Notice on Issuing the Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Vehicle Networking and Intelligent Connected Vehicles

Jiangsu Manufacturing Strong Province [2022] No. 1To the People’s Governments of All Municipalities, the Provincial Internet Information Office, Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Department, Industry and Information Technology Department, Public Security Department, Finance Department, Natural Resources Department, Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department, Transportation Department, Government Service Management Office, Market Supervision Administration, Communication Administration:The “Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Vehicle Networking and Intelligent Connected Vehicles” is hereby issued to you. Please implement it seriously in accordance with actual conditions. Jiangsu Provincial Manufacturing Strong Province Construction Leading GroupJune 1, 2022Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of Vehicle Networking and Intelligent Connected Vehicles

In order to seize the opportunities for the integration and development of the automotive industry with information communication, energy, and transportation sectors, deeply promote the construction of national-level vehicle networking pilot areas, facilitate the implementation of new technologies, products, applications, models, and business formats in vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, and accelerate the cultivation of new development momentum, the following guiding opinions are proposed.

1. Development Status and Situation

With the profound evolution of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, electrification, connectivity, and intelligence have become the strategic directions for the global automotive industry. The application architecture of vehicle networking based on 5G and Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology is gradually becoming clear, and the testing and promotion of driving automation-related technologies are accelerating. The vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle industry has entered a rapid development period. Our province has taken the opportunity to create the first national vehicle networking pilot area, forming a preliminary scale of vehicle networking infrastructure coverage in some regions, with a number of intelligent connected vehicle demonstration application scenarios being implemented first. The layout of the vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle industry chain is basically complete, with leading development levels in high-performance computing chips, autonomous driving software algorithms, testing and verification, and vehicle networking facilities and equipment. There is a solid foundation for promoting the high-quality development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles. At the same time, there are still some constraints in the development of the vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle industry. Technologies related to intelligent perception, decision-making, and control in vehicles still have shortcomings, the business models and applications of vehicle networking are still being explored, and relevant road traffic regulations and standard systems need to be improved.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with the penetration and application of foundational technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the internet, products and services related to vehicle-road collaboration and autonomous driving will accelerate maturity, giving rise to huge market demand and forming significant economic and social spillover effects. A new industrial ecosystem characterized by cross-border integration, innovative fission, rapid iteration, and high-speed growth will accelerate emergence, making vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles a breakthrough for the transformation and upgrading of the automotive industry, a powerful tool for the development of the digital economy, and an important battleground for regional comprehensive competition. All regions in Jiangsu should seize opportunities, act accordingly, leverage the advantages of being a major manufacturing province, a major technology province, and a major talent province, continuously increase policy promotion efforts, deepen the layout of the entire industry chain and ecosystem, accelerate the high-quality development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, and promote the transformation of economic development quality, efficiency, and momentum.

2. Overall Requirements

(1) Guiding Ideology.

Guided by Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 19th Central Committee, deeply implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on Jiangsu’s work, comprehensively and accurately implement the new development concept, actively integrate into the Yangtze River Delta integration development strategy, adhere to the requirements of building a modern industrial system that is self-controllable, insist on the coordinated development direction of connectivity empowerment and single-vehicle intelligence, take demonstration applications as the traction, and use encouraging pilot demonstrations as an important means to accelerate key technology research and development and the agglomeration of industrial innovation elements, orderly promote infrastructure construction, gradually expand application scale, encourage effective business model exploration, continuously improve the development ecology of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, and create a domestic leading and internationally advanced industrial highland and source of innovation and entrepreneurship.

(2) Basic Principles.

Market-led, government-guided. Adhere to the principle of marketization, guiding market entities to increase investment in technology research and development, model exploration, and commercial operation. Strengthen cross-departmental collaboration, enhance the top-level design of urban planning, transportation systems, and industrial policies, encourage policy innovation and pilot trials, and focus on improving infrastructure support and public service capabilities, continuously optimizing the development environment.

Innovation-driven, collaborative development. Promote research and development cooperation along the industrial chain, accelerate breakthroughs in core components, key parts, and basic software technologies, and achieve technological self-reliance and self-improvement. Strengthen cross-industry and cross-regional collaborative integration, simultaneously promote vehicle networking deployment and autonomous driving demonstration applications, and enhance traffic safety and travel efficiency.

