Drivers should not be overly reliant on in-car assistance functions such as Tesla's Autopilot system, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology at a forum on autonomous driving in Shanghai earlier this month.
The Chinese government is considering introducing a carbon credit regulation scheme next year as part of a detailed and practical plan to assess the efforts made by automakers towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
China's passenger car sales in July surged 26.3 percent year-on-year, the highest monthly growth rate in at least the past 30months, but experts say the rate may fall in coming months.
Chinese electric carmakers are introducing trade-in plans for new energy vehicles, a move industry insiders believe will help stimulate the booming sector in the world's largest auto market.
The auto industry's self-driving revolution has spurred the biggest two years of car-supplier takeovers in a decade, with more coming as parts makers struggle to keep up with the pace of technological transformation.
Toyota Motor Co's joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Corp aims to boost long-term sales of petrol-electric hybrid cars by offering a wide range of models.
As an important port city and economic hub, Qingdao is also home to the Tsingtao Brewery and China's largest international beer festival. Every year, the festival welcomes millions of domestic and foreign visitors.
Industry insiders have welcomed a recently-announced policy that focuses on cutting patent-related fees, saying that it will give further support to financially-strapped companies. Concerns have been raised, however, about the strictness of the requirements for individuals and companies applying for reductions in their patent application costs.
China's first integrative, multiple-resource database of intellectual property-related information was unveiled last week following two years of development and testing.
A new representative office of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, or IPOS, in the Pearl River Delta will help link more Singaporean IP service providers with the growing number of Chinese innovation companies, especially those in the technology sector, according to industry insiders.
The approval of a comprehensive intellectual property reform proposal that will be introduced in the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, or SSGKC, will help attract more Chinese and overseas innovation and technology companies to expand their businesses in the booming city, according to a senior executive of the SSGKC.
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