Physix FrontierPhysix Frontier · News Briefing Card (IT Home · Oct 24, 2026)
15M China passenger cars now have 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 had Navigate on Autopilot (NOA) capability.
- About 16 million passenger cars were fitted with 5G terminals, and 2 million with C-V2X terminals.
- The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a draft for comment of the 2026 edition 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 passed 60 million units, with NOA accounting for roughly a quarter of them, showing that advanced driver assistance is moving from optional to mainstream. But C-V2X terminals number only 2 million, so vehicle-road cooperation is clearly landing more slowly than single-vehicle intelligence, and connectivity remains the weak link. The standards update is a necessary foundation, but the real test is whether roadside upgrades and cross-department coordination can keep pace.
Source: IT Home report