15M China Passenger Cars Now Feature NOA as of August: what are the key facts?

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology released the data at the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference.

15M China Passenger Cars Now Feature NOA as of August: what are the key facts?

As of August this year, about 61 million passenger cars in China were equipped with L2 combined driving assistance.

15M China Passenger Cars Now Feature NOA as of August: what are the key facts?

Of those, about 15 million passenger cars featured Navigate on Autopilot (NOA).

15M China Passenger Cars Now Feature NOA as of August: what are the key facts?

About 16 million passenger cars were equipped with 5G terminals, and 2 million with C-V2X terminals.

15M China Passenger Cars Now Feature NOA as of August: what are the key facts?

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the 2026 draft for public comment of the National Intelligent Connected Vehicle Technology Standard System Construction Guide.

Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (enbrief · Oct 25, 2026)

15M China Passenger Cars Now Feature NOA as of August

KEY FACTS

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology released the data at the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference.
As of August this year, about 61 million passenger cars in China were equipped with L2 combined driving assistance.
Of those, about 15 million passenger cars featured Navigate on Autopilot (NOA).
About 16 million passenger cars were equipped with 5G terminals, and 2 million with C-V2X terminals.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the 2026 draft for public comment of the National Intelligent Connected Vehicle Technology Standard System Construction Guide.

KEY DATA

about 61 millionL2 combined driving assistance passenger cars

about 15 millionNOA-capable passenger cars

about 16 millionPassenger cars with 5G terminals

about 2 millionPassenger cars with C-V2X terminals

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

L2 installations have surpassed 60 million, with NOA accounting for about a quarter of them, showing that advanced driver assistance is moving from optional to mainstream. But C-V2X terminals number only 2 million, and the deployment of vehicle-road collaboration clearly lags behind single-vehicle intelligence, leaving connectivity as the weak link. The standards update is a necessary foundation, but the real test is whether roadside upgrades and cross-departmental coordination can keep pace.

Source: enbrief original report ↗