China Changan Advances Intelligent Driving Assistance and Robotics
China Changan Automobile Group launched its self-developed intelligent driving assistance system and expanded core technologies into robotics and low-altitude mobility.
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The Brief
People's Daily reported that China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. released its self-developed intelligent driving assistance system, named Changan Tianshu Linghang, on September 4 to advance domestic capabilities in intelligent automotive technology.
To bolster computational capabilities, the company utilized green computing resources from Xinjiang through a cross-regional collaborative model to provide scenario simulation training support for the newly announced driving system.
Following the implementation of its underlying end-to-end foundation model, China Changan Automobile obtained China's first official designated license plate for L3 autonomous driving and received an L4 unmanned robotaxi testing permit in Chongqing.
The automaker has also transferred homologous vehicle technologies to flying cars and embodied intelligence platforms, while establishing an intelligent robotics company in Chongqing dedicated to humanoid robot development across diverse operational environments.
Why it matters
Supported by vehicle supply chain scaling capabilities, the company's low-altitude mobility products can adapt to high-rise firefighting, road rescue operations, and energy work environments, while its Chongqing robotics affiliate focuses on humanoid robotics deployment.
China context
Building on 45 years of vehicle manufacturing experience and a century of industrial heritage, China Changan Automobile has consistently treated science and technology self-reliance as the foundational basis of its corporate development.
Key Takeaways
- 1China Changan Automobile launched its self-developed intelligent driving assistance system Tianshu Linghang on September 4.
- 2The automaker obtained an official L3 autonomous driving license plate and an L4 robotaxi testing permit in Chongqing.
- 3Core automotive technologies have been transferred to flying cars, alongside the formation of a humanoid robotics entity.
Sources
- 以科技自立自强筑牢汽车强国根基 — 人民日报 · 10/12/2026
Corrections
- Oct 12, 2026: Clarified the headline to distinguish intelligent driving assistance from autonomous driving and avoid implying a new release on the publication date. The source dates the assistance-system release to September 4. Replaced the data-center illustration with a clearly labeled road-vehicle illustration.