The global automotive industry is currently in a critical phase of deep transformation toward electrification, intelligence, and connectivity. By leveraging its first−mover advantage in new energy vehicles, China has been actively advancing the development of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) on the basis of electrification, establishing certain early advantages. This paper systematically reviews and compares domestic and international progress in key technological breakthroughs, the deployment of connected infrastructure, and large−scale demonstration applications. It summarizes China's leading edges in perception and decision−making systems, cloud−control basic platforms, testing environment development, and industrial implementation, while also identifying weaknesses in high−performance chips, vehicle operating systems, cross−domain standard coordination, and integrated security assurance. The analysis indicates that China's automotive industry needs to strengthen independent innovation in core technologies such as the vehicle–road–cloud integrated architecture and large−scale vehicle AI models, build a software–hardware decoupled, open, and collaborative industrial ecosystem, accelerate large−scale demonstration applications across multiple scenarios, and deepen high−level international cooperation. This paper clearly proposes a high−quality development pathway centered on the "deep integration of intelligence and connectivity," providing a systematic theoretical framework and policy insights for promoting the transformation and upgrading of China's automotive industry and building a world−leading automotive power.

intelligent connected new energy vehicles  /  vehicle−road−cloud integration  /  industrial ecosystem  /  autonomous driving