L3 Mandate to Add Millimeter-Wave Radar, Are XPENG and Tesla Panicking Over Pure Vision? False (opens in new tab)

Gasgoo Munich-“The relevant document, 'Safety Requirements for Automated Driving Systems,' is publicly available, and the term 'lidar' isn't even mentioned in it.” That was Yu Tao, a vice president at XPENG, responding recently on social media to an online rumor.The rumor claimed that a new national standard from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) would mandate dual redundancy using cameras and millimeter-wave radar for L3 autonomous driving, while L4 systems would req...