Liu Jun, academician of the China Engineering Academy, delivers a speech at the Intelligent Transport Systems & Internet of Vehicles Industry Development Summit on Sept 11. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

The Intelligent Transport Systems & Internet of Vehicles Industry Development Summit, a sub forum of the 2017 World Internet of Things Exposition (WIOT), was held in Wuxi on Sept 11-12.

The summit invited experts in the field of transportation to make speeches about intelligent transport systems and the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) in order to fully implement the "made in China 2025" and the "Internet Plus" national development strategies with internet of things (IoT) technologies. 

Saad Metz, executive vice president of R&D Audi China, delivers a speech at the Intelligent Transport Systems & Internet of Vehicles Industry Development Summit on Sept 11. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Xu Feng, director of the Wuxi Binhu district, delivered the keynote speech at the summit, pointing out that the development of smart transportation needs further exploration and support from the different sectors of society. Xu hopes that guests at the summit can share more ideas for promoting the smart transportation industry.