Sound bites

"Mass production of self-driving cars will be five years away if the technologies are ready. But it needs strong support from mainstream lawmakers to allow the automobiles on the road."

ELON MUSK, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc

"Many Chinese officials have scientific or engineering backgrounds. That is very different from many counties. If a new technology harvested success in small-scale experiments, they will encourage wider-range adoption. They are policy learners. ... They are willing to conduct experiments."