MIIT to research 5G driverless cars   

工信部长：正研究5G 最大应用在于无人驾驶

前日，工信部部长苗圩和中国信息通信研究院院长曹淑敏做客由人民网发起、重庆晚报等媒体参与的“两会e客厅”。苗圩透露，从今年开始，工信部计划选择六大领域进行智能制造的探索。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) - China has called for exploration of intelligent manufacturing systems, especially driverless automobiles that use a 5G wireless network, the Chongqing Evening News reported Wednesday.

"Intelligent manufacturing systems will be China's new area of economic growth in the future," said Cao Shumin, chairman of the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology.

Information consumption across the country has increased by 25 percent over the same period last year, reaching 2.8 trillion yuan ($0.45 trillion), she said.　　

According to Miao Wei, head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology is working on 5G wireless network application.

A 5G wireless network, referring to fifth generation mobile networks or fifth generation wireless systems, could provide wider bandwidth and faster internet access, which could be applied to intelligent automobile and internet-connected cars, Miao said.

Driverless automobiles have become a new development for internet giants like Google, Apple Inc., and LeTV, a famous domestic video-sharing website, Miao added.

However, it is difficult to realize because of complications in assessing damage liability when accidents happen, he said.