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Minister of Transport Meets China’s Yutong Chairman

HE Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti met with Tang Yuxiang, Chairman of Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., which has one of the world’s largest e-bus manufacturing and assembly factories.

During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations and ways to enhance them to broader horizons, particularly in terms of using ecofriendly and autonomous public transportation technologies.

The meeting also discussed the latest developments in strategic partnership for establishing a factory for manufacturing e-buses at the free zones in Qatar, in addition to the cooperation on mutual investments between Yutong and Mowasalat (Karwa).

Following the meeting, HE the Minister of Transport visited some of Yutong e-bus factories and was briefed on the manufacturing processes and units, production lines, and some of the newest manufacturing technologies.

His Excellency also met with Tony Bao, Vice President of Huawei, the leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, smart d
evices, as well as technology and smart solutions for infrastructure projects.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between the two sides and ways to enhance them, particularly in the areas of smart technologies on electric and self-driving public transit systems.

Following the meeting, HE the Minister of Transport, accompanied by Huawei officials, visited the Shenzhen Supercharging Station and was briefed on the ultrafast electric vehicle (EV) chargers that run on solar power. He also toured the station’s facilities and viewed the integrated technologies in use. Additionally, His Excellency was given a detailed presentation on intelligent automotive solutions and attended a test drive of Huawei’s latest M9 vehicle module.

Source: Qatar News Agency