Hosted by China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. (CATARC), the World Automobile Standards and Innovation Conference (WASIC) was jointly held by China Automotive Standardization Research Institute and CATARC Technology Co., Ltd. on October 27-29 in Shenzhen City, South China’s Guangdong Province.
Themed “Accomplishing sustainable mobility by joining global forces through the link of standards and regulations”, WASIC is a key platform for global automotive standardization, focusing the coordination of global automotive technical standards and regulations, innovative standardization concepts, China’s experiences and other hot issues. It brings together expertise from both domestic and international industries to share cutting-edge practices and achievements.
The conference brought together representatives from international organizations such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), ISO, IEC, SAE International, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), and the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO), as well as representatives from standardization bodies of 26 countries, including the U.S., Egypt, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, South Africa, Colombia, Chile, and Switzerland.
Yu Xinli, President of China Association for Standardization, Wu Feng, Deputy Secretary-General of China Society of Automotive Engineers, Yu Keli, Vice President of China National Resources Recycling Association, representatives from domestic institutions, and experts from leading companies addressed the event. They delivered speeches on critical topics, including the core value of standardization in the automotive industry, the upgrading of technical standards for new energy vehicles, safety regulations for intelligent and connected vehicles, the application of AI in automotive standardization, and the coordination between industrial efficiency and sustainable development.
During the conference, bilateral and multilateral meetings were held to promote global cooperation on automotive standards. Also, fruitful achievements were released, including the launching of the China Automobile Standards Internationalization Center (Bangkok).
