Zhang Cheng has a driving ambition. He is one of the pioneering engineers in China dedicated to safety testing and the establishment of standards and regulations for intelligent driving.

Zhang, a graduate with a master's degree in automotive engineering from the Dresden University of Technology in Germany, now serves as director of the National Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Quality Inspection and Testing Center (Tianjin).

Zhang and his team place connected vehicles into various test categories — driving-related, cockpit, and networked terminal and information security.