Changan Automobile obtains the first official license plate dedicated to L3-level autonomous driving, and Tianyu Intelligence ushers in the L3 era.
On December 20th, the first official license plate "Yu AD0001Z" dedicated to L3-level autonomous driving was issued in Chongqing. It was officially awarded to Changan Automobile by the Traffic Management Bureau of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau, marking that Changan Automobile, as a pioneer, has taken the lead in opening the era of L3-level autonomous driving. This historic moment has pressed the crucial "accelerator button" for the development of intelligent connected vehicles across the country.
All along, Changan Automobile has actively responded to the national call and promoted the industrialization and large-scale development of intelligent connected vehicles. Receiving the first official license plate dedicated to L3-level autonomous driving is not only an important milestone for Changan Automobile in the field of autonomous driving, moving from "technical verification" to "mass production and application", but also marks that China's autonomous driving is about to enter a new stage of "compliant commercial use", announcing that China's autonomous driving technology has officially entered the L3 era.
Based on safety, Tianshu Intelligence sets a benchmark for technological innovation and practice
The awarding of the first official license plate for L3-level autonomous driving to Changan is a concentrated manifestation of Changan Automobile's more than forty years of vehicle manufacturing heritage and the achievements of its intelligent transformation, interpreting Changan Automobile's adherence to the safety bottom line.
Since the establishment of its intelligent R & D team in 2009, Changan Automobile has gone through seven generations of technological iterations. Based on safety, it has built the Tianshu intelligent technology system relying on its self - research capabilities. At the same time, Changan Automobile began to build its driving assistance R & D capabilities in 2014, started the R & D of L3-level autonomous driving in 2017, applied it to Shenlan vehicles in 2021, became one of the first batch of pilot enterprises for L3-level autonomous driving access and on-road driving in June 2024, became the first enterprise to complete product testing and safety evaluation in February 2025, and officially obtained the product access permit for L3-level autonomous driving models on December 15th this year, laying a solid foundation for receiving the first official license plate for L3-level autonomous driving this time.
User safety is the prerequisite for all technologies. Changan Automobile's L3-level autonomous driving system has taken the lead in the industry to complete the construction of a full - life - cycle closed - loop safety system covering "design and development - testing and verification - quality management - safety monitoring - risk and emergency management", providing solid safety guarantees for L3-level autonomous driving. Moreover, it has built a system safety lock through positive product design that is dozens of times safer than human driving, ensuring the safe and reliable implementation of L3-level autonomous driving.
Currently, Changan's L3-level autonomous driving system has been tested on the real and complex 8D roads in Chongqing, with a cumulative test mileage of more than 5 million kilometers. Among them, there are 191 types of test scenario elements, which is 10 times more than the national standard. Extreme scenarios account for 36%, and the scenario elements exceed the national standard by 49%. It has always maintained a full - course record of "zero accidents and zero violations", enabling cutting - edge technology to truly benefit every user. This is the commitment of Tianshu Intelligence L3, writing "safe journey home" into every household.
Starting from L3, the city - enterprise collaboration takes the lead in the development of intelligent connected vehicles
Changan Automobile's receipt of the first official license plate for L3-level autonomous driving is inseparable from the strong support and assistance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban - Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, as well as the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and Government, the Chongqing Public Security Bureau, and the Traffic Management Bureau of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau. In the previous project application, review, testing, and vehicle licensing processes, the Traffic Management Bureau of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau actively coordinated and cooperated, organized a special team, and provided "all - round" services, helping Changan Automobile become one of the first batch of pilot consortia for intelligent connected vehicle access and on - road driving in the country, one of the first enterprises to obtain the access permit for L3-level autonomous driving models from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and successfully apply for the first official license plate for intelligent connected vehicles, making positive contributions to Changan Automobile's leading position in the national intelligent connected vehicle industry.
Relying on the innovative model of city - enterprise collaboration, Chongqing and Changan have established an efficient and linked city - enterprise collaboration mechanism. Backed by the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system, they have formed a joint force in policy innovation, road opening, and on - road safety guarantee, providing full - process policy support for the implementation of Changan's L3-level autonomous driving functions. At the same time, Chongqing's unique three - dimensional transportation and complex road conditions also provide extremely strict verification scenarios for Changan's L3-level autonomous driving system. The innovative cooperation between the two sides is conducive to further improving technological capabilities, safety, and testing and verification systems, and establishing a common technological breakthrough direction for the country, the industry, and enterprises.
At the industrial ecosystem level, the full - life - cycle safety system and strict verification standards built by Changan Automobile will also promote the collaborative upgrading of the entire industrial ecosystem and strengthen the competitiveness of China's intelligent connected vehicles. In the global competition pattern, receiving the first official license plate for L3-level autonomous driving marks that China has completed a crucial leap from technology following to rule - leading, laying a practical foundation for China's intelligent connected vehicles to gain a voice in global competition.
Approved for pilot operation on congested roads, Shenlan vehicles take the lead in exploring large - scale L3 solutions
Receiving the first official license plate for L3-level autonomous driving also means that Shenlan vehicles have become the pioneer implementer of Changan Automobile's Tianshu intelligent technology. Behind this, Shenlan vehicles deeply share Changan Automobile's R & D system, including a top - notch self - research team of more than 3,000 people, the "Tianshu large - scale model" driven by the group - level cloud super - computing power, a real - driving data ecosystem covering more than 1 billion kilometers, and a unified development system and standardized tool chain, ensuring technological homology and efficient collaboration from R & D to mass production.
The official license plate numbered "Yu AD0001Z" for L3-level autonomous driving will be first installed on Shenlan vehicles. Chongqing Changan Vehicle Connectivity Technology Co., Ltd. will act as the operating entity and is approved to conduct on - road driving pilots on the Inner Ring Expressway, the New Inner Ring Expressway (from Gaotanyan Overpass to Laijiaqiao Overpass), and Yudu Avenue (from Renhe Overpass to Airport Overpass) in Chongqing. These roads are the main travel routes for Chongqing citizens. Their typical complex road conditions, such as vehicle congestion, frequent merging and diverging of traffic flows, high accident rates, and road construction, will become the best "examination rooms" for the actual combat training and iterative upgrading of Changan's L3-level autonomous driving system.