# "In 2022 it became the first company in China to receive a public road-testing permit for driverless autonomous heavy-duty trucks" (DEPLOY verdict: Verified)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Verified
- **Claim type:** Timeline
- **Claimed:** 2022-01-01
- **Claimed by:** [Inceptio Technology](/companies/inceptio.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

First driverless heavy-duty truck public road testing permit in China (2022). Confirmed by ARK Invest Big Ideas 2026 spotlight. https://en.inceptio.ai/news/99027.html

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://en.inceptio.ai/news/99027.html
- Status evidence: https://en.inceptio.ai/news/99027.html

## See also

- [Inceptio Technology's full claims ledger](/companies/inceptio.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/inceptio-technology-c2_