1 hour ago · China
China grants permits to VW joint venture, Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifies
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 27 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “China grants permits to VW joint venture, Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifies”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
China has granted new autonomous-driving permission to electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng and a mainland joint venture of Volkswagen, intensifying the commercialisation race between China’s autonomous driving firms and US company Tesla. Xpeng would now be allowed to conduct “demonstration operations” of its Yoyo driverless taxis in the capital city…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
China grants permits to VW joint venture, Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifies
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
China grants permits to VW joint venture and Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifies
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- South China Morning Post
- South China Morning PostChina grants permits to VW joint venture and Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifies