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China grants permits to VW joint venture, Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifies

27 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC · 1 source
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🚨 CHINA GRANTS NEW AUTONOMOUS-DRIVING PERMITS China has granted new autonomous-driving permission to Xpeng and a mainland joint venture of Volkswagen. Xpeng said it can now conduct “demonstration operations” of its Yoyo driverless taxis in the capital city of southern China’s Guangdong province. The licence was officially granted recently, the company said on social media on Monday. Source: South China Morning Post #China #VWJointVenture #Xpeng #autonomousDriving

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