The International Symposium on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (SoCAV) 2023 will be held from April 21 – 23, 2023, in Shenzhen, China. This hybrid event (in-person and online) will focus to provide a platform and several opportunities for researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholars to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research in the common research field of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, and to discuss practical issues, the challenges encountered as well as the solutions adopted. SoCAV 2023 will also host a social networking event along with a conference to encourage researchers and experts to exchange their take on cutting–edge technologies and possible solutions for the challenges faced to develop new technologies.