The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) on Sunday issued the country's first standard on automotive large-scale model, with an aim to facilitate intelligent development of the auto industry.
The standard mainly covers three aspects, namely, scene richness, capability support, and application maturity.
Scene richness puts emphasis on evaluating the level of support provided by large-scale models for such scenarios as intelligent cockpit and autonomous driving.
Capability support focuses on the performance of large-scale models in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies involving perception, understanding, reasoning, and generation.
Application maturity centers on evaluating the application of large-scale models in auto ecosystem and the models' adaptation in diversified scenarios.
"To align with the prevailing trend of auto industry's development towards AI Plus and meet the industry demands in this regard, we have developed this standard, which focuses on the research and development, production management, and manufacturing management of large-scale models within the automotive sector. It also involves the application of large-scale models onto vehicles to make them smarter," said Wei Kai, deputy head of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute under the academy.
According to Wei, large-scale models will speed up the promotion of intelligence in automotive scene interaction and services.
"It's likely that we will further refine the standard to encompass more details regarding research and development, production management, and intelligent cockpit. By establishing more detailed technical requirements, we aim to standardize and promote the intelligent development and connectivity within the entire auto industry," said Wei.
China issues 1st automotive large-scale model standard to facilitate intelligent development
The flower industries in south China's Guangdong Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are ushering in a peak sales season of the year thanks to a Mother's Day surge.
Retail and wholesale florists in both Guangdong and Guangxi saw significant increases in sales on Sunday -- the Mother's Day, which is seen as the start of a peak season for the flower business.
In the tech hub of Shenzhen in Guangdong, carnations, roses and Chinese peonies are the most popular among customers this year, and many local florists saw a boost to their transactions from the large shopping crowds.
"Sales here have been three to five times of that on an ordinary day. We have done all the work to make bouquets in advance. We expect 150 to 300 orders [today]," said Chen Qi, manager of a flower shop in the city's Nanshan District.
Zhou Yingqin, a wholesaler, said pink flowers are in hot demand particularly so far this year and the prices of many varieties have surged as a result.
"Flower prices will basically stay where they are throughout May because of the back-to-back holidays -- the Mother's Day and the May 20 Day (a romantic day seen by couples in China). I expect the demand to exceed supply," said Zhou, who is also in Nanshan District.
As May 12 also marks the International Nurses Day, various flower wholesale markets in Nanning, the regional capital of Guangxi, were bustling with activity as demand for fresh-cut flowers soared. And as in Guangdong, the prices of carnations and Chinese peonies in the city have also surged.
"Because of the coincidence of the Mother's Day and the International Nurses Day, sales are bound to surge, tripling or even quadrupling. We expect to sell hundreds of, even 1,000 bouquets [today]," said a local flower shop manager surnamed Tang.
Another said her shop offers a wider selection of flower arrangements this year, given the increasing demand.
"There has been a 10-percent increase in orders so far this year compared with previous years. Purple and pink flowers are very popular this year," she said.
Mother's Day surge drives flower industry boom in south China
