China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city has been officially approved on July 20 to build test roads for intelligent connected vehicles.
According to the approved plan, about 20 square kilometers in the eco-city will be used as test area.
Initial phase includes three test roads totaling 16.6 kilometers long in an aim to try the smart cars in urban areas such as residential communities, industrial parks, and business districts.
5G smart bus in Binhai New Area [Photo from Binhai New Area]
The eco-city boasts experience in building intelligent roads as exemplified by its V2X road for smart panda buses. The roads feature intelligent facilities such as camera monitoring, millimeter wave radars, 5G base stations, and Beidou high-precision vehicle positioning terminals. These smart facilities enable interactions between vehicles and roads, making intelligent driving safer and more efficient.
The existing experiences and technologies will be benefiting the eco-city in new advances in smart roads building and inspiring technological breakthroughs.
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