Shen Zhiqin proposed that ASEAN should become the third pole of the global autonomous driving supply chain

On October 21, 2026, Shen Zhiqin, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia, proposed at the 2026 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference that ASEAN should become the third pole of the global autonomous driving supply chain. He expressed welcome for China's leading intelligent connected vehicles to use Malaysia as a regional hub to radiate into the ASEAN market, and advocated promoting cross-border regulatory cooperation, accelerating the safe deployment of autonomous driving within the region through joint research and development, regulatory sandbox pilots, as well as shared testing and mutual recognition of test data. At present, this statement was reported by The Beijing News, and there are no subsequent factual developments.

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   Sim Tze Tzin proposes that ASEAN should become the third pole of the global autonomous driving supply chain

   Source:The Beijing News