NXP and China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s Subsidiary CAICT Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement on Smart Connected Cars
SHENZHEN, China,
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The CAICT and NXP partnership is focused on strategic research and development, the development of standards, quality and testing, and talent exchange. It aims to advance China’s car industry with secure connectivity and infrastructure solutions, such as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications for smarter traffic.
The two parties will work on state-of-the-art networking technology and product development, while jointly promoting international standards across automotive applications such as information service terminals, vehicle-to-vehicle communications and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications and other automotive networking applications.
“The ‘Sino-German Joint Pilot and Demonstration Project of Intelligent Networking Automobile/Automobile Networking Standards and Validation Test’ will promote technology innovation and new applications in the industry, as well as greatly advance China’s ‘Made in China 2025 Strategy,’” said Wang Zhiqin,
“Every year, 1.3 million people die in road accidents around the globe. The implementation of V2X and other intelligent transport systems will significantly reduce accidents, hours spent in traffic jams and CO2 emissions in China. However, safe and secure mobility can only come to life if there’s a commitment to collaboration. NXP is honored to be appointed as official collaboration company in the pilots, jointly working on this high-impact societal change. We look forward to supporting the transformation of the Chinese automobile industry by providing advanced secure connection and infrastructure solutions for a smarter life,” said Kurt Sievers, NXP Executive Vice President and General Manager of BU Automotive.
Intelligent, secure connected car technology is a significant growth and innovation driver for the automotive, communications, IC, and transportation industries. With the growth of market demands and rapid advances in technology, the development of securely connected cars has entered the fast track. It is forecast that by 2020 the market for connected cars will increase to
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CAICT has been sticking to the positioning of “a specialized think-tank for the government, and an innovation and development platform for the industry.” It has accumulated a wealth of resources and experience in the domains of development strategies, independent innovation, industrial policies, industry management, technical standards, and testing certification. In the process of government decision-making and industry development, CAICT has played a significant role as a “major force for policy implementation, industry development planner, leader in technical standards, promoter of industrial innovation, government supervision regulator,” and has enjoyed a high reputation in the information and communication industry both domestically and globally. It is now a scientific research institute directly under the
* Note: “China Internet of Vehicle Industry Market Prospects and Investment Strategy Planning, 2016-2022,” from a China research institute published in 2016.
For more information, please contact:Europe / U.S.Birgit AhlbornTel: +49 170 57 46 124Email: birgit.ahlborn@nxp.comGreater China / AsiaEsther ChangTel: +886 2 8170 9990Email: esther.chang@nxp.com