He Xiaopeng Urges Policies And Regulations To Advance From L2 To L4, Accelerating Technology Iteration And Commercial Scale-Up

At the 2026 National Two Sessions, He Xiaopeng, the 14th National People's Congress representative and Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, brought several proposals. He Xiaopeng pointed out that the autonomous driving industry is a key track for nurturing new productivity and promoting the transformation and upgrading of the automotive industry. With the deep application of large models and high computing power, autonomous driving technology is accelerating from the era of software-defined functions to the era of AI-driven intelligence. At the same time, the United Nations and the United States are accelerating the implementation of regulations and mass production deployment bills for L3 and above autonomous driving. China has a first-mover advantage in the development and application of combined assisted driving (L2 level) and has been steadily advancing the access and road passage pilot work for intelligent connected vehicles. It is suggested to promote the policy and regulatory system to make the leap from L2 to L4, to facilitate rapid technological iteration and large-scale commercialization, and to transform China's accumulated advantages in the L2 field into a competitive edge in the L4 autonomous driving era.