Changan Auto Targets 2027 for L3 Autonomous Driving Production, 2028 for L4 Commercial Operations

The significance here is less the L3-to-L4 timeline itself than how Changan frames autonomy as the first mass-scale deployment of on-device physical AI — a positioning that pushes the automaker into the same conversation as robotics and edge-computing players. It matters for the competitive set of Chinese OEMs racing on driver-assistance levels, and for suppliers tied to in-vehicle compute. The open question is whether regulatory approval for L3 mass production and L4 commercial operation keeps pace with the stated 2027 and 2028 targets, and whether other automakers respond with comparable public roadmaps.