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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China's auto market is projected to see NEV sales reach 19 million units in 2026, up 15.2% YoY with penetration hitting 54.4%. Smart driving and globalization are emerging as the two core engines driving industry growth.
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The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference sent a clear signal: competition in the autonomous driving industry is shifting from model competition to infrastructure competition. Shanghai released eight major achievements, with simulation technology upgraded from a R&D tool to core infrastructure connecting data, models, and validation.
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Huawei's Jin Yuzhi reiterated that L3 is the critical bridge from assisted driving to full autonomy and cannot be skipped. Huawei has invested 18 billion yuan in Qiankun ADS, with system installations exceeding 1.7 million vehicles and cumulative assisted-driving mileage surpassing 10 billion kilometers.
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Starting July 1, 2026, GB 38031-2025 "Safety Requirements for Traction Batteries of Electric Vehicles" officially takes effect, alongside L3 regulations in 2027 and solid-state battery testing standards in 2028, marking a triple-upgrade cycle for China's NEV industry.
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In June 2026, the UN Global Technical Regulation for Automated Driving Systems (ADS GTR) was officially approved in Geneva, with Huawei Yinwang participating as a core member of the Chinese expert panel. The regulation covers full lifecycle compliance requirements for L3 and L4 autonomous driving systems, establishing a legal foundation for global autonomous driving technology development. To date, Huawei's Qian Kun intelligent driving solution has been deployed on over 1.9 million production vehicles.
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A CPCA report shows NEV passenger vehicles average just 1.8 years in age, far below 8.2 years for ICE vehicles. Yijing Auto GM Zeng Qinglin analyzes the industrial logic behind the data and proposes a "hardware pre-deployment + OTA iteration" strategy.
52114 days agoChery and Huawei Innogo deepened their partnership to jointly drive L3 and L4 autonomous driving into mass production. Based on the Software-Defined Vehicle concept, the two parties integrate Huawei's intelligent driving solutions with Chery's manufacturing capabilities, planning multi-model rollout in 2026. This marks Chinese OEMs' first attempt at large-scale L4 production.
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In June 2026, the Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE-China) held its annual press conference, unveiling the updated Intelligent Electrification Technology Roadmap 2.0. The event focused on solid-state battery mass-production timelines, L3 autonomous driving admission standards, and vehicle-road-cloud integration architecture. The roadmap targets 400Wh/kg solid-state batteries by 2027 and large-scale L3 commercial deployment by 2028.
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