Automotive software plays a key role in driving the digital transformation of the auto industry, said an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Tuesday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
The city hosted the China's inaugural Intelligent Vehicle Software Ecology Conference from Monday to Tuesday, drawing to it over 500 experts, scholars and corporate representatives for in-depth discussions over topics such as automotive operating systems, chips, open source models, and the synergy of software and hardware.
"We plan to carry out open source projects in key areas such as intelligent driving, build high-quality open source communities, and establish an open source ecological community. We want to use open source models to promote the innovative development of basic software for smart cars," said Wang Yanqing, director of the MIIT's Department of Information Technology Development.
An official with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) pledged to promote the integrated development of the industrial chains of centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and work with companies of all sizes that are involved in the supply chains and specialized and sophisticated small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to build open source platforms.
"We will support the application of basic automotive software and automotive chips, accelerate iteration, and work with various entities to create an industrial ecosystem that is integrated and mutually beneficial to deliver win-win results," said Gou Ping, vice chairman of SASAC.
China to build smart automotive software industry through open source communities
Cities in China's Yangtze River Delta region have triggered emergency responses, including cancellation of trains and flights, road closures, and the relocation of affected civilians, after Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday, causing extensive disruption as it moves northwestward.
Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of the year, made landfall in the Pudong District of Shanghai around 07:30 on Monday morning.
At the time of landfall, the maximum wind speed near the eye of the storm was about 42 meters per second, making it the strongest typhoon to land in Shanghai in decades.
In preparation for the storm, the city had relocated over 410,000 residents, canceled 577 trains and 1,461 flights.
On Monday afternoon, the first flights landed at Pudong International Airport and Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai since the two airports announced on Sunday evening that all flights were cancelled because of Bebinca.
In nearby Jiangsu Province, cities including Nantong and Suzhou have been lashed by gales and strong rainfall. Expressways in parts of Suzhou, Nantong, Wuxi and Changzhou cities were closed while reduced speed limits, toll booth closures and the closures of bridges across the the Yangtze River were also put into effect.
Over 21,000 vessels have returned to ports in Jiangsu, while more than 7,700 construction sites and 315 scenic spots in the province have also been closed.
In Zhejiang Province's eastern coastal city of Zhoushan, local authorities relocated over 44,000 residents living in the danger-prone regions.
At 15:00 on Monday, China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters lowered the emergency response for Shanghai and Zhejiang from the previous Level III to Level IV, while the emergency response status for Jiangsu and east China's Anhui Province has been maintained at Level IV.
China's National Meteorological Center said that Bebinca will bring more heavy or torrential rain to Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, Anhui and Henan in the next three days.
Emergency responses triggered across eastern China in face of Typhoon Bebinca
