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Regulators Limit Self-Driving Taxis After Fatal Xiaomi Crash

12/23/2025

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In December 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved only two automakers—Beijing Automotive Group and Changan Automobile—to operate limited self-driving taxi programs on highways, with drivers monitoring outside designated areas.
The limit signals that regulators view mass-production goals by year-end 2025 as overly ambitious.
The regulatory shift followed a Xiaomi crash earlier in 2025 that killed three people.

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Story summary

In December 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved only two automakers—Beijing Automotive Group and Changan Automobile—to operate limited self-driving taxi programs on highways, with drivers monitoring outside designated areas.
The limit signals that regulators view mass-production goals by year-end 2025 as overly ambitious.
The regulatory shift followed a Xiaomi crash earlier in 2025 that killed three people.