Alliance launched in effort to back China's automobile industry

The China Industry Innovation Alliance for the Intelligent and Connected Vehicles has been launched in an effort to back China's fast growing intelligent automobile industry.

The alliance, unveiled on June 12, was designed to service as the think tank of the country's intelligent and connected vehicle industry, as well as transmit technologies to production. The core mission of the alliance included promoting crossover collaboration, building national industrial standards and encouraging sustainable development.

"Being intelligent and connected is the future of vehicles, and increasing crossover collaboration is the heavy feature of this trend," Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology, said.

"The world is entering into the phrase of fierce competition in intelligent vehicles."

He added, as the application of artificial intelligence, such vehicles will largely increase driving safety and reduce emissions.

Miao said China had a profound potential in intelligent and connected vehicles, as it had strong policy support from the government and a solid foundation of information technology helmed by companies including Huawei, Tencent and Baidu. China was also home to the world’s largest vehicle market with diverse demands, Miao said.

He added the alliance also had to see the faults in the current situation, such as the lack of top-level design, law and regulations, and core technology.