Over the next 20 years, cars on the road will change in ways never seen before. The Intelligent Connected Vehicle will put you in the driver's seat of cutting-edge car technology. CGTN's Daniel Plafker takes us to the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference, now on in Beijing.

Smart cars combined with information sharing networks. The result: the intelligent connected vehicle. With only a few on the road today, Chinese automakers continue to tune-up the industry. And recently, more and more domestic internet companies, like Alibaba and Baidu, have come along for the ride.

YANG LISHA, PRODUCT ENGINEER DONGFENG MOTOR COMPANY TECHNOLOGY CENTER "Such as our newest release, a product combining technologies from many industries and companies, like Baidu cloud computing, Pateo telematics, and Kuwo music. It's a fusion product."

The vehicle is fast-becoming the model for technologically upgrading the global automotive industry. Countries like the United States and Japan have already formulated development strategies for ICVs. Yet, as experts say, China's development has some features that are all its own.

YIN YING, VICE DEAN BAIC EV R&D CENTER "Every country's traffic regulations and pedestrians' habits are different. Other countries' autonomous driving may be better equipped to deal with certain scenarios, such as highways and city roads, just like the pilot zone in the Silicon Valley. But we prepare for different road and traffic conditions as well as certain unique business models, like the sharing economy."

The Key Working Points of Intelligent Connected Vehicle Standardization for 2018 were released in April.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology says the points are aimed at developing the industry further. And presently, China alone already has over a dozen test sites for these cars.

ZHOU WEIDONG, VP & SR. ENGINEER CHINA CHAMBER OF INTL' COMMERCE MACHINERY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE "Intelligent connected vehicles are the direction we are heading towards. But we're not just talking about the automotive industry. Many other aspects are involved, like government policies, traffic regulations, the telecommunication industry etc."

Boston Consulting Group predicts that the intelligent connected vehicle will usher in a new motor trend for the next 20 years, and should occupy 25% of the global new car market by 2035. Daniel Plafker, CGTN.