China Transport Research and Innovation brief week 25 2026
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Tech brief weekly by repoddit
E25
Jun 21, 2026
18:00
Episode notes
- Standardization of Automated Driving: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) finalized mandatory national safety standards for Level 3 and Level 4 automated driving, ending unregulated marketing and establishing a rigid safety baseline as major robotaxi operators like Baidu and Pony.ai surpass 1,000-vehicle operational thresholds,,,.
- Pragmatic Battery Pivot: Industry leaders have delayed mass deployment of all-solid-state batteries to 2030, shifting focus to commercially viable sodium-ion cells and grid-scale storage for AI data centers; meanwhile, a material science breakthrough in fluorinated lithium metal batteries achieving u ...
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