BEIJING — Chinese electric car brand Xpeng announced Thursday it received approval to start rolling out assisted driving tech to users in the nation's capital city of Beijing. It was not immediately clear when the driver-assist tech could be used on all Beijing city streets. Thursday's announcement follows Xpeng's release of urban scenario driver-assist tech for users in Shanghai in March, after an earlier rollout in Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Xpeng is the only automaker in China to offer a similar level of driver-assist technology as Tesla . While Tesla offers assisted driving technology for use on highways, its "Full Self Driving" function for driver-assist on city streets isn't yet available in China.

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Persons: Xpeng Organizations: CNBC, Tesla Locations: Beijing, Sanyuanqiao, BEIJING, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Xpeng, China