Public Road Testing for Advanced Smart Vehicles Hit 5,000 Kilometers Milestone

China has completed over 5,000 kilometers of public road testing for advanced smart vehicles known as “intelligent connected vehicles,” as the country accelerates its pilot program for a smart road network development, a government official said.

Guo Shougang, deputy director of the Equipment Industry Department of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), made the announcement at the China EV100 Forum on Friday. He added that the country has also accumulated over 10 million kilometers of safety road test mileages.