2025 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference opens in Beijing

The 2025 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICV) Conference opened in Beijing on Thursday to explore emerging trends, innovations and business models in the ICV sector.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Transport and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, the three-day event is expected to draw about 1,000 participants from across the globe, including government officials, industry insiders, scholars and researchers.

Under the theme "pooling wisdom, boundless connectivity," the event features three plenary sessions and three specialized forums, delving into key topics such as policy frameworks, technological advancements, safety protocols, artificial intelligence integration, real-world applications and data governance in the ICV ecosystem.

According to the MIIT, the conference will also host a series of discussions and tours aimed at deepening international cooperation.

"During this year's conference, we will advance practical international collaboration. This is the first time for us to invite foreign officials at the ministerial level to attend, organize foreign diplomats to tour China's automotive industry, and hold bilateral cooperation meetings with the UK and Germany to further promote international cooperation and exchanges," said Guo Shougang, an MIIT official.

Key outcomes will also be unveiled at the event, including the establishment of a national pilot base for AI applications in the automotive sector, the release of "Top 10 functional scenarios for vehicle-road coordination" and a report on achievements in ICV standardization.

China has made notable progress in ICV development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025). The government has rolled out a suite of supportive policies, issued nearly 100 technical standards, and launched "vehicle-road-cloud integration" pilot programs in 20 cities. A full-fledged industrial ecosystem has taken shape, with over 60 percent of newly sold passenger vehicles now equipped with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).

"ICV represents a strategic direction for the global automotive industry's transformation and upgrading. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China has rapidly advanced its ICV technological capabilities, building a full-fledged industrial system that spans intelligent cockpits, autonomous driving, and cloud-connected control systems," said Guo.

"Automotive high-performance computing chips, multimodal perception systems, and intelligent-by-wire chassis are now being deployed at scale, while human-machine interaction and collaborative perception technologies have reached world-leading levels," Guo added.