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IT Home reported on October 22 that the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference was held in Beijing on October 21. Zhao Fei, general manager of China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. and chairman of Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., attended and delivered a keynote speech titled “AI Empowerment, Digital Intelligence and Connectivity: Building a New Automotive Industry Ecosystem Together.”
On global development trends in intelligent connected vehicles, Zhao Fei offered two assessments: First, in the field of on-device physical AI, cars will become the platform with the earliest deployment, the fastest growth in penetration and the largest scale of application. In the Changan Qiyuan Q06’s first month on the market, the urban navigation version accounted for nearly 50% of orders. He expects the industry to achieve mass production of L3 vehicles in 2027 and commercial L4 operations in 2028. Second, cars are expanding into an integrated land, sea and air mobility ecosystem, opening up new room for industry growth.
Zhao Fei stressed that safety is the fundamental prerequisite for the development of intelligent connected vehicles and a line that must not be crossed. Changan has built a multidimensional safety system and has participated in formulating more than 360 international, national and industry standards. Finally, Zhao Fei called on industry peers worldwide to establish a consensus on industrial development with safety as its bottom line, strictly comply with laws, regulations and regulatory requirements, and reject false advertising and “pseudo-innovation.”
IT Home noted that on December 15, 2025, a vehicle from Changan Automobile’s Deepal brand received approval as an intelligent connected vehicle product equipped with L3 automated driving functions. The first batch included only two automakers, with Changan Deepal and BAIC Arcfox each having one vehicle selected. The approved function enables automated driving within a single lane on highways and urban expressways in congested traffic.
On December 20, the Traffic Management Corps of the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau formally issued China’s first official license plate dedicated to L3 automated driving, “渝 AD0001Z,” to Changan Automobile, marking a new stage in which automated driving in China moves from technical validation to compliant commercial use.