China's conditional self-driving era begins

中国有条件的自动驾驶时代启幕

Round Table China

2025-12-22

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What if your car could legally say,“I'll take it from here?" China just crossed that threshold, issuing its first permits for conditional self-driving cars on public roads. But what does“conditional”actually mean for drivers—and what tough turns still lie ahead on the path to full autonomy? On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushun.
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • Imagine your car telling you, hey, sit back, relax, I've got this, and legally meaning it.

  • China has just opened the door to that reality,

  • granting its first licenses for conditional self-driving cars.

  • Why does this conditional freedom matter,

  • and what does it reveal about the bumpy road ahead for autonomy?

  • After that, how do you turn a nation?

  • into a nation of readers.

  • China isn't just recommending books, it's writing a new law.

  • So what does it mean to treat reading as essential public infrastructure?

  • We'll look at the plan to engineer a more book-friendly world.

  • We're live from our studios in Beijing.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • Hi there, I'm Steve.

  • Thanks very much for being with us today.

  • And for the show, I'm with Youshun and Fei-Fei.

  • First up...

  • China has moved autonomous driving from the testing phase to conditional real-world use,

  • clearing two level three passenger car models for operation on public roads in Beijing,

  • here in Beijing, and also in Chongqing.