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Selis Automobile Liangjiang Smart Factory.
Intelligent connected vehicles are being tested in the demonstration section of Chongqing High tech Zone.
The above pictures are provided by the Propaganda Department of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
As a manufacturing hub, the automotive industry is a pillar industry in Chongqing, and the development of intelligent connected new energy vehicles is generally at a leading level in the western region.
This year, the 2023 China International Intelligent Industry Expo arrived as scheduled. The theme of this year's Smart Expo is "Gathering Intelligence from All Directions, Drawing on the strengths of others", focusing on themes such as "Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicles" and Digital China, exploring more possibilities for the Internet of Vehicles.
According to data, the total automobile production in Chongqing in 2022 was 2.092 million units, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%. Among them, the production of new energy vehicles reached 365000 units, a year-on-year increase of 140%; The automobile manufacturing industry achieved an output value of 45.1.46 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%.
New energy vehicles support industry growth
The output value of the automobile manufacturing industry continues to grow, contributing 21.4% to the industrial growth of Chongqing. Behind the impressive data is the support of new energy vehicles for the overall growth of the industry.
Entering the Selis Automobile Liangjiang Smart Factory, in the tens of thousands of square meters of workshop, one can see the robotic arm waving back and forth, and pieces of car component modules are being produced from the workshop. With less than 60 workers operating the robots, all assembly can be completed.
Recently, the first batch of 7 intelligent connected autonomous driving new energy vehicles in Chongqing have been smoothly tested in the demonstration section of the Chongqing High tech Zone in the Western Science City, including buses and minibuses that can autonomously turn and change lanes, unmanned cleaning vehicles with planned routes and obstacle avoidance functions, and unmanned vending vehicles that can achieve autonomous driving.
With the rapid development of intelligent connected new energy vehicles in recent years, Chongqing is accelerating the transformation of the automotive industry towards intelligence and new energy. In Yubei District, the Chang'an New Energy Factory with an annual output of 280000 pure electric vehicles is about to be built, and the output value of supporting enterprises for intelligent connected new energy vehicles on the scale will exceed 13 billion yuan; There are currently 43 intelligent connected new energy vehicle supporting enterprises and 8 automotive software enterprises in Nan'an District, with a production value of 10.62 billion yuan for large-scale automotive supporting enterprises in 2022; In the Western Science City, more than 40 intelligent connected vehicle and new energy vehicle industry related enterprises have gathered, and the entire industry chain ecosystem has been preliminarily established.
It is reported that since 2023, the contribution rate of new energy vehicles to the growth of the automotive industry in Chongqing has reached 85%.
Continuous enhancement of key supporting capabilities
"Our company's products are mainly for supporting new energy vehicles, and our customers are all domestic first and second tier new energy vehicle manufacturers." Cheng Jie, Deputy General Manager of Chongqing Longrun Automotive Steering Gear Co., Ltd., told reporters that the company is a national level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise engaged in the production of automotive steering gear assemblies and core components. It has obtained more than 200 patent authorizations in the field of electric steering control, and its electric power steering system has completely independent intellectual property rights, widely supporting mainstream new energy vehicle models in China.
The development and growth of Longrun's transformation is a microcosm of Chongqing's development of intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry system. At present, there are power battery companies such as BYD, Ganfeng, and Geely in the field of new energy vehicles in Chongqing, electric motor companies such as Jinkang and Qingshan, electric braking companies such as Southern Tianhe, electric steering companies such as Longrun and Naishite, electric air conditioning companies such as Chaoli and Chongqing Sandian, and hydrogen power system companies such as Bosch and Tomorrow. In the field of intelligent networking, we have successively introduced key projects such as Yanfeng International Intelligent Cockpit, Liangdao Intelligent Millimeter Wave Radar, Long Line Technology Automotive Chip, and Chenzhi Line Control Chassis, forming a relatively complete independent supporting capacity and a preliminary formation of key component supporting system.
A strong market gathers more and more upstream and downstream supporting enterprises. In Beibei District, Ruilan Automobile has recently entered the Chongqing automotive industry, but backed by a strong automotive industry chain, it has now become an "expert" in the field of battery swapping, providing key support for the new energy vehicle industry.
Improve supporting facilities to make the new energy vehicle industry chain more resilient. Not long ago, Guangzhou Juwan Technology Research Co., Ltd. laid out its layout in Jiangjin District, and the Chongqing base project for high-speed charging batteries with a total investment of 7.2 billion yuan officially landed in Luohuang Lingang Industrial City, Jiangjin District. The maximum charging efficiency of the self-developed high-speed battery by Juwan Technology can reach more than 6 times that of ordinary batteries, bringing consumers a new experience of "charging as fast as refueling".
In April of this year, Chongqing issued the "Action Plan for Doubling the Development of Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Parts Industry in Yuxi Region", which proposed that Yuxi region focus on developing 12 assemblies such as electric drive, intelligent cockpit, chassis, as well as 56 components such as battery cells, high-precision maps, and intelligent headlights. At that time, the western region of Chongqing will become an important support for the development of the intelligent connected new energy vehicle parts industry in Chongqing.
