Abstract: Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICVs), as intelligent entities deeply involved in constructing social order in the AI era, shift the focus to transportation—a dimension often overlooked in mainstream communication studies—thereby establishing a theoretical foundation for highlighting their significance in communication studies. Under current socio-technological conditions, the interactive activities jointly participated in by humans and ICVs epitomize the reality of human-machine integrated communication. The technological evolution and social embeddedness of ICVs reveal the practical role of such integration.In terms of technological evolution, ICVs establish cross-node connectivity among humans, vehicles, infrastructure, and networks. Building upon this foundation, large-scale AI models trigger interaction generalization, ultimately transcending "geofencing" and bridging spatial divides. Regarding social embeddedness, ICVs provide a preliminary basis for constructing a "multi-scalar communicable" environment and fostering barrier-free societies. However, they also face two paradoxes: energy consumption and unemployment crises, while legal and ethical dilemmas remain unresolved issues.