During the 12th World High Speed Railway Conference, China showcased a series of advanced railway technologies and equipment, including the CR450 high-speed train, a superconducting electric high-speed maglev prototype with a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour, and the world's first dual structure hard rock excavation machine, the "Xueyu Pioneer". These showcased China's confidence and strength in leading the world in high-speed rail. In recent years, China has accelerated the cultivation of new quality productivity in the transportation sector, and significant achievements have been made in scientific and technological innovation in multiple fields such as railways, highways, and water transportation. Ding Jinxue, Director and Associate Researcher of the Comprehensive Transportation Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that the deep linkage between traditional transportation and new technologies such as digital information and artificial intelligence, as well as new energy, new materials, and new processes, provides an important incubation platform and broad application scenarios for the development of new quality productivity. High speed rail technology continues to break through. At the China International Modern Railway Technology and Equipment Exhibition held at the same time as the conference, the exhibition area of the National Railway Test Center was crowded with people. The audience was attracted by the CR450 high-speed train sample exhibited here, which is the world's fastest high-speed train with an operating speed of up to 400 kilometers per hour independently developed by China. As a new generation high-speed train, this model has achieved a 22% reduction in running resistance, a 4% increase in traction efficiency, an overall weight reduction of 10%, and a 20% reduction in energy consumption through technological optimization. It has the characteristics of higher speed, safer, more energy-efficient, more comfortable, more environmentally friendly, and more intelligent. ”Introduction by Wang Lei, Chief Designer of CRRC Changke Co., Ltd. For Chinese railways, this speed is not yet the limit. On July 4th, in the park of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., reporters boarded a high-speed maglev train designed for a speed of 600 kilometers per hour. The vehicle is led by CRRC Sifang Co., Ltd. and is a key achievement of the National Key R&D Program for Advanced Rail Transit. Experts say that it can fill the speed gap between aviation and high-speed rail, achieve fast commuting within 500 kilometers of urban agglomerations, intercity transportation between 1500 kilometers of urban agglomerations, and ultra long distance high-speed corridor transportation, providing a new engine to help improve the modern comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network and build a strong transportation country. The geological conditions and climate environment faced by China's construction of high-speed railways are very complex, and there is no mature experience in the world to draw on. It relies entirely on independent innovation to form a unique engineering construction technology advantage. ”Xue Hui, Director of the Engineering Management Department of the Ministry of Construction of China Railway, said that currently, China has the most comprehensive bridge design and construction technology and modern construction equipment in the world, and has overcome the technical difficulties in the construction of large-diameter shield tunnels and squeezed rock tunnels in urban areas. The smart car drives onto the smart road, opens the mobile phone to set the destination, enters the password to open the door and get on the car, lightly swipes the rear seat screen to start the journey, and the vehicle automatically closes the door and starts. A few days ago, in the car road cloud integration high-level autonomous driving demonstration area in Yizhuang, Beijing, the reporter called an autonomous car - Apollo Go. During the journey, the vehicle is smooth and steady in both starting and stopping, as well as turning. The implementation of the above scenario benefits from the advancement of autonomous driving technology. Last May, Baidu released the world's first large-scale model Apollo ADFM that supports L4 level autonomous driving. ”Dong Fangfang, Senior Manager of Baidu's Autonomous Driving Basic Model Department, introduced that this large model can balance technical safety and generalization. It can not only achieve safety far beyond human drivers, but also achieve city level comprehensive coverage of complex scenarios. Artificial intelligence is ushering in a new revolution in the transportation industry, especially in the field of autonomous driving, which has shown tremendous potential. ”Li Honghai, Deputy Director of the Autonomous Driving Industry R&D Center at the Highway Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, said. In September 2020, Beijing built the world's first high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone for vehicle road cloud integration, completing the construction of five major systems: "smart roads, smart cars, real-time clouds, reliable networks, and accurate maps", exploring an economically reasonable solution path for vehicle road cloud integration, and accelerating the large-scale operation of L4 and above level autonomous driving. Li Feng, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Chewang Technology Development Co., Ltd., introduced that as of now, 35 testing enterprises in the demonstration zone have deployed over 1000 autonomous driving vehicles, with a cumulative autonomous driving test mileage of nearly 40 million kilometers. Currently, autonomous driving has transitioned from road testing and demonstration verification to a critical period of commercial operation. With the technological progress of the large model, the perception and decision-making ability of the auto drive system will be further improved, realizing more extensive commercial applications, and changing the travel and logistics transportation modes. ”Li Honghai stated that the new generation of artificial intelligence also brings challenges in data security and governance of new business models. All of these require active research and appropriate response to achieve a positive interaction between high-quality development and high-level security. Shipping is safer and more intelligent. When sailing on the sea, factors such as wind in the air, waves on the water, and rocks on the seabed require special attention from drivers. In addition, adverse weather conditions such as rain, snow, and fog can occur from time to time, making navigation safety protection an extremely complex task. In the morning, a thin mist shrouded the sea, and a giant ship slowly sailed into the main channel of Qingdao Port. In the pilot's cabin, the screen in front of the pilot clearly displays the dynamics of surrounding ships, real-time trend data, and enhanced channel monitoring images in low visibility. Zhang Fa, the deputy station chief of Qingdao Pilot Station, said, "With this set of smart eyes, we have more confidence, faster decision-making, and more accurate berthing." The "smart eyes" he referred to are the smart navigation service platform of Qingdao Pilot Station. Pilotage is an important link in port production, which plays a significant role in maintaining water transport order and ensuring ship safety. In recent years, with the empowerment of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, traditional navigation operations have become safer and more accurate, and port logistics efficiency has been greatly improved. The Qingdao Pilot Station Smart Pilot Service Platform was completed and put into use in 2022. ”Zhang Fa introduced that the platform enhances the detection capability of floating objects on the sea surface by deploying a small target radar system, helping pilots to timely and accurately detect collision hazards. In addition, the introduction of the Beidou high-precision differential service module enables the mobile terminal carried by the pilot to achieve centimeter level accuracy in positioning and navigation; By using a low visibility waterway monitoring system, the video imaging function can be achieved under adverse weather conditions, effectively improving the monitoring capability of navigable waters. The transition of pilotage operations from traditional to intelligent is a microcosm of the accelerated cultivation of new quality productivity in China's shipping industry. At the recently held 2025 Shipping New Quality Productivity Development Seminar, Liu Peng, President of the Water Transport Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, introduced that in recent years, China has strengthened the reform and innovation of international shipping and the transformation and application of scientific and technological research and development achievements, continuously enhancing innovation capabilities and comprehensive competitiveness, and basically building a high-quality development system for the industry. Currently, in order to deepen the green transformation, digital upgrading, and intelligent development of shipping, it is necessary to further break away from traditional growth methods through technological innovation, eliminate outdated high energy consuming and high polluting equipment, stimulate new shipping models and new driving forces, and enhance the new value of the shipping industry. Liu Peng suggested carrying out actions such as artificial intelligence+ships, artificial intelligence+ports, etc., building algorithm libraries, forming high-quality datasets, toolchains, and large-scale models for maritime transportation, and continuously enriching application scenarios. Strengthen breakthroughs in major technologies, enhance the independent design and construction capabilities of polar navigation ships and new energy ships, accelerate the automation transformation and digital transformation of traditional docks. Strengthen the research and development of key equipment, accelerate the research and application of new equipment such as intelligent ship mooring, intelligent navigation terminals, port inspection, and emergency intelligent robots. (New Society)