With a large number of supporting projects landing, in the first half of this year, Chongqing's intelligent connected new energy vehicle parts industry attracted 224 investment projects, a year-on-year increase of 153.5%; The construction of Ganfeng new lithium batteries, Chang'an wire controlled chassis, Qingshan electric drive system, Wencan lightweight integrated body and other projects has been progressing in a timely manner, driving the city's automotive industry to achieve a year-on-year increase of 33.2% in investment.
Significant results have been achieved in the pilot work
How can cars and road networks collaborate? What are the new technologies behind the Internet of Vehicles?
The "Feilida Xushuo Technology" autonomous driving demonstration route is located in the Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone of Chongqing. It was jointly developed by Chongqing Telecom, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Qingling Automobile, and Feilida Company. Based on centimeter level high-precision maps, it can complete logistics tasks in complex environments within the park through artificial intelligence control algorithms.
Now, the entire process of "warehousing, transportation, and delivery" between Feilida Company and Xushuo Technology has basically been intelligentized, unmanned, and integrated, reducing direct labor costs by 25%, optimizing shipping efficiency by 15%, and reducing failure rate by 20%.
Nowadays, in the national leading area of the Internet of Vehicles in Chongqing, more than 730 kilometers of vehicle road collaborative roads have been renovated in both directions, focusing on building six major application scenarios and more than 30 functional scenarios based on "vehicle road collaboration".
Let the smart car drive towards the Smart Road. In Yongchuan District, from the starting point to the destination, the steering wheel rotates autonomously along the way. The vehicle can not only automatically recognize traffic lights and avoid obstacles, but also maintain a stable speed. Yongchuan District has been approved as a policy pilot area for intelligent connected vehicles in Chongqing, and has built a western autonomous driving open testing and demonstration operation base. Currently, it has achieved two-way road testing and demonstration operation for a total area of 1576 square kilometers and 1385 kilometers, accounting for 75% of the total open testing road network in the city.
The preliminary trial work has shown significant results, with multiple flowering points in Chongqing. Yubei District has successfully established the Chongqing Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Characteristic Industrial Park, striving to build the characteristic industrial park into an automotive software and hardware industry base by 2025; In Chongqing High tech Zone, China Merchants Inspection Vehicle Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. has nearly a hundred virtual simulation testing systems and other testing equipment, and manages an open testing road for autonomous driving of up to 1500 kilometers.
At present, in Chongqing, the national level vehicle networking pilot zone has comprehensively achieved the large-scale demonstration application of intelligent networking in Chongqing by building smart roads, building powerful clouds, connecting information networks, providing accurate maps, and driving smart cars.
Accelerate and improve infrastructure construction
While the number of new energy vehicles continues to expand, the demand for charging infrastructure is also constantly increasing. In recent years, Chongqing has accelerated the construction of charging, swapping, and hydrogenation infrastructure, promoted the integration and co construction of charging, swapping, and hydrogenation comprehensive energy stations with new retail formats, promoted the integration and data exchange of energy networks, transportation networks, and information network platforms, and formed a widely interconnected, open and shared intelligent networked new energy vehicle infrastructure system.
In Yubei District, "Bianjiao Di" has transformed into a "Yukuai Dian" comprehensive service station, where citizens can experience charging services in a one-stop manner; 267 public charging piles have been built and put into use in Nanchuan District, and 1481 public charging piles are planned to be built by 2025; In the third phase of Shimao Maoyue Mansion in Liangjiang New Area, State Grid Chongqing North Power Supply Company has combined the distribution of parking spaces and the construction of power supply and distribution facilities in the community to achieve "no inspection" for installation, and to apply for electricity upon installation, truly achieving "vehicle to electricity connection".
The taxi slowly drove into the battery swapping room, lifted, unloaded, and finally landed steadily. In just 2 minutes, the entire process was automatic, and a new energy vehicle completed the full battery swapping service... Recently, the first new energy vehicle swapping station in Wushan County was officially put into use, and 111 new energy taxis in the county bid farewell to the tedious charging process and entered the "battery swapping era".
In order to better support the high-quality development of the intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry, the Chongqing Central Urban Charging and Exchange Infrastructure Special Plan was recently released, which will add 1340 public fast charging stations and 298000 self use charging piles in the central urban area.
At present, the total number of charging stations in the city exceeds 150000, and the basic coverage of public charging infrastructure throughout the city has been achieved; The coverage rate of fast charging networks on highways reaches 83%. Chongqing actively creates a national demonstration city for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, builds 6 hydrogen refueling stations, and promotes a total of 266 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The operating scale of the Chengdu Chongqing Hydrogen Corridor continues to increase. 110 battery swapping stations have been built, with a total of 19000 electric vehicle swapping models promoted, ranking second among the 8 comprehensive battery swapping model promotion and application demonstration cities in China.
