Vehicles, road and cloud key to future of driving

A technician conducts a road test on a self-driving vehicle in Wuhan, Hubei province, on July 4. [Photo/Xinhua] Vehicle-road-cloud integration is crucial for advancing the next phase of industrial applications for intelligent connected vehicles, with pilot projects nationwide showing significant progress, said industry experts. More complex than single-vehicle intelligence, vehicle-road-cloud integration uses artificial intelligence and … Continue reading Vehicles, road and cloud key to future of driving

FAW embraces smart tech for global edge

FAW rolls out its 60 millionth vehicle — a white Jiefang J7 flagship high-end heavy truck — at a facility in Changchun, Jilin province, on Tuesday. [Photo/Xinhua] A white Jiefang J7 flagship high-end heavy truck slowly rolled off the assembly line at FAW Jiefang Automotive Co in Changchun, Jilin province, on Tuesday, marking the official … Continue reading FAW embraces smart tech for global edge

Changchun invests big in traffic infra

Technicians carry out quality tests on vehicles at Hongqi’s manufacturing base in Changchun, Northeast China’s Jilin province. [Photo/Xinhua] Changchun, Jilin province launched a “vehicle-road-cloud integration” construction project on Tuesday, planning to invest 12.7 billion yuan ($1.75 billion) to build typical demonstration scenarios in its traffic hubs, urban roads, expressways and highways over the next three … Continue reading Changchun invests big in traffic infra

CITIC Group unveils its AI plans

CITIC’s financial service business units will focus on the AI applications in intelligent customer service, wealth management, and intelligent risk control, Wang Guoquan, the group’s vice-president, said on Friday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] CITIC Group will strive to come up with over 50 in-depth applications powered by artificial intelligence to nurture specific foundation models for … Continue reading CITIC Group unveils its AI plans

Humanoid robots play more roles

An employee of JAKA Robotics Co Ltd monitors production at a facility in Shanghai. CHINA DAILY These days, robots can help you make a latte sporting a perfect creamy tulip pattern. With six-dimensional force control and high-precision algorithms, they now boast increasingly impressive self-learning and decision-making capabilities. Chang Li, vice-president of JAKA Robotics Co Ltd, … Continue reading Humanoid robots play more roles

Telecom firms strut latest LLM stuff

China Unicom showcases its motion capture technologies and digital human models during an expo in Shanghai in May. [Photo/China Daily] At a bustling exhibition center in Fuzhou, Fujian province, visitors flock to a captivating demonstration by China Unicom. Here, tea enthusiasts can customize their tea orders via a tablet, specifying the type, quantity and packaging. … Continue reading Telecom firms strut latest LLM stuff

Collaboration urged as EV market contest heats up

Leapmotor’s 3.0 architecture attracts onlookers at the 2024 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao International Auto show in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on June 1, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As China’s smart electric vehicle market sees fiercer competition than ever, auto executives have called for collaboration and efforts to build an open ecosystem. At the 2024 Man Machine Mobility … Continue reading Collaboration urged as EV market contest heats up

United Imaging is driving medical equipment innovation globally

United Imaging has launched over 100 products over the past decade, including world firsts in total-body PET-CT, whole-body 5.0T MR and fully integrated CT-linac. Looking ahead, it is developing an integrated intelligent ecosystem to further drive global medical innovation.

SAIC Motor works to accelerate intelligent, digital manufacturing

SAIC Motor’s Lin-gang factory is one of the first highly flexible manufacturing bases in China to achieve full integration of traditional and new energy vehicle production technologies. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle is promoting the intelligent and digital manufacturing transformation within the automotive industry, with its Lin-gang factory being at the forefront … Continue reading SAIC Motor works to accelerate intelligent, digital manufacturing

Say hi to Tong Tong, world’s first AGI child-image figure

Tong Tong, the world’s first virtual child-image figure based on AGI technology. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence (BIGAI) created the world’s first virtual child-image figure named Tong Tong, based on artificial general intelligence (AGI) technology, said the institute in Beijing on Wednesday. Tong Tong has been trained using the TongOS2.0 … Continue reading Say hi to Tong Tong, world’s first AGI child-image figure