Guo Shougang, Deputy Director of the Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated on September 11 that in the first half of this year, the sales of new passenger cars with combined driving assistance accounted for 42.4%, an increase of 10 percentage points from the same period last year. More than 15000 kilometers of intelligent connected vehicle testing roads have been opened nationwide, with a total road testing mileage of over 70 million kilometers. The next step will be to accelerate the launch of intelligent connected vehicle access and road traffic pilot projects, supporting the commercial application of autonomous driving functions at L3 and higher levels. Guo Shougang made the above introduction at the press conference of the 2023 World Intelligent Connected Vehicle Conference held on the same day. He also stated that intelligent connected vehicles integrate multiple innovative technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence, and are a new competitive focus for the development of emerging industries worldwide. In recent years, China's intelligent connected vehicles have achieved positive results in terms of industrial scale, key technologies, and demonstration applications. Among them, in terms of key technologies, the new generation of electronic and electrical architecture has been implemented for vehicle installation applications, and multiple new models with enhanced combined driving assistance functions have been released one after another. In terms of demonstration applications, multi scenario demonstration applications such as autonomous taxis, unmanned buses, autonomous valet parking, trunk logistics, and unmanned delivery are being carried out in an orderly manner. In terms of the development of internet connectivity, 17 test demonstration zones, 16 "dual intelligence" pilot cities, and 7 national car networking demonstration zones have completed the intelligent upgrading and transformation of over 7000 kilometers of roads nationwide. Overall, China's new energy vehicles have shifted from small-scale testing and verification to a new stage of rapid technological development and accelerated ecological construction, "said Guo Shougang. The reporter learned from the meeting that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will work with relevant departments to further promote the implementation of the 14th Five Year Plan, improve the construction of laws and regulations, strengthen the construction of standard systems, support technological innovation breakthroughs, further improve the network infrastructure, deepen testing and demonstration applications, and promote the high-quality development of intelligent connected vehicles. Among them, in strengthening the construction of the standard system, we will deepen the construction of the intelligent connected vehicle standard system, increase the research and development efforts in key areas such as functional security, network security, and operating systems, and accelerate the integration and development of new energy vehicles with information communication, intelligent transportation, and smart cities. In terms of supporting technological innovation breakthroughs, we will support leading enterprises to take the lead and collaborative innovation among large, medium, small, and micro enterprises, filling the underlying technological shortcomings of automotive chips, tool software, and new electronic and electrical architectures. In terms of deepening testing and demonstration applications, we will accelerate the launch of intelligent connected vehicle access and road traffic pilot projects, organize and carry out urban level "vehicle road cloud integration" demonstration applications, and support the commercial application of autonomous driving functions at L3 and higher levels. (New News Agency)