Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality will launch a pilot zone for 5G-based autonomous1 driving in late August.
重庆市将于8月底建立一个5G自动驾驶试点区。
The pilot zone, equipped with Level 4 (L4) self-driving
capabilities2, includes a closed test area covering over 470,000 square meters and allows six application
scenarios3 including pre-warning of dangerous traffic situations, downloading of high-precision maps, 5G-based live streaming and remote control of vehicles.
The research center, the Chongqing branch of China Telecom and DT Mobile
jointly4 started 5G-related cooperation earlier this year.
The applications of 5G-based remote control of vehicles and intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) road tests have been
initiated5 in the zone since May.
The Chongqing-based Changan
Automobile6 will begin its L4 self-driving tests in the zone after it opens, said Liang Fenghua with Changan.
China allowed local governments to arrange road tests for ICVs in April 2018. An increasing number of cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, have issued
license7 plates for ICV road tests.