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On October 22, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a draft for public comment, proposing to regulate the installation of autonomous driving system marker lights ("little blue lights"). The draft proposes that vehicles without L3-level or higher autonomous driving systems be prohibited from installing autonomous driving marker lights. Reports say the material cost of a single LED module is about 50 to 200 yuan, and the full set cost of front and rear side lights plus wiring may reach several hundred to over a thousand yuan. Reports also mention that the new rules bind the marker light to the L3 responsibility entity, preventing L2 models from using low-cost symbols to create a high-premium perception. The document is currently in the public comment stage, with no further progress yet.
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Oct 22
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MIIT Proposes Rule: Vehicles Without L3 or Higher Autonomous Driving Systems Prohibited from Installing Autonomous Driving Marker Lights
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released a draft for public comment that would prohibit vehicles lacking L3 or higher autonomous driving systems from installing autonomous driving system marker lights (the "little blue lights"). The material cost of a single LED module is about 50 to 200 yuan, and the full set of front, rear, and side lights plus wiring could cost several hundred to over a thousand yuan. The new rule ties the marker lights to the L3 responsible party, preventing L2 vehicles from using a low-cost symbol to create a high-premium perception.