Ali Ozmaei was officially appointed commander of the IRGC Navy.

Xpeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng said China leads globally in both ADAS technology and related regulation, and the United Nations has approved intelligent-driving rules that fully clear L2-level functions. He said the approval means that from December this year L2 features such as NGP and NOA can be used and deployed worldwide, marking an important implementation milestone. He added only China and the U.S. have achieved large-scale L2 rollout to date, most regions including the EU have not, and Xpeng—now a member of the UN traffic-regulations drafting group—is actively aligning products to the new requirements.

President Trump posted that Washington’s Independence Day celebration drew unprecedented crowds despite the heat. He praised the air show and said he will speak at the Lincoln Memorial at about 10 p.m. He added that the reflecting pool, which was previously vandalized, will be drained and repaired after the weekend.