BEIJING — Chinese language electrical automotive model Xpeng introduced Thursday it acquired approval to begin rolling out assisted driving tech to customers within the nation’s capital metropolis of Beijing.

The preliminary protection solely contains the “ring-road” highways that run in concentric circles across the metropolis middle and “major high-speed roads,” in line with a CNBC translation of the Chinese language-language launch.

It was not instantly clear when the driver-assist tech could possibly be used on all Beijing metropolis streets.

Thursday’s announcement follows Xpeng’s launch of city state of affairs driver-assist tech for customers in Shanghai in March, after an earlier rollout in Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

Xpeng has mentioned it plans to roll out the tech, known as XNGP, to different Chinese language cities this yr. The system, obtainable to drivers of sure fashions for a price, claims to make driving simpler with software program that assists with clean braking at visitors lights, turning at intersections and different duties on metropolis streets.

Xpeng is the one automaker in China to supply the same degree of driver-assist expertise as Tesla. Whereas Tesla presents assisted driving expertise to be used on highways, its “Full Self Driving” perform for driver-assist on metropolis streets is not but obtainable in China.

Electrical automotive manufacturers in China have more and more made plans for driver-assist expertise a promoting level.

Xpeng claimed throughout its newest earnings name its driver-assist tech drove important buyer curiosity in cities the place it will probably function. The model’s month-to-month deliveries have typically lagged behind rivals’.