Chongqing - The 5th i-VISTA Intelligent and Connected Vehicle International Symposium were held in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday, gathering officials, experts, scholars, and industry leaders from local and national governments, research institutes, and relevant associations to have in-depth discussions and dialogues on the main theme of "5G-Integrated Ecosystem of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles."

Officials, experts, scholars, and industry leaders take a group photo at the symposium.

More than 30 domestic and international leading experts attended the symposium, including authorities from the Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Transport, CEOs and senior executives from Germany's CARHS, China's Huawei, and the United States' Qualcomm.

Dr. Wang Hong from Tsinghua University gave a speech on "Characteristics of the Development of Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF) in China and Possible Solutions," Road Traffic Safety Research Center Director Wang Changjun from the Ministry of Public Security gave a speech on "Research on the Traffic Safety Management and Regulation of Simulation-Based Autonomous Driving and Its Applications," Defective Product Administrative Center Director Xiao Linyun from the State Administration for Market Regulation gave a speech on "Scenario Identification Defection and Safety Countermeasures for Intelligent Connected Vehicles" via video link. Research Institute of Highway Minister Li Wenliang from the Ministry of Transport gave a speech on "Intelligent Technologies of  Commercial Vehicles in China."

A view of the audience seat area.

Apart from the four main theme lectures, three other subforums touched on the widely discussed key technologies for testing and evaluating autonomous driving vehicles, 5G new infrastructure and vehicle-road integration, and SOTIF of intelligent connected vehicles. Joining the discussions were industry leaders and R&D experts from China Telecom, Huawei, Lenovo, Chang'an Auto, FAW, Dongfeng Motor, GAC, BAIC, Geely, JAC, BMW, Toyota, Hyundai, Chery, NIO, and Lixiang.

CAERI Intelligent Connected Vehicles also, for the first time, released the draft version of i-Vista Intelligent Vehicles Index Evaluation Map, the envisions for 2021 Autonomous Driving Vehicles Grand Challenge, and some other key technology achievements. The "China Typical Driving Scenario Database V3.0" was also released at the event by the SAMR Defective Product Administrative Center and the CAERI.

A strategic partnership scheme on training autonomous driving vehicles talents is released at the event.

What's more, the four models of Cheri Tiggo 8 Plus, Cheri EXCEED TXL, BAIC NEV ARCFOX αT 653S+, GAC Aion V were awarded the "Intelligent Star" certification at the symposium.

To better promote the industry development and further contribute to the talent pooling, CAERI also inked strategic partnerships with ten local and national universities, including Chongqing University, Chongqing Technology, and Business University, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Southwest University, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Chang'an University, Chongqing University of Technology, Hunan University, Guilin University, and Xihua University.

Four models are awarded the "Intelligent Star" certification.

The symposium was organized by the CAERI Intelligent Connected Technology Co., Ltd., sponsored by the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., and under the guidance of China (Chongqing) Liangjiang New Area Management Committee, Chongqing Municipal Economic and Information Commission, China Society of Automotive Engineers, and China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

A panoramic view of the meeting hall where the symposium was held.