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According to various media sources on July 24, the Huadu District Bureau of Development and Reform in Guangzhou approved the implementation of a vehicle-road-cloud integration pilot project for intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) on July 22. According to the information from the online approval and supervision platform for investment projects in Guangdong Province, this pilot project will be carried out across the entire jurisdiction of Huadu District. A total of CNY 1.195 billion will be invested in the pilot project, which is scheduled to be implemented from September 1, 2024 to December 1, 2026. 

As per the details released, the road test equipment (including roadside units, mobile edge computing units and radars) will be deployed at 400 nodes within a network of 110 roads in the Huadu District. Additionally, the district will create the scenarios of vehicle-road-cloud integration. A total of 200 autonomous vehicles will be put into operation, while the post-installed onboard units in about 2,000 vehicles (including buses, coaches and vans) will be retrofitted. Furthermore, the district will develop a city-level cloud-based control platform for vehicle-road coordination and an integrated tool library. A data trading platform and an assets appraisal model will be created as well. 

From various media sources and information from the online approval and supervision platform for investment projects in Guangdong Province 

On July 24, SEAT S.A. unveiled SEAT CODE, which collaborates with SEAT and CUPRA to identify and develop digital solutions, leveraging data from connected cars, industrial production, and commercial systems through a team of over 40 Data Scientists and Engineers. The hub also develops its products and services, offering SaaS solutions to enhance digital business within and beyond the Volkswagen Group.

SEAT CODE offices host over 270 digital experts from 14 nationalities. Founded in 2019, the digital hub has rapidly grown into a leading provider of digital mobility services. The transformation is marked by milestones such as the new 64,000 square meter battery systems assembly plant in Martorell and over 500,000 hours of training for electrification.

Based on SEAT S.A. press release

On July 24, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group announced that Geely Auto Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chongqing Liangjiang New Area and an artificial intelligence company named Megvii.

Intelligent connected New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) represent one of the leading industries in Chongqing and Liangjiang New Area. Under the agreement, the three parties will rely on Chongqing’s manufacturing foundation and industrial advantages, combining Megvii’s key core technologies in the field of artificial intelligence as well as Geely Auto’s advantages in vehicle R&D and manufacturing. They aim to jointly build an AI-based open platform, and create a development model for industrial innovation which features AI, vehicles and robots.

From a Zhejiang Geely Holding Group press release