The Comprehensive Evaluation Index and Best Practices of Urban Intelligent Connected Vehicle Industry Development (2022) was released on May 15. It was compiled by the National Innovation Center of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles, the China Society of Automotive Engineers, the China Industry Innovation Alliance for the Intelligent and Connected Vehicles, and other industry institutions.

Intelligent connected vehicles in Changsha. (Photo/Hu Rui)
 

According to the comprehensive evaluation index, Changsha, along with Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chongqing, was at the national forefront in terms of competitiveness of urban intelligent connected vehicles. In particular, Changsha stood out in the evaluation dimensions of policy competitiveness, industrial competitiveness, and integrated development support.

A "diamond model" based evaluation index system was designed to evaluate the urban intelligent connected vehicle development, from six dimensions -- policy competitiveness, industrial competitiveness, innovation competitiveness, demonstration competitiveness, consumption promotion support and integrated development support. This year, the number of cities being evaluated increased to 56.

A batch of intelligent sanitation vehicles were delivered and put into use in Changsha on May 6.

Changsha is home to more than 400 upstream and downstream enterprises in the field of intelligent connected vehicles, including Baidu, Schaeffler, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute and other industry-leading enterprises, with an annual output value of more than 80 billion yuan. Founded in 2017, the Changsha Intelligent Driving Institute Ltd. (CIDI) made the list of the Global Unicorn Index 2023.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn