Xiaomi's Lei Jun suggests at the Two Sessions: Promote smart driving content in driving tests and jointly build a traffic safety and civilization system for the era of smart cars

On March 4th, before the opening of the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, national representative and founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi Group, Lei Jun, submitted five proposals to the conference, focusing on the two main themes of "Artificial Intelligence +" and "New Quality Productive Forces." The proposals are: "Suggestions on Accelerating the Application of General Humanoid Robots in Intelligent Manufacturing," "Suggestions on Supporting the Development of Science and Technology Public Welfare to Assist in Building a Strong Technological Nation," "Suggestions on Co-constructing a Traffic Safety and Civilized System for the Era of Intelligent Vehicles," "Suggestions on Further Accelerating the Cultivation of Compound Talents in Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicles," and "Suggestions on Further Optimizing the Development Environment for Industrial Tourism."

The five proposals cover different fields such as humanoid robots, intelligent vehicles, science and technology public welfare, and the cultivation of compound talents. They not only provide suggestions for the high-quality development of the domestic technology industry but also respond to the public's concerns in the intelligent era, with a focus on the application of humanoid robots in intelligent manufacturing and the construction of a traffic safety and civilized system for the era of intelligent vehicles. As a representative of domestic hardcore technological innovation, Xiaomi aims to achieve solid results in self-developed chips, AI large models, and other fields by 2025, and will continue to increase investment in artificial intelligence, self-developed chips, operating systems, and robotics over the next five years. Xiaomi Group previously announced that its R&D investment will reach 200 billion yuan in the next five years to assist in building a strong technological nation.

Promoting the Application of General Humanoid Robots in Intelligent Manufacturing, Accelerating the Transition from "Apprentice" to "Formal Worker"

General humanoid robots are considered another super-intelligent terminal following computers, smartphones, and intelligent vehicles, and are becoming an important direction for future industries. Relevant forecasts indicate that the shipment volume of humanoid robots in China is expected to exceed 2.6 million units by 2035, with a market size exceeding 140 billion yuan, and will reach a trillion-level scale in the long term.

With the continuous breakthroughs in general artificial intelligence technology, the innovation of humanoid robots in China has gained global attention in recent years, and the country has already formed a first-mover advantage in humanoid robot technology. However, with the widespread application of general humanoid robots, the entire industry still faces challenges in large-scale engineering applications. To promote the early transition of humanoid robots from "apprentice" to "formal worker," representative Lei Jun suggested accelerating the application of general humanoid robots in intelligent manufacturing.

First, it is necessary to accelerate breakthroughs in engineering implementation challenges and create conditions for large-scale production. Lei Jun suggested that actual production demands in intelligent manufacturing should be the driving force, focusing on improving the process stability of humanoid robots, aiming to achieve a mean time between failures (MTBF) of over 10,000 hours and a task success rate exceeding 99% in specific industrial scenarios by 2027. At the same time, it is essential to strengthen precise policy guidance, rapidly enhance the engineering capabilities of humanoid robots, and effectively reduce the unit cost of humanoid robots.

Secondly, it is important to expand the application scenarios of intelligent manufacturing and increase the utilization rate of humanoid robots. Factories should be encouraged to provide more production positions and create scenarios for large-scale robot operations; support the application of humanoid robots on specific production lines to undertake medium to high-intensity labor; orderly promote the large-scale deployment of humanoid robots, open more production scenarios, and build leading-level fully robotic production lines Finally, strengthen the construction of safety standard systems and promote the application of humanoid robots. Lei Jun specifically mentioned the hope to accelerate the formulation and implementation of unique coding for humanoid robots to ensure the safety of the production process, while also enhancing data security and ethical privacy in the operational scenarios of humanoid robots. Strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in the field of humanoid robots, participate in the formulation of global standards for "humanoid robots + intelligent manufacturing," and help Chinese humanoid robots go global.

Optimize motor vehicle driving assessment projects and jointly build a traffic safety and civilization system in the era of intelligent driving

In recent years, China's intelligent assisted driving technology has developed rapidly. Data shows that from January to July 2025, the penetration rate of new passenger car combination driving assistance systems in the domestic market exceeded 60%, greatly optimizing the travel experience of the public. As L2 level assisted driving becomes standard, L3 level gradually enters large-scale commercial pilot projects, and the number of L4 pilot areas further increases, China's intelligent connected vehicle industry is entering a new stage of high-quality development.

However, the rapid development of automotive intelligence and intelligent assisted driving has also brought new challenges to the traditional road traffic safety and civilization system, mainly manifested in: driving training has not timely matched the new technologies and functions of intelligent vehicles; the standards and technical routes for intelligent technology are not unified; the multi-party collaborative governance mechanism needs optimization, and the promotion of intelligent driving safety awareness needs to be strengthened. To ensure traffic safety in the era of intelligent vehicles, Lei Jun suggested jointly building a traffic safety and civilization system for the intelligent vehicle era.

