China had about 15 million passenger cars equipped with navigation-assisted driving (NOA) as of August 2026, according to figures released at the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference in Beijing. The total is part of a fleet of roughly 61 million passenger cars with Level 2 driver-assistance features, meaning NOA-equipped vehicles represented about one-quarter of that group. These figures describe vehicles already on the road, not sales during 2026.
The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology presented the data at the conference, held in Beijing’s Yizhuang area from October 21 to 23. It also reported that about 16 million passenger cars had 5G terminals and around 2 million were fitted with C-V2X connectivity. The event was jointly organized by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Transport and Beijing municipal government.
At the conference, an official released a draft update to national guidelines for connected-vehicle technical standards for public consultation. China has worked on more than 400 standards across connected vehicles, communications, intelligent transport and vehicle management; the proposed revisions would address vehicle functions, system architecture, core components, safety and autonomous-driving services. A second batch of L3 market-access pilot programs is also being prepared, but officials disclosed neither participating automakers nor a timetable. The first batch, involving Changan and BAIC models, received conditional approval in December 2025, with use limited to designated roads and conditions.