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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.","locationId":"e2b73719-93ef-4348-b643-17acd093d571","effectiveAt":"2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z","expiresAt":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","formFactors":["av","truck"],"aliases":["China ICV framework","China autonomous vehicle pilot","MIIT ICV access pilot 2023"],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:18.200Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:18.200Z","location":{"id":"e2b73719-93ef-4348-b643-17acd093d571","name":"China","slug":"china","kind":"country","parentLocationId":null,"lat":null,"lng":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":["CN","PRC"],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T12:24:07.294Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T12:24:07.294Z"},"derived":{"status":"in_effect"},"sources":[{"id":"dd5bbec2-6e4d-4dce-bc70-69147c1dab47","regulationId":"44a67005-b9d6-43a6-9b2d-167d343fdae5","url":"https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/china-opens-road-for-l3-and-l4-autonomous-driving-under-pilot-scheme","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"China opens the road for L3 and L4 autonomous driving under a pilot scheme","sourceName":"Hogan Lovells","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.123Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.123Z"},{"id":"96fe1ac5-7bce-4588-a380-df509fdfebaa","regulationId":"44a67005-b9d6-43a6-9b2d-167d343fdae5","url":"http://www.lawinfochina.com/display.aspx?id=42234&lib=law&EncodingName=big5","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"Notice on the pilot work for access and on-road traffic of ICVs (English translation) (Nov 17, 2023)","sourceName":"Lawinfochina (translation)","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.279Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.279Z"},{"id":"93a2daf0-2c0d-45a6-a2ae-dad30a7359bb","regulationId":"44a67005-b9d6-43a6-9b2d-167d343fdae5","url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/icv/70033401.html","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"Nine automakers approved for the L3 ICV pilot","sourceName":"Gasgoo Auto News","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.360Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.360Z"},{"id":"e8ac64d9-c90f-493d-a279-fa8fc626b113","regulationId":"44a67005-b9d6-43a6-9b2d-167d343fdae5","url":"https://www.chinalawinsight.com/2021/04/articles/corporate-ma/chinas-legislation-on-autonomous-cars-rolls-out/","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"China's legislation on autonomous cars rolls out (2021 road-test norms context)","sourceName":"China Law Insight (King & Wood Mallesons)","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.439Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.439Z"},{"id":"bffbc4fc-a0fb-412b-a2a4-83a959dbb11f","regulationId":"44a67005-b9d6-43a6-9b2d-167d343fdae5","url":"https://cms.law/en/int/expert-guides/cms-expert-guide-to-autonomous-vehicles-avs/china","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"China - CMS expert guide to autonomous vehicles","sourceName":"CMS","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.518Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.518Z"},{"id":"6354b8e0-5dd3-4bd8-82fe-5d9acf52234c","regulationId":"44a67005-b9d6-43a6-9b2d-167d343fdae5","url":"https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/ECE-TRANS-WP.1-S-Jiune-16e.pdf","label":null,"publishedAt":null,"notes":null,"title":"Regulating automated driving in China (UNECE WP.1 paper)","sourceName":"UNECE","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.596Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.596Z"}],"statusEvents":[{"id":"e060bd21-a06e-4b23-9492-bec99033ad54","regulationId":"44a67005-b9d6-43a6-9b2d-167d343fdae5","status":"in_effect","reason":"China national ICV framework: 2021 road-testing norms + the Nov 17, 2023 MIIT-led access/on-road pilot for L3/L4 ICVs (passenger + freight).","source":"editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5c-2 Asia regs)","effectiveAt":"2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z","createdAt":"2026-05-31T14:45:19.675Z"}]}