Recently, Wenyuan Zhixing obtained Spain's first national L4 autonomous passenger car operating license. Since this year, the “fast forward button” has been pressed in the field of autonomous driving. Following the approval of the two models at the end of last year, many companies have successively obtained test licenses this year, increasing the speed limit and expanding the scene types in depth. Autonomous vehicles are rapidly becoming roadworthy and operable products. The construction of the system is also intense. In September, the “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Industry” was issued. Previously, mandatory national standards applicable to L3 and L4 class passenger and cargo vehicles were approved, and the Road Traffic Safety Law established a special chapter on autonomous driving for the first time. The three main lines of policy, standards, and law are being promoted intensively, and an institutional framework is beginning to take shape. Recently, the reporter interviewed a number of industry experts and visited industry forums to learn about the current state of the autonomous driving industry. The industry generally believes that from “being allowed to go to the road” to large-scale commercialization, what runs through the middle is not a technological divide, but rather a transformation involving policies, standards, and legal systems.

Recently, Wenyuan Zhixing obtained Spain's first national L4 autonomous passenger car operating license. Since this year, the “fast forward button” has been pressed in the field of autonomous driving. Following the approval of the two models at the end of last year, many companies have successively obtained test licenses this year, increasing the speed limit and expanding the scene types in depth. Autonomous vehicles are rapidly becoming roadworthy and operable products. The construction of the system is also intense. In September, the “Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Industry” was issued. Previously, mandatory national standards applicable to L3 and L4 class passenger and cargo vehicles were approved, and the Road Traffic Safety Law established a special chapter on autonomous driving for the first time. The three main lines of policy, standards, and law are being promoted intensively, and an institutional framework is beginning to take shape. Recently, the reporter interviewed a number of industry experts and visited industry forums to learn about the current state of the autonomous driving industry. The industry generally believes that from “being allowed to go to the road” to large-scale commercialization, what runs through the middle is not a technological divide, but rather a transformation involving policies, standards, and legal systems.