People’s Daily recently released a special report titled From "Ensuring Availability" to "Pursuing Innovation": Observing Diverse Possibilities from a Single Grain of Sand, focusing on the high-quality development path of premium Chinese manufactured products. The report specifically features Fuyao’s "intelligent revolution" in the automotive glass sector, pointing out that automotive glass has evolved from basic shock-resistant and shatterproof functions into a multi-technology integrated intelligent terminal.
From the perspective of People’s Daily, let’s explore the versatile and powerful intelligent glass crafted by Fuyao.
All-round Versatile Solution: Infinite Possibilities of A Single Glass Panel
The report notes that modern glass has become smarter, more energy-saving and more versatile. It can serve as a sun protection barrier, a mobile power bank and an embedded ETC card slot, undertaking increasingly diverse functions on vehicles. Such breakthroughs stem not only from technological iteration, but also from Fuyao’s in-depth insight into user pain points.
Premium Sun Protection & Professional Energy Saving
Fuyao’s self-developed IR-Reflective Coated Glass achieves a solar energy rejection rate of over 60%. In hot summer days, it effectively blocks external heat from entering the cabin, greatly reducing air conditioning load and enabling greener, more comfortable travel. In the electric vehicle era, this outstanding energy-saving performance directly translates into extended driving range.
Mobile Power Supply & Green
Environmental Guardian
By embedding solar cell modules into glass interlayers, Fuyao empowers automotive glass with power generation capabilities. Under sunlight irradiation, the glass can supply electricity to in-vehicle entertainment systems, ventilation equipment and even power batteries. When a vehicle is parked outdoors, the glass quietly generates power to deliver cool air and entertainment immediately after boarding, endowing automotive glass with a unique sense of vitality as envisioned by Fuyao.
Embedded ETC Slot & Minimalist Aesthetic Design
The direct embedding of ETC chips into windshields eliminates the aesthetic defects caused by externally pasted devices. The integrated design also delivers more stable signal transmission and smoother passage at toll stations. Without additional external equipment on the windshield, drivers can enjoy a clearer field of vision and safer driving experience.
In addition, People’s Daily presented an innovative scenario where intercity train windows are transformed into touchable video-playing smart screens, bringing futuristic interactive experiences that surprise numerous passengers. Fuyao has long made strategic layouts and accumulated mature technologies in the "glass-as-screen" field. Based on OLED self-luminous technology, Fuyao’s smart window solution converts ordinary automotive glass into high-definition display interfaces, allowing passengers to play games and watch videos via window touch control. Evolving from carrying vision to creating new vision scenarios, automotive windows have become interactive portals connecting people and the digital world.
These innovative products benefit from Fuyao’s continuous investment in R&D in recent years. Driven by the rapid development of autonomous driving, Internet of Vehicles, 5G, AR and optoelectronic technologies, Fuyao organically integrates automotive glass with electronic, antenna, sensing and optoelectronic material technologies. It has independently developed dozens of new functional products including ultra-thin lightweight glass, coated heating & IR-Reflective glass, dimming glass, AR-HUD glass, 5G&ETC integrated antenna glass and intelligent panoramic sunroof glass, etc. These products deliver green, intelligent, safe and comfortable travel experiences for users and strongly support Fuyao’s business growth. In 2025, the proportion of Fuyao’s high-value-added products increased by 5.44% year-on-year.
From "Ensuring Availability" to "Pursuing Innovation": Fuyao’s Evolution Journey
The report summarizes the evolution of high-quality Chinese manufacturing as a journey "from ensuring basic availability to pursuing technological innovation", which perfectly epitomizes Fuyao Group’s 50-year development trajectory.
Founded in 1976, Gaoshan Special-shaped Glass Factory in Fuqing, Fujian, was the predecessor of Fuyao Group. With acute market insight and strong national sentiment, Cho Tak Wong, founder of Fuyao Group, found that China’s automotive glass market was almost entirely dependent on imported products, which were extremely expensive and in short supply. Thus, he made up his mind to "produce independent domestic automotive glass for Chinese people", marking Fuyao’s founding and its first step to fill the domestic market gap.
From introducing equipment and absorbing advanced technologies to establishing industrial standards and realizing independent innovation, Fuyao gradually achieved full domestic substitution of imported automotive glass. Never resting on its laurels, Fuyao embarked on a second leap forward focused on technological innovation and upgrading.
Fuyao has steadily transformed from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing. It continuously breaks the physical limitations of glass products, evolving from ordinary flat glass to multi-functional composite glass and from single products to intelligent integrated modules. As early as 2014, Chairman Cho Tak Wong took the lead in introducing Industry 4.0 into Fuyao and formulated the construction model of intelligent factories focused on high-value-added functional automotive glass production. At present, Fuyao has realized interconnection of high-end equipment via advanced sensing technologies worldwide. Equipped with the MES digital manufacturing execution system, Fuyao’s smart factories support real-time information interaction with customer demands, greatly improving production agility and flexibility to meet customized, small-batch and multi-variety production requirements.
To date, Fuyao has built modern production bases and business centers in 13 countries and regions including China, the United States, Germany, Japan and South Korea, holding approximately 35% of the global market share. It has grown into one of the world’s largest suppliers of integrated automotive glass and automotive trim solutions. The small township factory has evolved into a world-class manufacturing hub in the automotive glass industry and built a global brand integrating R&D, manufacturing, sales and services.
From A Single Grain of Sand to Diverse Smart Screens: The Future Journey of Fuyao Glass
From ordinary glass to high-tech carriers integrating safety, intelligence and energy conservation; from manufacturing domestic glass for Chinese consumers to supplying full-functional high-quality glass for the world; from a small township factory to the world’s leading automotive glass manufacturer; from ensuring basic market supply to pursuing continuous innovation — Fuyao interprets the evolutionary journey of automotive glass through 50 years of perseverance and breakthroughs.
In recent years, Fuyao has established nine national-level scientific research platforms, including the National Enterprise Technology Center, Academician Workstation, Postdoctoral Research Station and National CNAS Testing Center, as well as professional laboratories for vehicle antenna testing, coating pilot testing and optoelectronic display research. By integrating global innovative resources, Fuyao has built independent R&D capabilities covering the entire automotive glass industrial chain. Up to 2025, Fuyao has led or participated in formulating more than 60 industrial standards and obtained over 3,000 domestic and overseas patents. It has successfully solved 14 core technological bottlenecks and achieved full independent control of core technologies in glass forming, surface treatment and intelligent vehicle systems, leading the global automotive glass industry through technological innovation and standard formulation.
Autonomous driving, intelligent connected vehicles and smart mobility represent human aspirations and also embody Fuyao’s corporate responsibility. Adhering to the philosophy of "respecting nature and caring for people, pursuing perpetual perfection", Fuyao will seize every opportunity of the era, forge ahead with pioneering spirit, challenge limits and achieve self-breakthroughs. Committed to national development, social progress and people’s well-being, Fuyao will continuously polish the golden brand of "Intelligent Manufacturing in China" and share its innovative transparent technology achievements with the world.
