Jidu, an EV venture between China's search engine company Baidu and Chinese automaker Geely, will start delivering mass-produced cars in 2023 that leverage Baidu's artificial intelligence expertise.

Various locations in Lower Saxony, Germany, are currently being examined for the plant, with production of the EV slated to start in 2026.

The law should regulate self-driving vehicles and include sanctions for companies if anything goes wrong when their vehicles take over control from human drivers, two independent governmental bodies said.

The EV is a critical step in Bentley's plan to switch its entire model range to full-electric vehicles by 2030.