Highlighting key points, advancing in an orderly manner. Focus on typical scenarios and application needs, prioritize infrastructure deployment in key road sections and areas, and gradually and orderly expand coverage. From information interaction to collaborative perception to collaborative decision-making and control, build vehicle networking service capabilities in a layered and progressive manner. Promote the scientific and reasonable layout of infrastructure to prevent low-level duplication and blind construction.

Standards lead, ensure safety. Improve standards for products, services, technologies, data, and safety, and promote extensive collaboration and interconnectivity among “vehicles, roads, clouds, networks, and maps.” Adhere to the simultaneous advancement of safety and development, coordinate the promotion of technology application and institutional system construction, implement corporate main responsibility, and ensure the information security and operational safety of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles.

(3) Development Goals and Vision.

By 2025, establish a domestically leading vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle industrial chain and innovation chain, implement a number of vehicle-road collaboration application services and typical scenarios for autonomous driving, cultivate a batch of leading enterprises with key core technologies and industry leadership, create a number of pilot areas for the high-quality development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, achieve cross-regional scale coverage of vehicle networking infrastructure, significantly improve operational capabilities, further enhance the level of driving automation for intelligent connected vehicles, achieve breakthroughs in sustainable business models, significantly strengthen the supporting role of the standard system, and lead the country in policy innovation, application implementation, and industrial development, significantly improving the comprehensive development level of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles.

3. Promotion Path

Implement the “123” action for the construction of vehicle networking pilot areas, focusing on building a good industrial development ecosystem, with the selection of typical application scenarios and the construction of high-quality development pilot areas as important means to promote policy innovation, application implementation, and industrial development, driving vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle technological innovation, industrial agglomeration, standard improvement, infrastructure construction, and scenario applications to a leading position nationwide.

(1) Accelerate the promotion of policy innovation, leading the way in exploring and improving the policy system supporting the development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles. Aim to establish a policy system conducive to industrial innovation development, infrastructure construction, and application scenario promotion, fully leverage local initiatives for pilot trials, and vigorously promote exploration and innovation in policy and legislation. Support Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Yancheng, and other qualified regions to strengthen overall design, formulate special plans, clarify medium- and long-term goal paths, and effectively and orderly promote the development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles. Encourage other municipalities to actively plan and promote according to actual conditions, jointly fostering a good pattern of regional collaborative development. Strengthen the coordination of infrastructure planning in communications, big data, transportation, and urban construction, forming a multi-departmental promotion synergy. Establish vehicle networking infrastructure construction and operation entities based on local conditions, clarify property rights, improve operation and maintenance mechanisms, effectively utilize investment and financing means, and accelerate the formation of a sustainable infrastructure investment construction and operation model. Continuously improve relevant policies on technological innovation, road testing and demonstration applications, traffic management, data openness, information security, and commercial operations, creating a favorable environment for the high-quality development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles.

(2) Accelerate the promotion of application implementation, leading the way in fostering and cultivating new technologies, products, and applications for vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles. Adhere to the simultaneous advancement of typical scenario exploration, infrastructure construction, and new business research and development, effectively driving high-quality industrial development through continuous expansion of application scale. Support qualified regions to conduct research and validation for typical scenarios and key industry needs, propose demonstration application implementation plans, clarify the scope of implementation areas and responsible entities for construction and operation, continuously enrich products and services, and expand application scale. Actively promote the collaborative deployment of C-V2X facilities and 5G, deploying traffic perception and computing devices in complex scenarios and important road sections in a coordinated manner, gradually advancing the construction of information communication and perception computing infrastructure in a step-by-step manner, enhancing data fusion and information services for vehicle networking. Guide market entities to accelerate breakthroughs in key core technologies for automated driving, strengthen the application of vehicle networking information data, enhance the functional reliability, design operational conditions, and cost-effectiveness of autonomous driving, and support the commercial operation verification of autonomous driving under safety guarantees.

