Arcfox & Deepal Get China’s First L3 Autonomous Driving License Plates

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You might be acquainted with China’s inexperienced license plates for electrical automobiles. They assist folks to note which automobiles are electrical and which aren’t. Now there’s apparently a brand new type of license plate, and the primary 4 of them have been delivered in Chongqing and Beijing.

I reported final week on the primary L3 autonomous driving permits being supplied within the nation. Now now we have information of the primary L3 autonomous driving license plates being issued.

To kick issues off, solely 4 license plates have been issued. Deepal received the primary license plate from the town of Chongqing a couple of days in the past. It acquired the 渝AD0001Z license plate on December 20. Nonetheless, L3 autonomous driving is simply allowed on choose highways and expressways. When not on these roadways, L3 functionality can be deactivated.

Arcfox, a sub-brand of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC Group), received the next three license plates: 京AA0001Z, 京AA0733Z, and 京AA0880Z. Notably, although, there are solely three sections of roadway in Beijing the place L3 autonomous driving is permitted. In different places, L3 performance can be disabled. How a lot and how briskly it will develop, who is aware of?

You may learn extra right here concerning the different automakers which have acquired L3 autonomous driving permits. These firms are anticipated to be getting their first L3 autonomous driving license plates quickly (in the event that they haven’t already).