China Selects 20 Cities for Intelligent Connected Vehicle “Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration” Pilot Projects
Nationwide Push for Smart Transportation Infrastructure Gains Momentum
China / August 2024 / 7ITS News — In July, five Chinese ministries—Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Ministry of Transport—jointly designated 20 cities and city clusters as pilot sites for the "Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration" applications for Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICVs).
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The selected cities include Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Ordos, Shenyang, Changchun, Wuxi, Hefei, Fuzhou, Jinan, Shiyan, Chengdu, Changsha, the Haikou-Sanya-Qionghai cluster, and the Hangzhou-Tongxiang-Deqing cluster. The pilot projects will run from 2024 to 2026.
Recently, several regions have launched intensive demonstration projects under the "Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration" initiative. Beijing has announced nearly 10 billion yuan in new infrastructure projects, while Wuhan has secured approval for a major demonstration project worth 17 billion yuan.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China has established 17 national-level ICV testing zones, 7 vehicle network pilot zones, 16 "Dual Intelligence" pilot cities, and opened over 32,000 kilometers of test roads. The country has issued more than 7,700 test licenses, with a total testing mileage exceeding 1.2 billion kilometers. Additionally, over 8,700 Roadside Units (RSUs) have been deployed across various regions, and many are advancing the construction of cloud control infrastructure platforms.
