California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) releases annual MPI, with Chinese company AutoX topping the list.

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On February 10, 2022, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released the latest autonomous driving data for the full year of 2021, with Chinese and American autonomous driving companies continuing to occupy the top ranks of the list.

In addition, the California DMV also released the average number of miles traveled under autonomous driving per takeover for the full year of 2021. According to official statistics from the DMV, in terms of autonomous driving accidents for the full year of 2021, WeRide and Pony.ai had 3 and 2 accidents respectively, with Pony.ai having 4 accidents before 2021. All other Chinese players did not have any accidents.

In 2020, AutoX became the world’s second and China’s first autonomous driving license holder in California. In 2021, Baidu, WeRide, and Pony.ai also received autonomous driving licenses issued by the California DMV. Among them, WeRide’s full autonomous license requires a safety officer in the second row.