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China approves first L3 autonomous cars in step toward commercial use

By MLex Staff ( December 16, 2025, 09:08 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese regulators have granted the country’s first approvals for Level 3 conditional autonomous-driving vehicles, marking progress beyond test trials toward the threshold of commercial deployment. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved two electric sedans made by Chongqing Changan Automobile and BAIC BluePark Magna Automobile, a joint venture between Beijing Automotive Group’s EV unit and auto-parts giant Magna International.Chinese regulators on Monday granted the country’s first approvals for Level 3, or L3, conditional autonomous-driving vehicles, marking progress from test trials toward commercial deployment....

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