Today, with the gradual maturity of emerging technologies such as 5G, AI, and cloud computing, intelligent networked vehicles are gradually becoming the mainstream of the market. According to the latest report published by Counterpoint Research, global connected car shipments will exceed 500 million units from 2024 to 2030. China is on track to reach 100% connectivity penetration by 2028. By 2030, China will lead the global connected car sales market.
Since its establishment in 2015, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology") has provided high-quality networking services for 67 million vehicles of 90 car companies and efficient Internet of Vehicles ecological and operational services for more than 30 million car owners.
Xu Wenjing, Deputy General Manager and Chief Security Officer of China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd
On April 27, at the "China Unicom Internet of Vehicles Conference", Xu Wenjing, deputy general manager and chief security officer of China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd., was interviewed by the media and shared the main work achievements of China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology for intelligent networked vehicles, and how to build the first security shield of the Internet of Vehicles industry and help China's intelligent networked car companies go overseas.
6 aspects to help the development of intelligent networked vehicles
Nowadays, when it comes to intelligent networked vehicles, intelligence and networking are unavoidable topics and trends, which are profoundly changing the development of the automotive industry.
At the meeting, Tan Jianrong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that with the support of big data, voice recognition, positioning and navigation technologies, the Internet of Vehicles has realized the seamless connection of positioning + computing and decision-making + execution, and realized the comprehensive interconnection of vehicles at the three levels of "cloud-pipe-end". Eventually, the intelligent and networked Internet of vehicles will greatly accelerate the arrival of autonomous driving.
"At present, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology has taken the lead in providing full-service and full-scenario services for car enterprise customers, including 5G connection of the Internet of Vehicles, digital intelligent marketing of the Internet of Vehicles, integrated intelligent call center, digital marketing, Internet of Vehicles e-commerce operation, Internet of Vehicles security, digital operation and maintenance services, intelligent cockpit, etc., which has been widely recognized by domestic and foreign car companies, including international luxury car companies, new power brands, traditional car companies and other customers. Xu Wenjing said.
Xu Wenjing summarized the main work done by China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology into a technical map in six aspects: "vehicle, road, network, cloud, service, and security".
On the side of the car, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology focuses on the integration of smart cockpit technology and interactive experience in the car. Whether it is from the interaction of voice and gestures, 3D rendering, and the introduction of digital humans and AIGC capabilities in the future, they are all focused on changing the user experience in the car.
On the roadside, the research and development of vehicle-road integrated system technology is the mainstay, focusing on the introduction of perception technology, and making perception more accurate through video perception technology and future upgrades of large models. In terms of architecture, based on the architecture of edge cloud and roadside sensing device collaboration, it avoids the "box" sense of achievement and uncertainty of roadside computing power processing, and develops standard roadside computing units to support roadside processing and roadside cloud collaboration, and migrates complex processing to the computing power pool of edge cloud. Through the computing power of device-edge collaboration, the capability of the perception system is increased from 93% to 96%-97%, and continuous tracking of crossings is supported. In addition, high-definition maps and digital twins are introduced to make dynamic and static data present on a single map.
On the network side, through the technical upgrade of 5G and 5G-A, the uplink backhaul capability of vehicle data is optimized while improving the download data, making the interaction of vehicles in the background cloud smoother, and improving the scheduling and management of computing power networks.
It is reported that the "5G vehicle-road collaborative service platform system" developed by China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology was selected by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council to release the product manual of scientific and technological innovation achievements of central enterprises. The project "Smart Mobility Service System Based on 5G Computing Network & Vehicle-Road Collaboration and Autonomous Driving Based on 5G+AI Global IoT Traffic Environment Intelligent Fusion Perception" was selected into the "2023 List of Typical Cases of Internet of Things Empowering Industry Development" by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The project "R&D and Application Demonstration of Intelligent Perception System for Global Traffic Environment Based on 5G and AI" won the first prize of Science and Technology Award of China Institute of Communications.
