The Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone (WEDZ) reported an output increase of 8.7 percent year-on-year among industries above a designated size in the first half of 2022.
Tech giant Baidu Inc announced on Monday that it has secured China's first permits to offer fully driverless commercial robotaxi services to the public on open roads, thus marking a significant milestone for the autonomous ride-hailing industry that is expected to accelerate large-scale commercial use of self-driving technology, industry experts said.
Fan Shujian, first-level inspector of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, urged the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone (WEDZ) to adhere to innovation-driven principles and maintain its edge in the intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) industry.
The China EV100 New Energy Vehicle (NEV) and Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV) Industrial Innovation Alliance was set up in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, on July 18.
Jia Ke, chief editor of Auto Business Review and president of CABF, said he hopes that the forum can promote more in-depth exchange between WEDZ and global players in the automobile field and encourage more enterprises to invest in the zone.
Over the past few years, the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone has brought in a batch of 10-billion-yuan ($1.49 billion) projects invested in by CALB, Lotus and other industrial giants.
The 2022 China Auto Supply Chain Conference and the first China New Energy Vehicle (NEV) and Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV) Ecosystem Meeting is scheduled to take place on June 27-29 in the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone.
On the streets of the Wuhan Economic & Technological Development Zone, more than 10 kinds of autonomous cars are undergoing trial operations, including taxis, buses, vending trolleys, and logistics cars.
