forensic analysis to determine whether fatigue driving has occurred. Life Trajectory Survey Methods The traffic police will conduct detailed investigation surveys into various aspects of an incident. The time period covered by the investigations will generally include the 24 hours prior to an accident or, if necessary, the 48 hours prior. Sleep Surveys Police may ask the motor vehicle driver, their passengers, co-residents or other acquaintances to retrieve and provide the mobile phone usage data of the driver during the time period under investigation in order to determine the driver’s routine and the amount of sleep they got during the specific time period before the accident. Job Surveys Police may identify the working conditions of the driver by talking to the driver, their co-workers, co-residents, or other acquaintances and retrieving the work records, video surveillance of the driver, or other information from the time period in question. Dietary Surveys Police may determine the dietary situation of the driver by asking the driver, their peers, or other acquaintances and obtaining video of places the driver dined in the time period in question. Medication Surveys Police may determine the use of medication by drivers, their companions, fellow residents, or other acquaintances and obtain medical consultations, hospital admissions, video and records of meals, and examine items and personal effects collected at the scene. Life Surveys The driver’s life situation may be determined by speaking to the driver, their peers, or other acquaintances and obtaining records of the driver's ticket purchases, event registrations, activity check-in forms, or video footage of scenic entrances and surroundings and sports venues. Fatigue driving as a category will remain distinct in assessment and legal application from other categories such as drunk driving, distracted driving and driving under the influence of illegal substances. READ: Beijing News: More Direct Europe Flights Great Wall Defacement Images: Unsplash Provided:Paid: