China’s Legislation on Autonomous Cars Rolls out

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The pandemic does not seem to have slowed down the rapid development in autonomous cars in 2021. Autonomous driving is seeing a boom in investment.  In China alone, there have been 24 financings related to autonomous cars in the first two months of 2021. The total amount of financing involved exceeded RMB 17 billion. [1] The successful commercialization of autonomous cars faces challenges not only in respect of automated driving technology but also in dealing with current legal regulations. Although there is still a long road to realizing fully autonomous driving, the legal regulations for the commercial operation of autonomous cars has been advancing in development in tandem with road testing of autonomous cars. Progress is being made around the world.   On January 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the Comprehensive Plan for Automated Vehicles , which is ………………………………