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Autonomous Driving Goes Abroad: Why Singapore Is the First Stop in Southeast Asia

When Chinese autonomous driving technology companies set their sights on Southeast Asia, Singapore almost invariably becomes the “first coordinate” on every roadmap. In 2025, Singapore has offered not only certainty for those planning to enter, but also a stage for those already here.

Momenta says it is first Chinese company with Germany-wide L4 testing permit

Momenta Global Limited（Momenta，初速度科技）said on July 29 that it had received authorization from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority, or KBA, to test Level 4 autonomous-driving systems on urban roads across the country. The Hong Kong-listed company said it was the first Chinese enterprise to obtain a German L4 testing permit with nationwide urban-road coverage.

XPeng’s estimated overseas deliveries pass 100,000 as global expansion accelerates

XPeng（小鹏汽车） appears to have surpassed 100,000 cumulative vehicle deliveries in overseas markets, based on company disclosures and publicly available shipment and registration data. The Chinese smart-electric-vehicle maker has not announced an official cumulative overseas total, making the figure an estimate rather than a company-confirmed milestone.

Baidu’s Apollo Go Begins Supervised Road Testing in London with Freenow by Lyft

Baidu, Inc.（百度）has begun testing its Apollo Go（萝卜快跑）autonomous vehicles on public roads in London with Freenow by Lyft, marking the Chinese company’s first road deployment in the British capital.

SAIC Hongyan Ships First Batch of 1,000 Electric Heavy Trucks to Thailand, Bringing Chinese Green Logistics Solutions into ASEAN Ports

Chinese heavy-truck manufacturer SAIC Hongyan (上汽红岩) has begun shipping the first batch of 1,000 new-energy heavy trucks to Thailand under a landmark agreement with a local port operator, marking one of the largest overseas deployments of Chinese electric heavy-duty trucks in Southeast Asia to date.