First, accelerate the construction of automotive intelligent technology standards and optimize motor vehicle driving assessment projects. Lei Jun stated that he hopes relevant authorities and industry organizations will take the lead, guiding various automobile manufacturers to work together to extend the driving assessment projects into the intelligent field; steadily increase the weight of intelligent vehicle-related content in driving tests, guiding drivers to firmly establish the safety driving concept of "human-machine collaboration"; innovate and build modern traffic safety education bases in the driving training phase, promoting the improvement of driver capabilities to match the development of automotive intelligence.

Secondly, improve the multi-party collaborative governance system and jointly build a traffic safety system in the era of intelligent driving. Lei Jun suggested incorporating L2 level assisted driving "hands-free and eyes-free" into traffic violation penalties, while quickly clarifying L3/L4 level intelligent driving safety standards. Lei Jun also mentioned the need to further clarify the main responsibilities of car manufacturers, strengthen the correct promotion and guidance of assisted driving functions by automobile production and sales enterprises, and enhance corporate self-discipline in advertising, proactively informing consumers of the responsibilities and obligations regarding the usage boundaries of intelligent functions.

Finally, strengthen the promotion and popularization of intelligent driving safety, cultivating a new era of civilized driving style. Accelerate the construction of a comprehensive and multi-dimensional safety promotion and education system to help the public establish a rational understanding of intelligent driving systems. Vigorously advocate the safety driving guidelines of the "human-machine co-driving" era, promote the deep-rooted implementation of intelligent traffic safety norms, and accelerate the formation of a new civilized driving style that meets the requirements of the era of intelligent connected vehicle development.

Accelerate the cultivation of composite talents in intelligent vehicles to solve the talent gap in the industry

The global wave of electrification, intelligence, and connectivity in the automotive industry is rapidly reshaping the industrial landscape. Currently, industry competition has shifted from a single-point technology competition to an ecological collaborative capability contest, with talent becoming a key support for core competitiveness. However, the supply of talent currently faces severe challenges. Relevant data shows that the gap for composite talents in China's intelligent connected new energy vehicles has reached one million Lei Jun stated in the proposal that he hopes to focus on the cutting-edge demands of the automotive industry to accelerate the cultivation of composite talents in intelligent connected new energy vehicles. First, he suggested officially including "intelligent electric vehicles" in the national first-level discipline directory to reconstruct the knowledge system. Secondly, in terms of talent cultivation, it should be guided by the actual needs of the industry, implementing a "dual mentor" and "practical" training model to deepen the integration of industry and education. Finally, he called for refining and improving supporting policies, strengthening the guiding role of policies, and building a new mechanism for collaborative education in the automotive industry.

Support the development of technology philanthropy and contribute to building a strong technological nation

Technological innovation is characterized by long investment cycles and high risks in the transformation of results, making it difficult for fiscal funds to cover all cutting-edge topics, thus necessitating the "supplement" of technology philanthropy. In recent years, some philanthropic foundations have begun to establish special research funds to support basic research and the transformation of technological achievements, but the current "Regulations on the Management of Foundations" and supporting policies still have room for optimization in supporting technology-oriented philanthropic foundations.

To support the development of technology philanthropy and contribute to building a strong technological nation, Lei Jun suggested creating a better institutional environment for philanthropic foundations to support technological innovation, clearly encouraging philanthropic foundations to support public welfare goals such as basic research, exploration of cutting-edge technologies, and cultivation of scientific research talents, and simplifying the process for filing technology awards. Further support should be given to philanthropic foundations to fully integrate into the national innovation system, encouraging them to fund national and local government natural science funds, participate in the evaluation and acceptance of technological achievements from natural science funds, and promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. At the same time, the actions of enterprises and individuals in funding technology philanthropy should be included in innovation evaluations, improving and optimizing the innovation evaluation system to mobilize more social forces to support technological innovation.

Optimize the development environment for industrial tourism and create a "China Intelligent Manufacturing" tourism brand

With the deepening of new industrialization, industrial tourism in China has accelerated its development in recent years, meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the people in the new era, but there are also some constraints, and there is significant room for improvement compared to traditional scenic spots. In this regard, Lei Jun suggested further optimizing the development environment for industrial tourism and enhancing the enthusiasm of enterprises to develop industrial tourism products.

Lei Jun expressed the hope to accelerate the development of new business formats and new scenarios in industrial tourism, focusing on enhancing project management capabilities, encouraging enterprises to innovate development models, creating benchmark projects, and selecting demonstration scenarios to significantly improve supply quality. Strengthening inter-departmental coordination, supporting the construction of supporting service facilities, establishing a multi-department joint approval channel, supporting enterprises to enhance the comprehensive reception capacity of scenic spots, and strengthening the surrounding transportation infrastructure of industrial tourism attractions. Enhancing brand promotion and educational outreach, creating a "China Intelligent Manufacturing" tourism brand, integrating high-quality resources nationwide, selecting a batch of benchmark projects representing "new quality productivity," incorporating them into national-level industrial tourism demonstration bases and boutique routes, and building a national brand for industrial tourism