With major cities preparing for a dramatic increase in road usage as commuters spurn public transportation while COVID-19 fears abate, our panel will discuss the near term consequences within a framework of broader urban planning.

A pipedream and vanity project that's burning cash without prejudice at startups, OEMs, Mega-Cap Tech companies or an obvious and organic next step in mobility? There is no more divisive subject than the path to Level 5 autonomous transportation. We address issues such as the practicalities of making this a reality and whether or not this can ever be profitable. Will carving out specific use cases help pull revenue generating opportunities in sooner? Will regulation and a delayed 5G roll out hold China back the US? Does China's edge in data vault ambitions for global leadership, or will limited access to US technology, especially the latest in semiconductors, be factors that hold China back? What does victory look like for not only the US & China but also for Google, Tesla, Tencent, and Baidu? What is the role of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in the interim? We cover these issues and more.

The era of connected vehicles is upon us. Connectivity underpins the creation of “Auto 2.0” and the most disruptive influence on the automotive industry in over 100 years.

The Chinese automotive market is a behemoth. In terms of vehicle electrification, China has gone in early and hard. Today, around 60% of the world’s electric vehicles and 99% of its electric buses are on China’s roads. China has twice as many EV charging stations as the rest of the world put together. With the policy pillars of energy security, air quality/climate goals, and the industrial strategy underwriting growth, it is difficult to see a scenario of how the sector’s relentless rise doesn’t continue. It is certainly more nuanced than that. Our panel will look at the drivers of policy and the influence of COVID-19 – does cheap oil hurt demand? We look at Consumer preference: Range anxiety, vehicle connectivity, and power of legacy foreign brands in China. The electric bus industry in the context of China’s role as an exporter of EV technology and supply chain security issues for those companies servicing global OEMs. You can't understand the world without understanding China. SupChina will take you there. Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgLGmwFAy6XQtvT5oVBeCw?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/supchinanews/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/supchinanews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supchinanews https://www.supchina.com SupChina is a New York-based, China-focused news and education media company. We are entirely privately funded in the U.S. and our mission is to educate and engage Western audiences about China "beyond the headlines."

To discuss: Marc Morano is the Executive Editor and Chief Correspondent for ClimateDepot.com. Tyson Jominy is the Vice President of Data & Analytics Consulting at J.D. Power. Tu Le is the Managing Director at Sino Auto Insights. Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile http://america.cgtn.com/livenews Subscribe to CGTN America on YouTube Follow CGTN America: Twitter: @cgtnamerica Facebook: @cgtnamerica Instagram: @cgtnamerica TikTok: @cgtnamerica