On June 9, Fujian Provincial Industrial and Information Technology Department officially released the list of the first batch of Projects of the Integrated Development of New Generation of Information Technology and Manufacturing Industry. Golden Dragon’s 5G + Industrial Internet Safety System Construction Project successfully made its way in the list.

In 2020, Golden Dragon was designated by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) as a pilot enterprise for Classification and Gradation of Industrial Internet Corporate Network Security.

5G + Industrial Internet refers to further integration of industry and new generation of telecommunication technologies represented by 5G. It is expected to inject new dynamics to China’s economic development.

According to Golden Dragon, it takes ten months on average for the bus maker to develop a new product. Thanks to the industrial internet, it has successfully cut its research & development cycle by 20%. In addition, it has built a Digital Joint Research & Development Platform for new energy buses & coaches in order to develop more customized products for customers. In 2019, the platform was selected as one of the pilot projects for integrated development of industry and internet by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Golden Dragon Longhai New Energy Bus Production Base, an industrial 4.0 factory, is equipped with a host of the most advanced manufacturing technologies in China, including spraying robots, laser welding, cathode electrophoresis, EMC aerial automatic logistic systems, die stamping, electromechanical assembly platforms, etc.

As a state-level hi-tech enterprise, Golden Dragon boasts a state-level technological center, a state-level industrial design center and a provincial-level key lab for new energy vehicles. Having participated in a number of China’s key technological development projects, it has made impressive achievements in autonomous driving sector. In 2017, Golden Dragon’s first generation autonomous driving buses started operation at China’s Internet-Connected Vehicles (Shanghai) Demonstration Zone. Its second generation autonomous driving bus Astar became the industry’s first to have duel-drive and duel-control. In 2021, Golden Dragon Internet of Vehicle V2X Network Technology Application Project successfully became China’s MIIT’s pilot projects for internet of vehicle identity certification and safety.

So far, Golden Dragon has delivered 132 units autonomous driving buses to its customers. Working in various scenarios, they have accumulated a total mileage of over one million km.