Beijing became the first Chinese city to green-light the pilot commercial operation of self-driving passenger vehicles without anyone in the driver’s seat. With safety supervisors in the front passenger seat, the first batch of 14 driverless cars received approval to hit the road under pilot commercial operation.  Companies including domestic internet giant Baidu and autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai have received permits to test their unmanned vehicles on the road in Beijing’s demonstration zone for boosting the development of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs). Previously, safety supervisors were required to stay in the driver’s seats when the vehicles underwent road tests with passengers aboard. A new regulation on driverless passenger vehicle road tests was also released by the municipal government, which further specifies entry requirements for operators involving mileage, the number of orders, safety, user reminders and mobile applications. The regulation…

Science, Education, Culture and Public Health 24. The Zhuque Plan Zhuque is a legendary Chinese bird which symbolizes talent. The Zhuque Plan is a talent recruitment program for sci-tech project managers. It aims to attract and develop high-caliber project managers who understand scientists' needs, possess engineering skills and are able to mobilize  resources for innovation. They will work at important research institutes including national laboratories and new-type R&D institutions, as well as in key development areas such as the "three  science cities and one hi-tech area"[1]. [1] These are Zhongguancun Science City, Huairou Science City, Beijing Future  Science Park and Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, which serve as major platforms for building Beijing into a national innovation center. 25. Turn-key projects of "three schools and one hospital" These projects including a kindergarten, a primary school, a secondary…

China Railway Museum is the only state-level professional museum for railways in China. Established in 1978, it was formerly known as the Science and Technology Museum of the Ministry of Railways and was renamed as China Railway Museum in 2003. It is mainly responsible for collecting, protecting, displaying, exhibiting, and compiling cultural relics and scientific payoffs in railways. China Railway Museum have three branch museums: Zhengyang Gate (Zhengyangmen) Museum, Eastern Suburbs Museum, and Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall. Eastern Suburbs Museum Eastern Suburbs Museum is located on the north side of Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing. Officially opened to the public on September 1, 2003, and with a total building area of 20,500 square meters, it is composed of a Locomotive Exhibition Hall and Comprehensive Exhibition Hall. With a building area of 16,500 square meters, Eastern Suburbs Museum is mainly for locomotive exhibitions. It has set up eight…