Shanghai aims to see L3 vehicles account for over 70% of newly produced cars by 2025

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Shanghai is set out to build a comprehensive intelligent traffic and green transportation system citywide in C-V2X, intelligent connected vehicle terminals, and mobility as a service (MaaS) aspects. 

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Up to now, Shanghai has opened up 1,299km of roads for intelligent connected vehicle tests, and 110km of roads for C-V2X with 280km coming soon, realizing 100% C-V2X coverage on main roads in several core areas in the city, such as Anting Town, Lingang Industrial Area, and more. The city plans to build over ten application scenarios for “vehicle, road, network, cloud” synergy, including driverless busses and unmanned delivery. 

By 2025, Shanghai aims to see vehicles equipped with L3 assistance autonomous driving functions account for over 70% of the city’s newly produced cars, and L4 autonomous driving technologies applied to various fields, including logistics, sanitations, and passenger transport services. 

In the MaaS field, Shanghai will improve citizen’s mobility experience in hospital parking reservations, community cross-peak ride-sharing, smart parking, and other scenarios. Currently, the city has deployed 500 "one-click taxi hailing" spots to help the elderly to hail a taxi, and the number will be raised to cover more areas. 

Lastly, Shanghai will also strengthen relevant policies for high-level autonomous vehicles’ commercialization. By virtue of Pudong’s advantages in regulation-making, the city will facilitate the commercial operation of driverless vehicles in designated areas.