World Intelligent Vehicle Conference WIV 2025 successfully concluded at the Chongqing Yuelai International Conference Center on July 31 . Hosted by Asia Digital Group, the two-day event featured one opening ceremony and one main forum, 6 topic forums, and 8 thematic activities. Dozens of intelligent vehicle-related brands and over 100 Chinese and foreign distinguished guests from over 20 countries and regions participated in the WIV 2025, along with tens of thousands of visitors. They explored the worldwide intelligent vehicle development trends, and compared notes on Chinese-foreign automotive cooperation and development experiences. The conference showcased the fruits of intelligent vehicle progress, facilitated the accelerated convergence of worldwide high-end factors to China , and injected new impetus into Chongqings intelligent mobility industry development.
The brilliant minds come together to discuss the future development of intelligent vehicles
Efforts need to be made on policy, capital, talent and other sectors in order to propel the advancement of intelligent vehicle-related industries. Achieving high-quality development in the intelligent vehicle industry demands collaborative efforts across all levels and from a wider range of stakeholders.
The WIV 2025 received strong support from all sectors across the world. On the government side, a number of senior officials attended the conference, including Fu Baozong, Deputy Director-General of the International Cooperation Center, National Development and Reform Commission, Tu Xingyong, Deputy Director-General of Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, and Fabio Schina , Consul General of Italy in Chongqing . Their comprehensive strategic support for the intelligent vehicle industry, which encompasses national policies, local development plans, and international collaborations, reinforces the overall framework of smart mobility development. At the expert level, several distinguished scholars and company executives identified the development trends across the academic, technological, and R D dimensions and emphasized the current focus of intelligent vehicle development in their addresses and keynote speeches. The speakers included Professor C.C.Chan , Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, Founding President of World Electric Vehicle Association, Founder of International Academicians Science Technology Innovation Centre, and Distinguished Chair Professor of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Professor Jianwei Zhang , Foreign Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Zhu Dongfang, President of Asia Digital Group. At the enterprise level, industry leaders from various sectors offered their perspectives on the current situation and prospects for intelligent vehicles, informed by both their specialized expertise and corporate operational realities. The corporate executives included Zhang Xinghai, Chairman and Founder of SERES Group, Wayne Liu , Chairman of PCI Technology Group Co., Ltd., Leng Yan , Executive Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Group China, Frank Meng , Chairman of Qualcomm China, and Wu Xiaoru, President of iFLYTEK Co., Ltd. In his speech, Mr. Leng mentioned that Mercedes-Benz is not only the inventor of automobile, but also a pioneer and sustained innovator in autonomous driving. Mercedes-Benz stands out as the first luxury automaker to mass-produce cars equipped with Highway Pilot Assist. As the worlds only automotive company certified for both L3 and L4 autonomous driving, it has also become the first international brand to gain approval for conditional L3 and L4 road testing in Beijing , marking a methodical advancement in intelligent driving technology deployment. Its conditional L3 system is now commercially available in both Germany and the US.
During the summit dialogue session of the main forum, focusing on the theme of Smart Mobility Powers Dual Circulation, the moderator, Wang Jiping Antonio Wang , Vice President of IDC China, talked with Kuang-I Shu, Academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering and Chief Scientist of Jiangsu Pulsar Technology Co., Ltd., Ye Shengji, Chief Engineer and Deputy Secretary General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Wang Tan , Co-Founder of XPeng AEROHT, and Yang Hong , Chairman and President of Shenzhen Hangsheng Electronics Co., Ltd. Mr. Kuang-I Shu shared his insight on 6G technology. He highlighted that 6G communication will provide ubiquitous coverage across space, air, sea, and land, making it especially well-suited for high-altitude transmission. With exceptional real-time performance, ultra-low latency, and supreme reliability, it enables direct wireless data transmission without compression. Mr. Ye indicated that the ultimate aim of both Chinas vehicle-road-cloud integration and the global pursuit of fully implemented single-vehicle intellig