Editor's note: The artificial intelligence industry is a vital driving force for Shanghai's promotion of digital transformation and development into a comprehensive international digital mecca.

With the advantages of a cluster of world-class enterprises, innovative policies and systems as well as open application scenarios, the Lin-gang Special Area – located in East China's Shanghai – has gathered a number of AI enterprises including autonomous driving, intelligent terminals, AI chips and data services.

Well-known entrepreneurs and experts were invited to share their insights and advice about the AI industry to coincide with the start of operations of the Dishui Lake AI Innovation Hub, which is expected to accelerate the development of the AI industry in the Lin-gang Special Area.

Peng Yao, CEO of Supremind

Peng Yao, CEO of Supremind [Photo/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]

We started our business in Lin-gang Special Area in April 2019, and in the past three years of rapid development, our team has grown from 50 people to over 400 people.

We focus on intelligent transportation and provide new ideas for refined urban traffic management by building AI algorithm centers and data centers.

I have always been very optimistic about Lin-gang. Lin-gang has a special geographical location, and chip research, development and testing companies have achieved an agglomeration effect here.

In my opinion, intelligent transportation industry is a future industry, which coincides with the positioning of the Lin-gang Special Area as a "city of the future".

In the future, AI will become more accurate in identifying traffic problems, and road operations can be more efficient with AI.

An interior view of Supremind, based in the Lin-gang Special Area. The company's traffic monitoring platform is applied in more than 200 Chinese urban districts and counties. [Photo/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]

I hope that we can use our practical experience to assist Lin-gang to upgrade existing roads and I believe that these visions of smart cities will soon become a reality in the Lin-gang Special Area.