Shanghai has opened more public roads for testing of intelligent and connected vehicles to further accelerate industry development and commercialization of ICVs, the city's government said today.

Shanghai has extended the length of roads for testing from 5.6 kilometers to 37.2 kilometers, and there are now a total of 12 public roads that used for testing of ICVs, the government said today at the 2018 World Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem Conference in Shanghai.

Auto companies can test ICVs on a 11.1- kilometer stretch of public road in Anting Town in Jiading District, while road testing of commercial vehicles will be done on 26.1 kilometers of public roads in Lingang area in the Pudong New Area.