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To fully align with the ‘Smart Mobility’ initiative in the ‘Smart City Blueprint 2.0’ published by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has conducted the R&D of C-V2X technology since 2015, and kicked off the world's largest C-V2X public road test in Hong Kong in 2021.
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In July this year, ASTRI partnered with Lenovo to carry out the second phase of C-V2X public road tests by leveraging high-speed, reliable and low-latency 5G network technology. This is followed by cooperation with Shenzhen SmartCity Technology Development Group (Shenzhen SmartCity) to release the connectivity roadmap for C-V2X platform crossing the border of the two cities.
At the press conference witnessing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shenzhen SmartCity on September 27, Ir Sunny Lee, Wai-kwong, BBS, JP, Board Chairman of ASTRI, remarked that, the collaboration between ASTRI and Shenzhen SmartCity will improve C-V2X technology and expand the room for further cooperation in R&D of C-V2X, enabling citizens in both cities to experience the benefits brought to their daily life by smart city and innovation technology.
“This project can drive the development of commercial transactions between the cities; promote the long-term development strategy of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA); and facilitate coordination among other cities in this area,” Lee elaborates. “This will help enhance synergy effect in terms of manpower, capital and R&D; take advantage of perspective advantages; and integrate into national development by providing unique R&D conditions.”
Under the MoU, ASTRI will conduct the research on key technologies of connectivity of smart transportation in the Greater Bay Area, R&D, design, standardization and testing of C-V2X application in Hong Kong, as well as research on the big data connectivity standards and security system. Meanwhile, Shenzhen SmartCity Group will focus on conducting researches on the infrastructure of C-V2X in dominating urban cities scenarios, as well as R&D, design, standardization and testing of C-V2X application in Shenzhen.
Dr. Denis Yip, Chief Executive Officer of ASTRI, points out that the C-V2X technology achieves all-round communication between vehicles and the surrounding environment and network. Information can be transmitted in real-time so that people, vehicles and road infrastructure can be connected and coordinated.
At the same time, the C-V2X technology can be applied to real-time traffic monitoring, incident management, and route planning to improve traffic efficiency. Yip forecasts that in the second phase of C-V2X, the real-time and data load capacity will be greatly improved to achieve a new level of smart operation and coordination, and build up a solid foundation for the development of a smart city.
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