As of September 13th， while there are no L3 autonomous driving vehicles currently on sale in China， the nation is actively paving the way for this advanced standard.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and seven other departments have jointly issued the “Automotive Industry Stable Growth Work Plan (2025-2026)”. This plan emphasizes the industrialization and application of intelligent connected vehicle technology. It calls for in-depth implementation of “vehicle-road-cloud integration” application pilots for intelligent connected vehicles， accelerating the construction of networked infrastructure and cloud control platforms. The plan also encourages the adoption of high-performance communication modules such as vehicle-integrated V2X and 5G. Furthermore， it advocates for the accelerated large-scale application of the Beidou system， promoting its use across multiple scenarios including logistics， sanitation， and travel services， and encouraging key regions to gradually expand cross-regional collaborative applications.
The plan explicitly states the promotion of pilot programs for the access and on-road operation of intelligent connected vehicles. It allows for the conditional approval of L3-level vehicle production and aims to improve traffic safety and insurance-related legal regulations. The plan also supports collaboration between automotive， information communication， transportation， and other industry enterprises to explore new business models centered around data， thereby fostering the growth of diversified value chains.
Currently， many automotive manufacturers are eagerly anticipating the approval for L3 vehicles to be driven on roads， with Huawei being particularly proactive in this regard.
Previously， Huawei’s President of Intelligent Driving Solutions Product Line， Li Wenguang， stated that Huawei’s plan for the current year includes pilot commercialization of L3 and conducting L4 tests.
By next year， Huawei intends to promote the scaled commercialization of L3， while continuing pilot projects in urban scenarios. Huawei aims for scaled commercialization of L4 by 2027 and to achieve the goal of unmanned mainline logistics by 2028.
Richard Yu， CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group， has consistently expressed strong confidence in Huawei’s intelligent assisted driving technology and capabilities. He has shared his personal experience， stating that his driver is now unemployed because he uses the intelligent driving system to operate his vehicle.
“Frankly， when we drive ourselves， we really have nothing to do. We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of L3 because we genuinely possess L3 capabilities，” Yu stated.
Addressing the future development of the industry， Yu remarked at a press conference， “I cheer， embrace， and eagerly anticipate the arrival of L3. This will truly allow people to sleep while their cars are driving. Of course， we truly possess L3 capabilities.”
