On August 20, Zhijie RX—Harmony Intelligent Mobility's first X-named coupe SUV—officially opened pre-sales at 299,800-399,800 yuan, featuring an 896-line dual-optical-path imaging LiDAR and Huawei ADS 5, built on a future-oriented L3 autonomous driving architecture.
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Stelato G9, Huawei's first tech luxury rugged SUV, officially launched in Chengdu on August 20, priced at $59,500-$76,200. It offers 5/7-seat and EV/EREV dual powertrain options, debuting 11 cutting-edge technologies including adaptive differential lock e-drive and Terrain Tuling platform. Pre-sales exceeded 10,000 units in 24 hours.
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Luxeed, the EV brand jointly developed by Huawei and Chery, opened pre-orders on August 20 for its new RX coupe SUV. Starting at 299,800 yuan ($44,210), the model features a rare four-LiDAR sensor array, delivers up to 852 km CLTC range, and is styled by former Ferrari designer Werner Gruber, directly targeting the Xiaomi YU7 segment.
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GB 44721-2026 mandates that L3 autonomous driving systems must include driver takeover capability monitoring (DMS), effective July 1, 2027. DMS has evolved from an optional selling point to a mandatory safety threshold, with its core metric shifting from "fatigue detection" to "takeover capability judgment."
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The "Safety Requirements for Intelligent Connected Vehicle Automated Driving Systems" (GB 44721—2026), developed by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has been officially released and will take effect on July 1, 2027. This mandatory national standard applies to L3 and L4 autonomous driving systems, establishing a comprehensive safety framework across four dimensions: full-lifecycle security, dynamic driving task execution, human-machine interaction, and testing methods. It marks China's shift from "concept competition" to "compliance-based market access" for autonomous driving.
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On July 30, 2026, the mandatory national standard "Intelligent Connected Vehicles — Safety Requirements for Automated Driving Systems" (GB 44721-2026) was approved for release, set to take effect on July 1, 2027. This standard establishes unified safety准入 thresholds for L3/L4 autonomous vehicles across four dimensions: enterprise lifecycle assurance, dynamic driving task execution, human-machine interaction, and testing methods.
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On August 5, 2026, HIMA's MAEXTRO brand officially launched its flagship MPVs—the V800 and V680—in Shenzhen. The V800 starts at 766,000 yuan, is built on the MAEXTRO Tuling Longxing platform, features Huawei's new Whale battery platform, and supports L3 autonomous driving architecture. Pre-orders exceeded 10,000 units within 23 days of launch.
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China's L3/L4 autonomous driving mandatory national standard (GB 44721—2026) will take effect on July 1, 2027, establishing unified safety准入 baselines. Meanwhile, Deepal S05 launched at 115,900 yuan with LiDAR and end-to-end algorithms, while Stelato G9 pre-sold at 439,800 yuan with L3 ADAS.
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AVATR's VP predicts L3 autonomous driving regulations will land by 2027, while the AVATR 07L officially launched at 219,900 yuan with Huawei Kunlun ADS 3.0 standard. This marks AVATR's partnership with Huawei upgrading from HI to HIMA model, accelerating premium ADAS adoption in mass market.
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Hongmeng Zhixing's Zunjie brand launched two flagship MPVs, V680 and V800, priced from 648,000 to 948,000 yuan. The V800 debuts Huawei's Tuling Longxing intelligent digital chassis with L3 autonomous driving architecture pre-installed.
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Starting July 27, 2026, newly certified passenger vehicles in China are prohibited from featuring external blue intelligent driving indicator lights. The ban stems from strict color restrictions in mandatory national standard GB 4785, which permits only white, red, and amber-yellow exterior lighting. The "little blue light" once envisioned as the hallmark of L3 autonomous driving is now officially off the table, forcing automakers to redesign visual cues for self-driving functions.
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WAIC 2026 disclosed that China has issued over 20,000 ICV test licenses, opened over 57,000 km of demonstration roads, with cumulative testing exceeding 220 million km. Passenger vehicle L2 driver assistance penetration reached 70.5%, and the first batch of L3 vehicles has been approved for public road operation.
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