The kick-off meeting for developing the association standard “Intelligent Skateboard Chassis -- Mechanical Performance Requirements and Test Methods for Bolt Connections” was held at the office of Contemporary Amperex Intelligence Technology (Shanghai) Limited (CAIT-SH). The standardization project was proposed and organized by the China Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance for Electric Vehicle (“Alliance”) and approved by the China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE). The standard is being jointly drafted by CAIT-SH in collaboration with seventeen entities including vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, testing institutions, and universities.

Tan Shenglin, head of standardization at CAIT-SH, coordinated the meeting. CAIT-SH CTO Cai Jianyong delivered a welcome speech, where he detailed the design philosophy of “internal integration, decoupling between upper and lower substructures, and openness to external parties” for CAIT-SH's integrated intelligent chassis. He called for upstream and downstream industry stakeholders to work together to establish a standardized interface and create an open ecosystem for intelligent skateboard chassis. He Bin, senior manager of vehicle body at CAIT-SH, introduced in detail the standard development process, the current status of the standard, and the follow-up work plan. Experts attending the meeting examined the current draft and provided suggestions for modifications. The meeting discussed and finalized the working groups and their tasks. The substantive content is divided into four parts, which are assigned as follows:

According to the project schedule, the draft standard for comments will be released by December 2024, and the final version will be submitted for approval in May 2025.

The participating experts visited CAIT-SH's lab at the Shanghai Lin-Gang base and test-drove a vehicle equipped with an intelligent skateboard chassis. They also engaged in discussions about related technologies.