Miaowei Unveils the First Pilot Zone for Connected Vehicles in China

On September 7, 2019, Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, and Wu Zhenglong, Governor of Jiangsu Province, jointly unveiled the first national vehicle networking pilot zone in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

In May 2019, with the recommendation of Jiangsu Province and the support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Jiangsu (Wuxi) Pilot Zone for Connected Vehicles was established. The main task and goal of the pilot zone is to achieve large-scale deployment of C-V2X network and roadside units, assemble a certain scale of vehicle terminals, complete the transformation of key regional transportation facilities' vehicle networking functions and enhance core system capabilities, and enrich the application scenarios of vehicle networking; Improve the communication and coordination mechanism between government departments closely related to the Internet of Vehicles, clarify the operating entities and responsibilities of the Internet of Vehicles, establish a testing and verification, security management, communication authentication system, and an open and interconnected cloud service platform for the Internet of Vehicles, and achieve good scale application effects.

In the past four months, the Jiangsu (Wuxi) Internet of Vehicles Pilot Zone has achieved positive results in improving management and operation mechanisms, accelerating infrastructure upgrading and transformation, expanding application scenarios and scales, and building a good industrial environment. At present, the pilot area has extensively transformed the roadside control and communication facilities at 240 intersections, covering the main urban area and nearly 170 square kilometers of the Taihu Lake New City. With the application of new technologies of big data and cloud computing, the "people vehicle road cloud" system collaboration platform has been built.

The Jiangsu (Wuxi) Internet of Vehicles Pilot Zone will take the unveiling as an opportunity to further increase its efforts, build an open, integrated, and innovative industrial ecosystem, form replicable and promotable experience and practices, and play a leading role.

The heads of the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Finance Department, the Science and Technology Department, the Equipment Industry Department, the Information and Communication Management Bureau, and the Radio Management Bureau, as well as relevant officials from the governments of Jiangsu Province and Wuxi City, participated in the relevant activities.

Information source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

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