Volkswagen wins permit to test Level 3 driving on roads in Hefei, China

Volkswagen Group China said it has received a Level 3 road test permit in Hefei, which it says was issued under the strictest L3 rules so far. The company is aiming for Level 3 readiness in 2027, The Driven reported, and wants to double the AI simulation behind the effort from the equivalent of five million kilometers of driving per day to 10 million kilometers. It developed its L2++ system Hyper Sense 8 through a joint venture with Horizon Robotics and continues work on its own L4-ready C7H chip, the report said.