China Boosts AI and Drone Logistics for Smart Transport by 2025 🚀

Hey, tech enthusiasts! 🤖✈️ China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) is gearing up to revolutionize how we move around. By 2025, they're setting the stage for advanced low-altitude transport and AI integration, aiming to make our roads and skies smarter and more connected.

During a recent meeting, MOT unveiled a game plan to enhance transport standards from 2024 to 2027, focusing on road-air collaboration and intelligent transport systems. This move is part of China's big-picture strategy to power the low-altitude economy as a new growth engine. 💡📈

So, what’s the low-altitude economy? It’s all about activities happening in the skyzone below 1,000 meters, including drones delivering your parcels, surveying land, and even inspecting infrastructure. In 2024 alone, drones zipped around and delivered about 2.7 million parcels across China! 📦🚁

The low-altitude logistics market is booming, jumping from 27.18 billion yuan in 2020 to a whopping 58.18 billion yuan in 2023. Experts from the Civil Aviation Administration of China predict it could soar to 150 billion yuan by 2025. Mind-blowing, right? 💸✨

This push for a smart, digitalized transport industry also includes building up infrastructure. By the end of 2023, China has set up 449 general aviation airports and 32 flight service stations, equipped with cutting-edge tech like 5G-A and AI. 🚀🌐

With all these initiatives, China's low-altitude economy is on track to hit a massive 1.5 trillion yuan by 2025 and might even surpass 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035. The sky's the limit! 🌟📊

(With input from Xinhua)

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China prioritizes AI, low-altitude transport standards for 2025

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