Shenzhen, the tech powerhouse in south China's Guangdong Province, has digitized most government administrative affairs in recent years as China forges ahead with smart city developments. (Photo/Courtesy of Ping An Smart City via CGTN)

The Chinese government has recently announced, in a joint statement of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, that six cities have been designated "as the first group of pilot cities for a coordinated development of smart city infrastructure and intelligent connected vehicles."

近日，中国住房和城乡建设部、工业和信息化部联合发文，确定六个城市为“智慧城市基础设施与智能网联汽车协同发展第一批试点城市”。

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha and Wuxi represent the selected pool of testing places where the future of innovation in mobility and autonomous vehicles is going to be implemented, after their applications have been reviewed and approved by a group of experts in the field.

北京、上海、广州、武汉、长沙和无锡即为被选中的首批试点城市，在相关领域专家小组审查和批准试点工作方案后，未来将在这些城市实施移动出行和自动驾驶汽车方面的创新。

The most evident aspect to underline in this decision is that the move represents an important acceleration from the successful implementation of the Hangzhou City Brain, a system designed by Alibaba in 2016 that leverages artificial intelligence for the improvement of traffic congestion.

这一决定中，最需要强调的是，此举代表了“杭州城市大脑”成功实施后的一个重要加速。“杭州城市大脑”是阿里巴巴公司于2016年设计的，可利用人工智能改善交通拥堵状况。

artificial intelligence   人工智能

Intelligent Connected Vehicle，ICV   智能网联汽车

autonomous vehicles   自动驾驶汽车

traffic congestion  交通拥堵

Collected by Wu Qin (intern), Lv Yun

Edited by Lv Yun

Source: CGTN

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