(3) Accelerate the promotion of industrial development, leading the way in increasing the number, scale, and core competitiveness of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle enterprises. Encourage technological research and development breakthroughs and business model exploration, support the development of third-party specialized service institutions, promote the integration of industry, technology, talent, and finance, and focus on building a good development ecosystem that integrates research and development, manufacturing, sales, services, finance, and talent, accelerating industrial agglomeration and growth. In light of the high innovation intensity and rapid iteration of key technologies in vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, promote qualified regions to rely on the comparative advantages of the automotive, software, information communication, and smart transportation sectors, scientifically plan the key directions and fields for industrial development, strengthen the supply of elements, and introduce and cultivate a batch of high-quality market entities with strong innovation capabilities and development potential, striving to create a domestically leading industrial development highland. Encourage and support enterprises and research institutions to focus on key areas such as high-performance vehicle-mounted chips, autonomous driving software algorithms, vehicle-mounted operating systems, and intelligent connected vehicle components, aiming for world-leading levels, striving to overcome shortcomings and “bottleneck” technologies, and continuously enhancing the core competitiveness of enterprises and the level of industrial development.

4. Main Tasks

Focus on promoting the construction of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle infrastructure, application traction and model innovation, standard leadership and safety support, as well as industrial agglomeration development, forming a complete ecological closed loop of policy guidance, technological innovation, industrial growth, and application promotion, driving the high-quality development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles.

(1) Promote infrastructure construction in an orderly manner.

1. Strengthen the overall coordination of infrastructure construction. Enhance departmental collaboration, strengthen connections in project planning and design, funding arrangements, construction, and operation and maintenance, and promote the construction of smart cities, smart transportation, and vehicle networking infrastructure in a coordinated manner. Research and formulate relevant standards for the construction of intelligent road infrastructure and data exchange, guiding qualified regions to promote the construction of dedicated communication networks, Beidou high-precision time-space networks, vehicle-road collaborative perception networks, and vehicle networking cloud control platforms under a unified provincial framework, creating an information security and big data service system, and promoting the interconnectivity of infrastructure and application services. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Transportation Department, Provincial Market Supervision Administration, and Provincial Communication Administration are responsible according to their duties, and the relevant departments of local governments must implement the following.)

2. Promote roadside infrastructure construction in a phased manner with a focus. Following the order of partial pilot to full coverage and from basic information interconnectivity to integrated perception and computing expansion, gradually build an intelligent infrastructure environment that integrates communication, perception, and computing capabilities. Prioritize the deployment of vehicle networking infrastructure at major and secondary road intersections in urban centers, areas with high traffic flow, and accident-prone road sections, gradually expanding to urban expressways, highways, and national and provincial trunk roads, and promoting phased formation of regional and urban coverage. Based on specific scenario needs, selectively deploy roadside perception radars, intelligent cameras, edge computing devices, and gradually build collaborative perception and computing capabilities on the road. Promote the construction of smart highways, selecting qualified highways and national and provincial roads, aiming for comprehensive intelligent perception, intelligent management of all services, all-round intelligent services, and vehicle-road collaborative autonomous driving, creating a number of smart highway demonstration projects to achieve interconnected segments. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Transportation Department, and Provincial Communication Administration are responsible according to their duties.)

3. Focus on solidifying the digital foundation of vehicle networking. Promote the networking upgrade and transformation of traffic signal machines (lights), traffic signs, highway meteorological stations, parking lots, and charging (replacement) stations to enhance traffic information collection capabilities. Encourage the construction of urban-level vehicle networking data platforms, timely aggregating relevant data to provincial and municipal big data management agencies, promoting the interconnectivity of charging facilities, intelligent road facilities, operating vehicles, parking lots, and industry service data platforms with vehicle networking data platforms, enhancing cross-regional and cross-platform data aggregation and application service capabilities. Improve data management processes and standards, promote key technologies such as multi-source heterogeneous data fusion, big data cleaning and processing, and massive data processing and analysis, focusing on improving data quality and strengthening data support service capabilities. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Transportation Department, and Provincial Government Service Management Office are responsible according to their duties.)

