China Sets 2030 Deadline for Mass Self-Driving Vehicle Rollout
China set a 2030 deadline for the mass rollout of self-driving vehicles, handing its automakers a state-backed timeline that Western rivals must now match.ăăThe Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published the plan on Friday together with eight other departments. It covers the countrys next five-year economic cycle.ăăChina Self-Driving Vehicles Get a State DeadlineăăBy 2030, vehicles with autonomous driving functions should reach large-scale use. Highly automated systems should also handle expressways, urban express roads, and selected city streets.ăăSponsoredăăSponsoredăăBeijing wants those systems to beat human drivers on safety by a wide margin. Therefore, the goal stretches past adoption into liability, insurance, and public trust.ăăThe plan sets other hard numbers, too. Passenger cars should average 3.3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, while battery electric models target roughly 11.5 kilowatt-hours over the same distance.ăăChina already helps write the rulebook. It led drafting of the first global technical regulation for automated driving systems, which regulators adopted in June. Meanwhile, the plan asks for a stronger voice in international standards by 2030, echoing Beijings wider use of export controls as leverage.ăăNew Energy Targets Squeeze Weaker CarmakersăăNew energy vehicles must reach 70% of new passenger car sales by 2030 and 40% of commercial vehicle sales.









