China's MIIT Proposes Restricting Blue-Green ADS Lights to L3 Vehicles
10/20/2026 — 10/21, 14:19·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released draft mandatory standards that would allow only L3 and above autonomous…
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released draft mandatory standards that would allow only L3 and above autonomous vehicles to be fitted with blue-green ADS marker lights, banning them on L2 and below. The lights would be controlled by the automated driving system and switch off automatically when it disengages. cnBeta reports that only two L3 models, the Changan Deepal SL03 and Arcfox Alpha S, are currently approved for pilot operation, both in restricted areas and not sold to retail customers.
Latest turnChina's MIIT has published draft mandatory standards that would allow the blue-green ADS marker light only on L3 and above vehicles, barring L2 and below cars from installing or lighting it and leaving the system, not the driver, in control. According to cnBeta, only two L3 models currently hold pilot approval in the country, the Changan Deepal SL03 and the Arcfox Alpha S, both confined to designated areas and not sold to consumers.
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China's MIIT has published draft mandatory standards that would allow the blue-green ADS marker light only on L3 and above vehicles, barring L2 and below cars from installing or lighting it and leaving the system, not the driver, in control. According to cnBeta, only two L3 models currently hold pilot approval in the country, the Changan Deepal SL03 and the Arcfox Alpha S, both confined to designated areas and not sold to consumers.
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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released draft mandatory standards for vehicle lighting, proposing that lamps other than illuminated logos must not display text or human/animal-like faces. The draft also assigns a dedicated blue-green color to ADS marker lights for L3 and above autonomous driving.
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