BYD ups the ante on L3 autonomous cars, begins testing models for mass production

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BYD has pinned its hopes on preliminary self-driving technologies to bolster its sales in mainland China

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BYD says it has completed more than 150,000 kilometres of real-world L3 testing. Photo: Xinhua

Daniel Renin ShanghaiChinese electric vehicle (EV) leader BYD has reinforced its push to build and sell more cars fitted with level 3 (L3) autonomous driving systems after Beijing took its first step towards deregulating the technology.

The company collaborated with authorities in Shenzhen, where it was based, to test some of its cars ahead of mass production, according to China Business News. BYD confirmed the report, adding that it had completed more than 150,000 kilometres of real-world L3 testing.

The company did not elaborate on when production of its first L3 vehicles would start.

AdvertisementThe report came two days after the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) granted licences to the first two carmakers to build vehicles featuring L3 technology, considered “hands-off” self-driving.L3 allows cars to navigate streets by themselves, but drivers are still required to be fully alert to ensure that they can intervene under any circumstances, according to criteria set by global standards organisation SAE International.

BYD is targeting to sell 4.6 million units this year. Photo: Xinhua
BYD is targeting to sell 4.6 million units this year. Photo: Xinhua

L5, or fully autonomous driving, means a vehicle does not need human intervention under any circumstances.

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