China establishes ITS alliance

The Chinese Ministry of Transport and 45 telecommunication and automobile companies have combined efforts to work toward producing an intelligent transportation system in China. The China ITS Industry Alliance, administered by the Ministry of Transport, was initiated to integrate efforts made by transportation, electronic, logistics and information sectors to boost the development of an intelligent transportation system in China, said a statement from the Ministry of Transport’s highway research institut
September 26, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The Chinese Ministry of Transport and 45 telecommunication and automobile companies have combined efforts to work toward producing an intelligent transportation system in China.

The China ITS Industry Alliance, administered by the Ministry of Transport, was initiated to integrate efforts made by transportation, electronic, logistics and information sectors to boost the development of an intelligent transportation system in China, said a statement from the Ministry of Transport’s highway research institute.

The alliance will facilitate the standardisation for smart bus and vehicle information systems, it added.
Urban Traffic Control

Related Content

  • Driverless trucks now making FedEx deliveries
    September 28, 2021
    Commercial pilot in Texas sees vehicles with safety driver travel between Dallas and Houston
    Read More
  • Unicard achieves smart ticketing certification
    April 23, 2025
    Itso 2.1.5 includes media tailored for in-wallet digital ticketing for mass transit
    Read More
  • UITP reveals promising growth in public transport modal share
    June 10, 2015
    Back in 2009, the public transport sector set itself a goal: double its market share worldwide by 2025 to make cities more liveable and more productive. Today, in 2015, on the occasion of the biennial UITP World Congress & Exhibition in Milan this week, UITP presented a report to illustrate the urban policies that are moving cities closer to that goal. In a report presented at the plenary session of the World Congress, UITP research points to a general increase in public transport modal share thanks to
    Read More
  • Ford to build its first transmission plant in China
    April 23, 2012
    Ford, together with its partners in China, is building its first transmission plant there to support its aggressive growth plan in the world's largest auto market. Ford's passenger vehicle joint venture in China, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the transmission plant project with the Chongqing Municipal Government. The plant, with an initial investment of US$350 million to be entirely funded by CFMA, will produce advanced fuel-efficient six-speed automati
    Read More

Highlighted Content