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July 19, 2016 06:33 pm GMT

China halts highway testing of autonomous cars, report says

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Chinese officials have told carmakers to cease testing autonomous cars on the country's highways until legislation is in place.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, She Weizhen, said the ministry and police have a preliminary draft of the guidelines, according to Automotive News. However, Weizhen did not divulge a timeline for the implementation of final rules.

The move is an intriguing one, because — until this announcement — Chinese officials were keen to champion autonomous driving technology and its implementation. Read more...

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