World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference 2026 (WICV 2026)

The World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference (WICV) is co-hosted by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The 2026 edition, themed around steadily advancing into a new era of autonomous driving, brings government representatives, international organisations, automakers, technology companies and researchers to Beijing Yizhuang, with international guests making up close to half of the attendance.

Conference programme

The programme combines plenary sessions, special events, thematic forums and side meetings covering policy and regulation, standards, key technologies, application ecosystems, connectivity and digital transformation.

• Opening ceremony, plenary assembly and closing ceremony
• Automotive Industry International Cooperation Roundtable
• China-Germany Intelligent Connected Vehicle Cooperation Forum
• Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Industrial Collaborative Development Forum
• 6 thematic forums and 6 side events, including in-vehicle communications, automotive chips, autonomous driving testing and AI

Exhibition and experiences

The China International New Energy and Intelligent Connected Vehicle Exhibition runs alongside the conference from 21 to 24 October 2026 at the same venue, with digital factory visits, L3 and L4 autonomous driving experiences and showcases of Yizhuang's smart-city and connected-vehicle pilot zone.

Who attends

Ministry officials, international organisations, academicians and experts, leading automakers, technology and chip companies, component suppliers and industry bodies working on intelligent connected and autonomous vehicles.