At the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicle Conference, Guo Shougang,
director of the Equipment Industry Division at the Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology, said Changan and BAIC received conditional market-access
approvals for L3 autonomous driving products in Dec 2025 and a second round of
pilot approvals is now underway. MIIT will step up on‑road operation monitoring
and safety oversight and compile lessons to support safe operation of
intelligent connected vehicles.