4. Promote the coordinated development of 5G and vehicle networking. Advance the digital transformation of road facilities based on 5G networks, enhancing the integration and access capabilities of roadside units with road infrastructure and intelligent control facilities. Organize the construction of collaborative networking between 5G and C-V2X, actively promote application testing and verification of network slicing, computing power services, and integrated perception, and enhance the testing and evaluation system to improve the service capabilities of vehicle networking based on 5G. Continuously enrich 5G + vehicle networking vehicle-mounted terminal products and services to meet the needs of connected assisted driving, autonomous driving, high-definition video transmission, remote vehicle driving, information entertainment services, over-the-air software upgrades, and emergency rescue. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Transportation Department, and Provincial Communication Administration are responsible according to their duties.)

(2) Highlight the strengthening of application traction and model innovation.

5. Strengthen the expansion of applications in the public sector. Promote the access of vehicles in the “two passengers and one dangerous goods,” logistics transportation, fire protection, emergency rescue, public transportation, and taxi sectors to the vehicle networking platform, enhancing the scale of vehicle networking applications in the public sector. Organize applications such as online monitoring of exhaust emissions, identification of illegal activities, electronic fencing, driving behavior monitoring, and dispatch management, optimizing operational management for key vehicles. Develop applications for priority passage, green wave passage, and safety warnings to enhance the passage efficiency and operational safety of key vehicles. Promote the application of vehicle networking data in the intelligent management of infrastructure and optimization of road traffic organization. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Provincial Transportation Department are responsible according to their duties.)

6. Deepen the penetration of applications in segmented industries. Following the order from easy to difficult, and from closed to open, gradually carry out demonstration applications of autonomous driving for micro-circulation buses, taxis, cleaning vehicles, delivery vehicles, catering vehicles, vending vehicles, logistics vehicles, and special operation vehicles in parks, scenic areas, ports, mines, airports, residential communities, and urban blocks. Organize logistics transportation, taxi, and other industries to carry out applications based on vehicle networking technology for vehicle management, safety supervision, operational scheduling, and mobile payment. Apply vehicle-mounted intelligent hardware and accident information collection technologies to explore insurance businesses based on driving behavior. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Provincial Transportation Department are responsible according to their duties.)

7. Optimize the public travel application experience. Aiming to ensure traffic safety, carry out large-scale applications of warning scenarios for pedestrian crossings, abnormal behaviors, road flooding, road debris, ramp merging, crosswinds, and fog in accident-prone road sections of various highways and urban roads. To enhance travel efficiency, actively promote the interconnection of traffic signal information, lane-level navigation, parking guidance, charging pile guidance, congestion reminders, road construction reminders, and traffic control reminders. Continuously enrich automotive aftermarket services, promoting seamless payment, vehicle security monitoring, maintenance, and other service offerings. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and Provincial Transportation Department are responsible according to their duties.)

8. Promote innovation in business models. Deepen the promotion of the “release, management, and service” reform, adopt a tolerant and prudent approach to emerging industries such as vehicle networking data services and autonomous driving applications, and create a favorable business environment. Support qualified regions in establishing clear investment and operation mechanisms, clarifying construction and operation entities, and incorporating vehicle networking infrastructure into urban and transportation public infrastructure construction, coordinating the arrangement of construction and operation funds. Promote cross-sector business cooperation among complete vehicles and components, mapping companies, telecommunications operators, travel service providers, and parking and charging operators, exploring the value of vehicle networking data, promoting the productization and service-oriented approach of data, continuously expanding various transaction channels for information services, technology services, and advertising services, encouraging innovative revenue-sharing models, and forming a closed-loop value chain throughout the lifecycle. Support the pre-installation and retrofitting applications of C-V2X, 5G, and high-precision positioning vehicle-mounted terminals, broadening channels for obtaining vehicle networking information through mobile apps, and increasing vehicle networking coverage. Organize the selection of typical application scenarios for vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, actively promote pilot experiences, and gradually expand the scale of vehicle networking applications. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Internet Information Office, Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Finance Department, Provincial Transportation Department, and Provincial Communication Administration are responsible according to their duties.)

(3) Continuously strengthen standard leadership and safety support.

