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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Last source check: 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.
Recorded review date: 2026-08-31
Official source: https://www.miit.gov.cn/xwfb/gxdt/sjdt/art/2025/art_f734c7074580470593d4018742997640.html

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