China has made remarkable progress in development of the intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) industry, with a comprehensive industrial system for ICVs sector basically taking shape, according to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
According to the latest official data released by the ministry, currently more than 50 Chinese cities have launched demonstrations of ICVs road testing, with 32,000 kilometers of roads opened for tests. Meanwhile, about 10,000 kilometers of roads have been upgraded for ICVs, with the installation of over 8,700 sets of roadside units.
China has established a complete industrial system for the ICVs, covering basic chips, sensors, computing platforms, chassis control, and connected cloud control, according to the ministry.
Nearly 400 "little giant" enterprises that apply specialized, sophisticated, characteristic and novel technologies have been fostered to produce unique and novel products, with five lidar companies ranking among the top ten globally in terms of the sales volume.
"China's advancement in ICVs has entered a new phase, transitioning from technical validation to industrialized and large-scale development. We will continue to promote the integration of 'vehicle-road-cloud,' drive infrastructure construction, and establish an industry ecosystem for collaborative development of the entire automobile industry," said Guo Shougang, deputy head of the First Department of Equipment Industry of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in an interview with China Central Television.
According to the ministry, with rapid development of big computing power, big data, and large-scale models, significant breakthroughs are expected to be made in the development of advanced autonomous driving technology.
In future, efforts will be made to facilitate integral development of automobiles with smart grids, intelligent transportation, and smart cities with data as a bridge.
China makes progress in intelligent connected vehicles industry