In the cloud, China Unicom Intelligent Network adopts multi-cloud management capabilities and hierarchical multi-cloud management service capabilities. Build a fully connected cloud, connect various clouds together, and promote on-demand scheduling of clouds under multi-cloud management.
On the service side, it emphasizes the "digital intelligence chain", focuses on intelligence, and introduces large-scale model technology to promote credible transactions based on effective use of data and data security.
In terms of security, it is necessary to build a secure infrastructure and provide safe and operable services. The first is trusted authentication from vehicle cloud to vehicle road security. The second is to build a monitoring environment for the safe operation of the Internet of Vehicles based on the situational awareness of each service node on the network side, and help car owners urgently deal with data security incidents through the upgrade of the perception model and early warning and processing.
Xu Wenjing said that on the one hand, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology will rely on China Unicom's reserve resources in security, including China Unicom's own security capacity building, to provide car companies with Internet of Vehicles security services; on the other hand, the group and Zhiwang Technology have invested in technological innovation and scientific research on a considerable scale in the field of Internet of Vehicles and basic communications in recent years, which can contribute to the automotive industry.
Build the first shield of Internet of Vehicles security
At the beginning of this year, the information of users of several car brands was posted online, raising concerns about personal privacy protection.
Xu Wenjing said, "China Unicom has taken a number of specific measures and technical means in terms of network and data security to cope with increasingly severe network security challenges and ensure the security and privacy of user data. ”
The first is management measures. China Unicom attaches great importance to data security governance, and has put forward three security principles: "security compliance is the lifeline, zero tolerance for security incidents, and sensitive data does not go out". A "three-layer, three-dimensional" data security policy system has been established, the scope of data security management has been clarified, and a detailed data security management system and process have been formulated. China Unicom has also strengthened cooperation with upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to jointly formulate standards and specifications for data security and privacy protection of the Internet of Vehicles.
The second is organizational support. China Unicom has established a dedicated data security team to be responsible for the overall planning and implementation of data security. Conduct regular data security training and education activities to improve employees' data security awareness and skills.
The third is technical prevention and control. China Unicom has strengthened network security protection, using advanced encryption technology to encrypt transmitted and stored data to ensure that data is not stolen or tampered with during network transmission. Combined with the 5G GBA identity authentication capability, the authentication is true and effective.
In the field of IoV security, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology has helped the healthy development of the IoV industry by building a three-dimensional integrated security legal protection system, opening up the IoV security operation platform, providing identity authentication security, full life cycle data security, and end-to-end network security, and is committed to becoming the first security shield in the IoV industry.
Xu Wenjing gave an example, for example, for the deployment of 5G network security. First of all, at the network level, China Unicom allocates a proprietary APN-DNA channel for car enterprise users, which is isolated from the public network at the network level, and at the same time, in the connection with the customer platform, it mostly adopts the mode of private line and VPN channel, which can achieve end-to-end data isolation. Secondly, on the edge of the Internet, there is also a special firewall and a dedicated address segment for the Internet of Vehicles, which can effectively ensure the isolation of the Internet of Vehicles private network from the external environment.
"In the future, we will work with industry technology partners and car companies to develop and deploy intrusion detection capabilities for vehicle-side networks, further build a more secure private network, and build a digital security foundation for future autonomous driving and strong data supervision requirements." Xu Guangjing said.
As the leader of the innovation ecosystem, the advantages of technology manufacturers, such as technical background, resource network, and operation mode, can overcome industry barriers to a certain extent and achieve multi-field penetration.
In Xu Wenjing's view, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology has been specializing in the automotive industry for many years, is well aware of the uniqueness and complexity of the automotive industry, and its own development has also closely followed the pace of cutting-edge technologies such as new energy, autonomous driving, and Internet of Vehicles in the automotive industry.
Helping automobiles go overseas with digital services
At the meeting, Bai Hua, general manager of the solution and delivery department of China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd., shared a set of data, saying that China's vehicle exports will rank first in the world in 2023, with 5.22 million vehicles and 1.73 million new energy vehicles exported throughout the year. The export volume of the top 10 new energy vehicle exporters accounts for 60% of the total new energy exports, Europe and South America have become the core incremental countries, and Brazil, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia and other countries have the fastest growth rate.
