---
title: "L3 or L4? The evolution path of autonomous driving shows a divide"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/277702372.md"
description: "On one side, L3 level autonomous driving is \"breaking the ice,\" with CHANGAN Deep Blue and BAIC Jihu recently obtaining the first batch of domestic L3 level conditional autonomous driving vehicle permits; on the other side, players like XPeng and Mercedes-Benz are calling to \"skip L3\" and jump directly from L2 to L"
datetime: "2026-03-04T01:09:47.000Z"
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# L3 or L4? The evolution path of autonomous driving shows a divide

On one side, L3 level autonomous driving is "breaking the ice," with CHANGAN Deep Blue and BAIC Jihu recently obtaining the first batch of domestic L3 level conditional autonomous driving vehicle permits; on the other side, players like XPeng and Mercedes-Benz are calling to "skip L3," directly transitioning from L2 to L

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