MIIT conditional approval of the first two Level 3 automated-driving vehicle models (工业和信息化部许可两款L3级自动驾驶车型产品)
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2026-08-31
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Record provenance
Published source library
Organisation
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Jurisdiction
China
Publication date
2025-12-15
Legal status
In force
Summary
MIIT conditionally approved two L3 automated-driving vehicle models in December 2025, limiting ADS activation to specified Beijing and Chongqing road segments, speed ceilings and designated operating entities.
Význam
The decision shows a staged deployment model in which technical product admission is combined with a separate, geographically limited road-use pilot rather than unrestricted market access.
Citation
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, 工业和信息化部许可两款L3级自动驾驶车型产品, 15 December 2025.