9. Strengthen standard leadership. Relying on the Provincial Intelligent Connected Vehicle Standardization Technical Committee and other provincial standardization organizations, establish a mechanism for synchronously promoting standard formulation, technological breakthroughs, pilot demonstration construction, and industrial promotion, organizing relevant units in the industrial chain to actively lead or participate in the formulation and revision of national and industry standards. Strengthen collaboration among the automotive, communications, and transportation industries, and based on the actual needs of infrastructure construction, application scenario implementation, product testing and verification, and business model exploration, research and release a batch of local and group standards. Strengthen the promotion and application of standards, leveraging the leading and collaborative role of standardization to promote the division of labor and cooperation among all parties involved in the industrial ecosystem, forming a collaborative force for advancement. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Provincial Transportation Department, and Provincial Market Supervision Administration are responsible according to their duties.)

10. Enhance safety assurance levels. Implement laws and regulations such as the “Data Security Law” and the “Interim Provisions on the Management of Automotive Data Security,” encouraging the lawful and effective use of automotive data, reinforcing corporate main responsibility, and strengthening the management of personal information data and important data during automotive data processing, effectively enhancing the level of automotive data security protection. Supervise and guide vehicle networking-related enterprises to strengthen the simultaneous planning and design of network security, enhance risk monitoring, prevention, and emergency response for network security and data security, and ensure the safe and stable operation of vehicle networking. Organize the classification and filing of network facilities and system security protection for vehicle networking, strengthening security risk assessments. Deepen the implementation of the “Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s Notice on Strengthening the Real-Name Registration Management of Vehicle Networking Cards,” guiding vehicle manufacturers and telecommunications companies to standardize the real-name registration, basic management, and supplementary registration of vehicle networking. Promote the construction of security service platforms for vehicle networking standard verification, online evaluation, and talent training, supporting qualified institutions in conducting vehicle networking security testing, application innovation, and technical services, advancing vehicle networking identity authentication and security trust pilot work, and enhancing the security technology and industrial support capabilities of vehicle networking. Strengthen the management and protection of surveying and mapping geographic information, actively seek national policy support, and explore and improve surveying and mapping management laws and regulations to support the development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Internet Information Office, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Natural Resources Department, and Provincial Communication Administration are responsible according to their duties.)

(4) Focus on stimulating innovation vitality and accelerating industrial agglomeration development.

11. Accelerate the strengthening and supplementing of the industrial chain. Promote the layout of the entire industrial chain, accelerate the research and development and commercialization of intelligent connected vehicles, continuously expand the scale of the intelligent connected vehicle components industry such as vehicle-mounted sensors, drive-by-wire chassis, domain controllers, and intelligent cockpits, and focus on cultivating competitive advantages in automotive software such as autonomous driving software algorithms and vehicle-mounted operating systems, significantly enhancing the development level of vehicle networking facilities, equipment, and integrated operation services. Identify and promote a number of major platform carriers, research breakthroughs, and industrial landing projects, enhancing control over key links in the industrial chain such as vehicle-mounted environmental perception, execution and control, vehicle-mounted software systems, vehicle networking communication systems, and vehicle networking information services. Establish a three-level linkage promotion mechanism at the provincial, municipal, and county (city, district) levels, building a number of high-quality development pilot areas that lead the nation in policy innovation, industrial cultivation, technological breakthroughs, infrastructure construction, application demonstration, and model exploration, guiding the accelerated agglomeration of industrial and innovation resources. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and Provincial Science and Technology Department are responsible according to their duties.)

12. Promote technological research and development innovation. Continuously enhance research and development innovation capabilities, promote the construction of major innovation platforms, enterprise research and development institutions, new research and development institutions, and key laboratories, and promote the establishment of a national intelligent vehicle traffic operation safety quality inspection and testing center, focusing on improving intellectual property, testing verification, and certification services. Vigorously promote cross-border integration innovation, supporting cooperation and docking among the automotive, electronics, software, communications, and transportation sectors, strengthening the integrated technological research and development of “vehicles, roads, clouds, networks, and maps,” and building an autonomous driving application service system based on vehicle-road collaboration. Promote major technological research and development breakthroughs, organizing the implementation of a number of provincial-level major technological research projects around automotive-grade chips, cross-domain collaboration, integrated perception, intelligent sensing, fault diagnosis, drive-by-wire systems, domain controllers, vehicle-mounted operating systems, information security, multi-access edge computing, testing and evaluation, vehicle-mounted security gateways, and vehicle networking network optimization, supporting provincial units to lead or participate in national major scientific research projects, accelerating the enhancement of key core technology levels. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and Provincial Science and Technology Department are responsible according to their duties.)

