On September 13, reports surfaced indicating that on September 12, construction kicked off in Tianjin for China's inaugural innovation hub dedicated to the research, development, and testing of the entire industrial chain of intelligent connected vehicles. This hub won't just zero in on intelligent connected vehicles; it will also branch out into cutting - edge equipment sectors like low - altitude and embodied intelligence.

The project is slated for an investment of close to 2 billion yuan. Once completed, it will be home to 36 state - of - the - art laboratories. These labs will span a wide array of fields, including intelligent driving, intelligent cockpits, information security, vehicle networking, artificial intelligence, and the low - altitude economy. Collectively, they will undertake over a thousand R&D and testing projects related to intelligent connected vehicles. At present, some of these laboratories have already commenced operations.