China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Monday that it has for the first time granted approval for two Level 3 conditionally autonomous passenger car models, signaling a milestone in the country's intelligent and connected vehicle development.
The approvals were given to Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd and a unit of BAIC, which had submitted applications for the market access of intelligent connected vehicles equipped with L3 conditional autonomous driving functions.
After going through the acceptance, technical review, and public notice procedures stipulated by relevant regulations, the ministry said it conditionally approved the models.
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