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# China national intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) framework

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- **Jurisdiction:** [China](/locations/china.md) (id: `e2b73719-93ef-4348-b643-17acd093d571`)
- **Kind:** `other`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2023-11-17

China's national framework for autonomous (intelligent connected) vehicles. Centered on the 17 Nov 2023 Notice on launching the pilot work for access and on-road operation of intelligent connected vehicles, issued jointly by MIIT, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Transport, which permits qualified Level 3 and Level 4 ICVs (passenger and freight) on roads in restricted areas of qualified cities under a manufacturer-plus-user consortium model; together with the 2021 Norms for the Administration of Road Testing and Demonstration Applications of ICVs and the GB national driving-automation standards. Autonomous-truck operation (e.g. Inceptio's L2+/L3 fleets, and Pony.ai's first-in-China cross-provincial robotruck platooning approval on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei corridor, Jan 2025) falls under this national framework; there is no separate national robotruck statute.

## Sources (6)

1. https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/china-opens-road-for-l3-and-l4-autonomous-driving-under-pilot-scheme
2. http://www.lawinfochina.com/display.aspx?id=42234&lib=law&EncodingName=big5
3. https://autonews.gasgoo.com/icv/70033401.html
4. https://www.chinalawinsight.com/2021/04/articles/corporate-ma/chinas-legislation-on-autonomous-cars-rolls-out/
5. https://cms.law/en/int/expert-guides/cms-expert-guide-to-autonomous-vehicles-avs/china
6. https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/ECE-TRANS-WP.1-S-Jiune-16e.pdf

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2023-11-17 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5c-2 Asia regs)
    - China national ICV framework: 2021 road-testing norms + the Nov 17, 2023 MIIT-led access/on-road pilot for L3/L4 ICVs (passenger + freight).

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