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Momenta becomes first Chinese firm to secure Germany-wide L4 road testing permit
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Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Chinese autonomous driving firm Momenta has become the first company from China to secure a nationwide Level-4 road testing permit in Germany. The approval from Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority allows testing on public roads across the country, a key step towards commercial deployment in Europe.
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Chinese AV companies are no longer a future threat in Europe; they are a present one. Momenta's Germany-wide L4 permit proves their technology meets the EU's highest safety standards, giving them a direct path to compete for OEM contracts.
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