<p><img src="https://hawk-oss.hawkinsight.com//picture//202406/385869791_269.jpg" style="width: 100%;">NIO says entering the list lays the groundwork for the commercialization of advanced autonomous driving capabilities。(Image source: Nio) NIO (NYSE: NIO) announced today that it has been included in the list of China's first batch of on-road vehicle companies that can pilot vehicles with L3 / L4 autonomous driving capabilities。The goal of the pilot is to select mass-produced automotive products with L3 / L4 autonomous driving capabilities based on previous extensive road testing.。Once approved, these vehicles can be on the road in restricted areas, laying the foundation for the commercialization of high-level autonomous driving。In December 2023, the company obtained a Shanghai test license to conduct road tests of conditional autopilot systems on designated highways and expressways, fully preparing for the pilot.。Earlier today, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that nine car companies, including Weilai Automobile, BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY), Changan Automobile, GAC Group, SAIC Group, BAIC Blue Valley, China Automobile, FAW Group, SAIC Hongyan, and Yutong Bus, have entered the pilot list of smart connected car access and road traffic.。|Join our Telegram to receive news immediately After the vehicle company submitted an application and the government of the city to be operated agreed, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other four departments organized experts to review the application, and finally identified the vehicle company.。List, according to the announcement。It is worth noting that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stressed in a separate question and answer that the list does not mean that the vehicles on the list with autonomous driving capabilities have obtained access permits or are allowed to drive on the road.。The following are the contents mentioned in the Q & A: The implementation of this pilot is divided into five stages: pilot application, product access pilot, road access pilot, pilot suspension and exit, and evaluation and adjustment.。The current work only completes the selection at the declaration stage and does not mean that smart connected cars with autonomous driving capabilities have been approved or allowed to drive on the road.。In the next step, the four departments will guide the consortium entering the pilot to carry out the pilot implementation work.。Car companies on the pilot list need to further improve product access testing and announcement, after confirmation by the regulatory authorities, develop safety assessment programs, carry out product testing and safety assessment work。After that, the automaker is required to submit an application for product access, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will make a decision on whether to access the product after reviewing and publicly soliciting opinions.。It is understood that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will set the validity period of access to the vehicle enterprises to obtain access, the implementation of regional restrictions and other measures.。</p>