This past March, Xpeng announced on OTA upgrade to enable a turquoise automated-driving indicator light for their P7, P7i, G6, G9, and X9 models, priced at C¥899 (€110, $125). The hardware was factory-installed in these cars starting in November 2024: a turquoise LED in the optical system of the mirror-integrated side turn signal repeater.
The currently published GB standards do not include requirements for ADS marker lamps, so they aren’t allowed across China. But some regions have released local regulations.
Beijing’s are called the Beijing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations, and Shenzhen’s are the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Management Regulations.
These regulations primarily apply to autonomous vehicles involved in pilot road applications or road testing, limited to administrative areas for technological innovation and testing activities. Usage requires registration and filing.
Additionally, Shenzhen has issued local standard DB4403/T 359.1-2023, “Technical Requirements for Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Autonomous Driving Systems – Part 1: Highway and Expressway Autonomous Driving”. This technical standard specifies that the use of ADS marker lamps must comply with local regulations.
In Beijing and Shenzhen, vehicles meeting the local regulations are permitted to have ADS marker lamps after filing. Vehicles not meeting the local regulations must still comply with GB standards, as in other regions of China.
On 20 May 2025, during the first working meeting of the Automotive Lighting Standards Research Group in Changzhou, experts discussed the inclusion of ADS marker lamps in the draft revision of GB 4785. The standard is expected to be officially released by the end of 2026.
