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Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations

The Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations, passed by the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress in December 2024 and effective 1 April 2025, providing a city-wide Level 3-plus legal framework for autonomous-vehicle road testing, demonstration, and commercial operation (superseding the prior demonstration-zone-only basis; Beijing's high-level autonomous-driving demonstration zone launched 2020 and granted its first fully driverless permits in 2023). Operates within China's national ICV framework (see china-av-framework).

Jurisdiction: China/Beijing, China · Effective 2025-04-01

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Sources (2)

  1. https://english.beijing.gov.cn/latest/news/202501/t20250102_3978829.html
  2. https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202501/02/WS677606a9a310f1265a1d895d.html

Status history

  • In effect · 2025-04-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5c-2 Asia regs)

    Beijing AV Regulations passed Dec 2024, effective Apr 1, 2025; city-wide L3+ AV framework.

Common questions

What does Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations cover?
The Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations, passed by the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress in December 2024 and effective 1 April 2025, providing a city-wide Level 3-plus legal framework for autonomous-vehicle road testing, demonstration, and commercial operation (superseding the prior demonstration-zone-only basis; Beijing's high-level autonomous-driving demonstration zone launched 2020 and granted its first fully driverless permits in 2023). Operates within China's national ICV framework (see china-av-framework).
Where does Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations apply?
Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations is recorded as a other applying in Beijing, China on the DEPLOY registry.
When did Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations take effect?
Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations is recorded as effective April 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations still in effect?
Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations apply to?
Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations: Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31

Verification posture

Verified

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Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-05-31

Architectural position

Cohort: av

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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