Shanghai, China – March 1 – NIO has obtained the permit required for testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in Shanghai. The permit was issued by the Shanghai Municipal Government, becoming the first company to receive such a permit in China.
During the event, Huang Ou, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization highly praised NIO’s autonomous driving technology R&D and tests. “NIO is an industrial leader in intelligence, electrification and connectivity – working on leading-edge technology, R&D and testing” the Chairman said. “We hope that NIO can continue to make contributions to China’s autonomous driving development after getting the permit.”
In a statement during the event, NIO Co-Founder and President Lihong Qin stated, “We are honored to have received the permit from the Shanghai Municipal Government. Their decision to grant us this permit shows their faith in NIO’s autonomous driving R&D technology and testing. We will now be able to further the development of our autonomous driving technologies.”
The NIO ES8 has already gone through extensive trials in enclosed testing areas and sites. With the permit obtained, NIO has the legal protection for future road tests on designated roads in Shanghai.
NIO’S AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TECHNOLOGY R&D MILESTONES
October 2016NIO started testing autonomous driving systems
October 13, 2016NIO U.S. received its autonomous vehicle testing permit in California.
February 23, 2017The NIO EP9 set a world record for the fastest self-driving car with a top speed of 257 kph and beat the fastest COTA lap time of a road legal production car.
July 31, 2017NIO U.S. came in the first place at the DEF CON 25 “Capture the Flag” Competition.
August 15, 2017The NIO ES8 started ADAS field tests in the U.S.
September 27, 2017NIO came in first place at the China Information Security Games “Comprehensive Group” competition.
December 16, 2017NIO launched their advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), NIO Pilot. The NIO ES8 is the world’s first vehicle to come equipped with the Mobileye EyeQ4 system.
About NIO:NIO was founded in November 2014 as a global company. With world-class research and development, design, manufacturing and user service centers in Shanghai, Beijing, San Jose, Munich, London, and 14 other locations, NIO has more than 4,000 employees from nearly 40 countries. The NIO Formula E Team secured the inaugural drivers’ championship title in 2015. In 2016, NIO unveiled the fastest electric car in the world, the EP9. The EP9 set the lap record for an electric vehicle at the Nürburgring Nordschleife and three other world-renowned tracks. In 2017, NIO unveiled its vision car EVE and announced the NIO EP9 set a new world speed record for an autonomous vehicle at the Circuit of the Americas. NIO officially launched the ES8, a seven-seat high performance electric SUV, on December 16 with deliveries slated to begin in 2018.
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