In order to further implement the national strategy of integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta and the construction of a strong transportation nation, fully promote the digital transformation and upgrading of the transportation industry, deepen the application of intelligent transportation technology innovations, stimulate the innovative vitality of transportation science and technology talents, and establish a cross-regional collaborative innovation platform, the organizing committee has decided, after careful consideration, to continue co-hosting the third "Zhe-Gang Cup" Yangtze River Delta Intelligent Transportation Innovation Technology Application Competition this year.
This year's competition, themed "Empowering High-Quality Development of Transportation through Artificial Intelligence," focuses on the core areas of the transportation industry's transformation and upgrading in the digital era. By utilizing new-generation digital information technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, the competition aims to develop and enhance new productive forces in the transportation sector, promoting the integration of industry and technological innovation. The competition deeply addresses the real-world challenges faced by the transportation sector, such as efficiency improvement, energy consumption optimization, and safety governance. It strives to build a new transportation industry ecosystem driven by artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing. The competition will focus on key areas of intelligent transportation, including engineering construction, management and operations, travel services, and safety and emergency response. By integrating industry innovation resources and gathering expert talent, it aims to create an innovation-driven environment, deeply integrate innovative technologies with the transportation sector, provide momentum for industry growth, and support the continuous high-quality development of intelligent transportation.
Enterprises, institutions, and social organizations engaged in research, design, implementation, management, and product development related to intelligent transportation in the fields of highways, water transport, railways, aviation, postal services, express delivery, urban public transportation, and other emerging industries, as well as management, technical, and skilled personnel, are encouraged to participate.
Relevant universities, vocational schools, and technical institutes are encouraged to actively organize participation, with the submitted works being included in the evaluation of the respective competition areas.
Participation from unicorn companies, gazelle companies, specialized, refined, and innovative "small giant" enterprises, as well as small and micro enterprises within the intelligent transportation sector, is encouraged.
Enterprises engaged in the development and research of technologies and products related to artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, the Internet of Things, and other digital technologies are also encouraged to participate.
The competition launch and summary meeting will be organized and implemented by the Zhejiang competition area.
The competition will be divided into four regions: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. Efforts will be made to coordinate with relevant authorities, associations, enterprises, public institutions, and universities across the Yangtze River Delta, enhancing pre-competition publicity and promotion. The responsibilities of supporting organizations and regional hosting units will be clarified. Each regional hosting unit will be responsible for organizing the collection of entries and the preliminary stage evaluations within their respective provinces and cities. University entries will be included in the corresponding regional competition area.
The competition this time will adopt online registration. Participants are required to log in to the official website of the competition at https://www.yitsc.com.cn/ to register, and provide complete, accurate, and truthful information regarding their participation as required.
This competition will utilize an online submission method. Participants are required to submit their entries through the official competition website. The entries may cover fields such as road, waterway, railway, aviation, postal services, express delivery, urban public transportation, and other emerging sectors. Submissions can include physical products with potential practical applications, system software, as well as algorithms, models, and other related innovations.
According to the unified requirements of the competition organizing committee, each regional competition area shall organize experts to review the entries that have been registered and submitted within the specified time frame. Entries meeting the stipulated criteria will be selected to advance to the next round of the competition in accordance with the designated proportions.
The organizing committee of the competition has convened experts to review the entries that have advanced to the semi-finals. This review process includes presentations, demonstrations, Q&A sessions, and other segments. All judges will evaluate the entries based on predetermined criteria and rank them accordingly. Entries that meet the specified criteria will proceed to the final stage of the competition, and outstanding awards will be conferred accordingly. The semi-final proceedings of the competition are overseen by the Zhejiang team.
The organizing committee of the competition has convened experts to review the entries that have advanced to the finals. This review process includes presentations, demonstrations, Q&A sessions, and other segments. All judges will evaluate the entries based on predetermined criteria, scoring them and subsequently ranking them. The final list of winners, including special awards, first prize, second prize, and third prize, will be determined. The final stage of the competition is overseen by the Zhejiang regional team.
The award ceremony of the competition will be organized by the Zhejiang competition area. The ceremony will invite leaders and guests from relevant organizations to attend, and the various awards established by the competition organizing committee will be presented. Each competition area will arrange its own award ceremony according to the specific circumstances.