Undoubtedly, in the future, Chinese car companies going overseas will open up incremental markets, and it will be a key step for Chinese brands to accelerate their globalization and high-end value chain. However, the risks and challenges encountered by Chinese automakers and industry chains overseas will also be exacerbated by different commercial and tariff policies, different financial and exchange rate risks, different communication access and roaming restrictions, and different network and information security regulations.
In this regard, Xu Wenjing said that different overseas countries and regions have different regulatory policies for Internet of Vehicles data, and it is necessary to understand the situation of each country and region one by one and formulate targeted plans. If China's intelligent networked vehicles are to be implemented overseas compliantly, they can start from the following aspects:
First, in-depth understanding of the laws and regulations of each target market: Before entering the overseas market, automakers should have an in-depth understanding of the laws and regulations of the target market, especially the policy requirements related to the supervision of Internet of Vehicles data. This helps automakers plan product design and marketing strategies in advance to avoid compliance risks.
The second is to strengthen the docking with different standards of each country: actively participate in the formulation and docking of standards of different countries, and promote the mutual recognition of Chinese standards and standards of different countries. This will help enhance the competitiveness of China's intelligent networked vehicles in the international market and lower the technical threshold for entering overseas markets.
Third, establish a compliance management system: Automobile manufacturers should establish a sound compliance management system, including data protection, network security, quality control, etc. By developing detailed compliance processes and operating specifications, we ensure that products comply with relevant regulatory requirements in the process of R&D, production and sales.
Fourth, the entire industrial chain enterprises should strengthen the level of internationalization. Including Chinese auto companies and upstream and downstream partners in the industrial chain, they must accelerate their own internationalization process and improve their localization service capabilities to adapt to various countries. Establish close cooperative relations with automobile manufacturers, technology providers and certification bodies in different countries and regions to jointly promote the compliance of intelligent networked vehicles overseas. By sharing resources, technology and experience, we can reduce the cost of market entry and enhance market competitiveness.
Xu Wenjing said that China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology can better help Chinese cars go overseas in the following three aspects.
First, as an advantageous enterprise in the domestic Internet of Vehicles business, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology has many years of industry solutions, capabilities and experience, and is familiar with relevant operating rules, which can effectively assist Chinese car companies to go overseas, especially in the process of expanding overseas, to help quickly establish IT underlying capabilities and meet relevant business needs.
Second, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology and China Unicom International jointly formed a national team for automobile overseas service guarantee. With 35 branches around the world and good cooperative relations with more than 420 operators in more than 270 countries and regions, we can provide local consulting, delivery and operation service guarantee for automotive customers.
Third, China Unicom has a complete organizational structure and platform system for overseas operation service guarantee, which can dispatch global resources and quickly solve the problems related to car companies' overseas expansion through the NOC center with one-point access. By bringing together excellent solutions and products in China Unicom's system, such as "cloud services", "TSP business platform development", and "5G fully connected factory", it helps car companies better achieve overseas expansion.
It is reported that at the site of the "China Unicom Internet of Vehicles Conference", China Unicom and Dongfeng Nissan, BAIC, Dongfeng R&D Institute, Norwegian Telecom, Thailand AIS, Indonesia Telkmsel, Bridge Alliance and a total of 15 domestic and foreign enterprises held a white paper release and China Unicom Automobile Overseas Alliance new members to join the ceremony. At the meeting, China Unicom Intelligent Network Technology released the financial support plan of China Unicom's Internet of Vehicles Innovation Consortium, and 19 companies including China Automotive Center Engineering Institute, Chinasoft International, Hengan Jiaxin, and Mushroom Car Union joined the consortium.
In the future, China Unicom will continue to deepen close cooperation with all parties in the industry, jointly explore new paths of cooperation, and promote the Internet of Vehicles industry and Chinese-style modernization to a new level.