Intelligent Connected Vehicle & Smart Mobility

Switzerland (Schaffhausen)- () Online Intelligent Connected Vehicle Cooperation Webinar

The Swiss canton of Schaffhausen provides strong government support for the development of the smart transportation industry. It is the first Swiss federal canton in the world to fully integrate autonomous vehicles into the daily operations of the local public transportation system. At the same time, the National Intelligent Connected Vehicles () Test Zone in Xiangjiang New Area, Hunan has opened the country’s first open road smart bus demonstration line, including two “100 km” projects that have been in operation (that is, 100 km smart highway and 100 square Kilometers open urban roads). In order to further promote the exchanges and practical cooperation between Schaffhausen and its sister province Hunan, China in the field of intelligent connected automobile industry, relying on the advantages of both sides in autonomous driving, Internet of Vehicles, and Internet of Vehicles collaborative infrastructure systems (CVIS) , 5G, etc., the two parties will conduct in-depth discussions on collaborative vehicle infrastructure and autonomous vehicles, smart public transportation, smart logistics, open road testing, and smart network standards.

Time：26th August 2021 (Thursday) 15:00-16:30 PM (GMT+8) 09:00-10:30 AM (GMT+2) Language： English and Chinese

Organizer China Council for the Promotion of International Trade（CCPIT） Hunan Management Committee of Xiangjiang New Area, Hunan，China Economic Promotion Canton of Schaffhausen Co-organizer China Chamber of International Commerce Hunan Hunan Xiangjiang Intelligent Science and Technology Innovation Center Generis (Beijing) International Business consulting Moderator: Host (Mr. Marco Jaggi, Chief Representative of Swiss Innovation Park China) Translator: (Chinese) Ms. HOU Sheng (Swiss) Ms. LIU Xinyun, Economic Promotion Canton of Schaffhausen English-German-Chinese

Agenda 90 min Introduction to the guests by the moderator. 10 min (1-2 min. opening speech for each)

Opening Hunan CCPIT (10min) Mr. DENG Luoxing, Vice Chairman Economic Promotion Canton of Schaffhausen Mr. Christoph Schärrer, Director

The development situation and development goals of the intelligent connected automobile industry in Xiangjiang New Area, Hunan 8 min Mr. GAO Peiji, Deputy General Manager of Xiangjiang Intelligent

Introduction to the Swiss Transit Lab, STL 8 min Mr. Patrik LI Keynote speech Schaffhausen experience in facilitating the development of intelligent (40min) connected vehicle enterprises 8 min Mr. Christoph Schärrer, Official Chief Representative of the Economic Promotion and Regional Development Agency of Schaffhausen Interpretation of the impact of European GDPR on the expansion of foreign intelligent connected vehicle related enterprises in Europe 15 min Ms. Carmen De la CRUZ, LEXcellence AG Partner, Attorney-at-Law, Notary Public Chinese Companies CIDI 6 min Companies Hunan CRRC Intelligent Transport Technology 6 min Roadshow (Only English) NEBULA-LINK 6 min (30min） Swiss Companies Savvy 6 min Sensible4 6 min Q&A and free discussion 10 min

Ending

Hunan Xiangjiang Intelligent Science and Technology Innovation Center

The company mainly undertakes the construction and operation of key projects such as National Intelligent Connected Vehicle (Changsha) Test Zone, smart bus, smart expressway, smart city, autonomous parking and so on. The Hunan Xiangjiang New District Intelligent System Test Zone project is currently the leading intelligent system test area in China with the longest total road mileage, the most types of test scenarios, the highest degree of market demand integration. It is divided into five main functional sub-areas, including management R&D and commissioning areas, off-road road test areas, highway test areas, country road test areas and urban road test areas.

Swiss Transit Lab

The Swiss Transit Lab is an initiative by local transport operator Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen, several companies specialized in mobility, smart city and IT and the Regional Development Agency of the Canton of Schaffhausen. The Swiss Transit Lab is a platform for research and development in a real-life operating environment – enabling the development and testing of all aspects of intelligent transport systems. The Swiss Transit Lab Round Table brings together stakeholders from the business and research communities as well as community organizations who want to work together to create joint solutions to meet the transport requirements of the future.

