Intelligent auto sector speeding up

China is vrooming to shape the future of intelligent connected vehicles, with the creation of a new industry road map underway, and is aiming for greater advancements in autonomous driving, high-end supply chains and global cooperation, according to government officials, company executives and industry experts.

Jin Zhuanglong, minister of industry and information technology, said the country will draft a comprehensive development plan for the intelligent connected vehicle, or ICV, industry, with the aim of harmonizing vehicle-road integration and enhancing software and hardware collaboration in the sector.

The term "intelligent connected vehicles" basically refers to "smarter" cars equipped with advanced technologies like artificial intelligence that enable them to communicate with other vehicles, the cloud and infrastructure like roads.