Speaking at the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles conference, Guo Shougang, director of MIIT's Equipment Industry Department I, said Changan and BAIC received conditional access permits for their L3 autonomous-driving products in December 2025, and that a second batch of access pilots is now underway. He added that MIIT will keep strengthening vehicle operation monitoring and safety assurance and will summarize experience in time. The remarks were reported by 36Kr citing Caixin.