On April 28th, China’s autonomous driving developer WeRide saw its first Robosweepers roll off the production line, becoming the first mass-produced and purpose-built self-driving street cleaning vehicles in China.

On April 28th, China’s tech giant Baidu announced that it has received permission to operate driverless ride-hailing service on public open roads in Beijing, as the first permit of its kind in China.

In the first quarter of 2022, passenger vehicles featuring L2 autonomous driving functions accounted for 23.2% of China’s new-vehicle market, according to a report released by International Data Corporation.