13. Promote the gradient cultivation of enterprises. Focus on intelligent connected vehicles and smart transportation equipment, promoting leading enterprises to scientifically formulate strategic plans, implement key technology breakthroughs, major mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border strategic cooperation projects, enhancing core competitiveness in technology, quality, brand, service, and resource allocation, and accelerating the cultivation of a batch of leading enterprises. Support small and medium-sized enterprises to focus on their main business, increase efforts in “intelligent transformation and digital upgrading,” concentrate on improving the quality levels of key technologies, key materials, and key processes, enhance overall product performance, and accelerate the cultivation of a batch of high-tech enterprises and specialized, sophisticated, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, enhancing the foundational capabilities of the industry. Focus on areas such as intelligent driving software algorithms, automotive-grade chips, and autonomous driving commercial operations, supporting localities to introduce special policies, creating an innovative and entrepreneurial atmosphere, building characteristic development parks, and actively helping startups connect with funding, technology, talent, and market elements, accelerating the cultivation of a batch of unicorns and gazelle enterprises, and boosting industrial development momentum. (The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and Provincial Science and Technology Department are responsible according to their duties.)

5. Guarantee Measures

(1) Strengthen the promotion mechanism. The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Internet Information Office, Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Department, Public Security Department, Finance Department, Natural Resources Department, Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department, Transportation Department, Government Service Management Office, Market Supervision Administration, and Communication Administration will form a special working group for the development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, coordinating the promotion of infrastructure construction, application implementation, and business model exploration, and industrial agglomeration development. The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Public Security Department, and Transportation Department will establish a joint promotion group to promote the road testing and demonstration applications of intelligent connected vehicles. Establish and improve industrial promotion institutions as well as think tanks and expert teams, strengthening decision-making consultation support. Implement the Yangtze River Delta integration development strategy, strengthen regional docking cooperation, and promote the interconnectivity of infrastructure and application services. Each municipality can establish corresponding working mechanisms based on actual conditions to promote the high-quality development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles.

(2) Strengthen policy innovation. Establish and improve the statistical monitoring index system for the development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, and improve the statistical monitoring mechanism. Strengthen the coordination and planning of major issues, timely evaluate the development of the vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicle industry, and optimize policy measures in a timely manner. Actively promote pilot projects for the coordinated development of smart city infrastructure and intelligent connected vehicles. Continuously enhance the development level of the national-level Jiangsu (Wuxi) vehicle networking pilot area. Leverage grassroots initiatives, encouraging the implementation of policies and regulations in advance to provide necessary support for technological innovation, application promotion, and industrial cultivation in vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles. Support qualified regions in opening up several typical road sections and areas (including highways), exploring the implementation of graded management for roads and vehicles, and conducting road testing and demonstration applications for intelligent connected vehicles, actively promoting mutual recognition of testing results by third-party testing institutions.

(3) Ensure the supply of elements. Relevant special funds at the provincial level will strengthen coordination and increase support for vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles. Strengthen financial services and improve funding mechanisms. Promote the integration of industry and education, encouraging higher education institutions to establish intelligent connected vehicle majors, jointly formulate training plans with enterprises, and carry out teaching practices, promoting the interdisciplinary integration of automotive, artificial intelligence, information communication, and the internet, enhancing communication and cooperation. Accelerate the introduction and cultivation of leading talents and entrepreneurial teams in the field of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles, ensuring the supply of skilled talents. Coordinate the promotion of C-V2X direct communication frequency planning and usage. Support various levels of industrial and information technology, public security, housing and urban-rural development, and transportation departments in orderly promoting industry data openness, providing data resource support for the development of vehicle networking. Encourage localities to formulate and issue special policies based on actual conditions to support the high-quality development of vehicle networking and intelligent connected vehicles.

Source: Jiangsu Industry and Information Technology