BYD obtains conditional testing licence for level-3 autonomous driving on high-speed roads

BEIJING — Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, said on Wednesday (Dec 27) it has obtained a conditional testing licence for level three (L3) autonomous driving on high-speed roads.

BYD was granted the first such licence in China in July, the company said in a statement on its official Weibo account.

Earlier in December, BMW Group said it had received a test licence for L3 self-driving on high-speed roads in Shanghai, while Mercedes Benz said it would carry out L3 tests on designated highways in Beijing.

IM Motors, the EV brand of state-owned Chinese automaker SAIC Motor, has said it is also applying to China's industry ministry for product entry of L3 cars.

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