Economic promotion Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Schaffhausen has for more than 20 years been one of Switzerland’s most successful regions to attract foreign investment. It is part of the economic and technological power regions in Northern Switzerland and Southern Germany. The Schaffhausen Economic Development aims to position Schaffhausen as a leading region for the application of future-oriented technologies. Competence centers with national and international reach are being set up at the interface between industry and digitization. It provides strong support for STL, UAV test platform and other industry promotion projects. The high-tech industry landscape consists of multinational fortune 500 companies and SMEs from key technology sectors like life-science, mechatronics, smart mobility, packaging, new materials, automotive and food technologies. LEXcellence AG

LEXcellens AG is a Swiss professional legal company, specializing in data protection, artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, risk management, intellectual property, and other fields. The company’s partners have the advantage of multilingualism and can provide strong support for companies in the German, French, Spanish and English speaking regions, and they have rich experience in international projects.

Changsha Intelligent Driving Institute Ltd.

CiDi is a company focused on products in autonomous driving for commercial vehicles and V2X cooperative vehicle technology. Using core technologies for autonomous driving, we create products that solve real issues in transportation and logistics. Our industry-leading products and technical solutions have been deployed in several major settings. Among awards received in recent years include the 2019 Zero2IPO Top 50 Investible Companies, 2020 Forbes China Gazelles, and 2021 KPMG China Leading Autotech 50. CiDi autonomous driving products include our unmanned mining trucks, autonomous heavy trucks, intelligent driving commuter buses, urban machinery, and other products dedicated to improving transportation safety and efficiency. We partner with major vehicle OEMs, developing products such as our highway autonomous driving trucks and logistics campus autonomous driving trucks.

Beijing Nebula Link Technology Co., Ltd

Beijing Nebula Link Technology Co., Ltd (nebula-link.com) is a leading high-tech company that designs, develops, manufactures and sells V2X devices, new generation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), intelligent connected vehicles (ICV) techniques and technical services in China and internationally. At present, there are four R&D hubs and branches in Beijing, , Changsha and Hefei. Nebula link has launched a comprehensive V2X products line such as the intelligent onboard unit(V-Box), the enhanced roadside unit(T-Station), Chinese/international standard-compliant V2X stack software and V2X cloud platform, forming the Cooperative-Driver Assistance System (C-DAS) and proactive traffic optimization solutions. Since its establishment in 2015, Nebula Link has evolved from a research company dedicated to innovation to a mature supplier delivering world-class products and technical services in the field of ICV and ITS.

Hunan CRRC Intelligent Transport Technology Co., Ltd.

Hunan CRRC Intelligent Transport Technology Co., Ltd. is a holding subsidiary of CRRC Zhuzhou Institute. At present, the company's main business product is intelligent rail transit system (hereinafter referred to as "intelligent rail"), which was officially released in June 2017 and independently developed by Zhuzhou Institute of CRRC and is the world's first. The core technology innovation includes path perception technology and independent guidance technology to realize virtual track following, as well as rapid charging technology to ensure the operation safety and transport capacity efficiency of intelligent rail transit Electric power, active security, intelligent operation and control technology.

Savvy Telematic Systems AG

SAVVY® Telematic Systems AG, headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, is an M2M technology and IoT service provider specialised in telematics-based business intelligence. SAVVY® combines hardware, software and process consulting expertise to provide comprehensive services for industrial and logistics companies. The aim is to increase added value in these companies through efficient work and logistics processes. SAVVY® links telematic system solutions for use in vehicles and machines with highly developed business intelligence technologies as well as customised communication services. The range of services also includes far-reaching process consulting and intelligent process design for all telematics- based business processes. SAVVY® Telematic Systems AG currently consists of hardware and software engineers, project managers and logistics specialists committed to working with their clients toward increasing customers' added value.

Sensible 4 Ltd

Sensible 4 Ltd has solved a major obstacle in autonomous driving, varying weather. The company develops full-stack autonomous driving software that turns any vehicle into self-driving. The unique technology combines software and information from several different sensors, enabling vehicles to operate in all weather conditions, including snowfall and fog. In 2022 it will launch the world’s first commercial all-weather software product, Dawn, for SAE level 4 driverless last-mile shuttles. The founders of Sensible 4 have been developing autonomous vehicles since the ‘80s. In February 2020, Sensible 4 secured 7 million dollars in series A funding round from Japanese investors and the technology has won multiple awards, including 1st place in the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport 2019 competition and the Finnish Engineering Prize in 2020.