As for the future travel planning of Yi Auto News, autonomous driving is a technical topic that cannot be avoided by car companies and technology companies. Tesla, Xpeng Motors, Huawei, Baidu and other companies are all in this field. After many years of hard work, its products have either been put into the market or entered into car companies, and the feedback has been quite good.
Shanghai is the fifth city where Baidu Apollo has launched self-driving travel services, and it is an important demonstration city for the implementation of "Carrot Run". Download the "Luobo Run" App from now on, and qualified volunteers can experience autonomous driving travel services from 9:30 to 23:00 every day.
It is understood that the demonstration application route opened by Baidu Apollo in Shanghai will cover 150 test ride stations in stages and orderly. The demonstration application scenarios are very rich, covering "residential areas, commercial areas, office areas, rail transit and public transportation lines, etc." can meet users' travel needs for public transportation connections, daily commuting, business and leisure, etc. During the demonstration application period, the safety and orderliness of test ride volunteers and road operations will be fully guaranteed.
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On the morning of September 12, the editor himself experienced a carrot trip. First of all, the Hongqi H5S used in the vehicle is different in that there are nine visual probes on the top of the vehicle body. Inside, there is a driver in the driving seat. Of course, he does not perform driving operations throughout the process. More often, he acts like a "driving butler", reminding you to fasten your seat belt and whether the air conditioner is appropriate.
Departing from the Shanghai International Automobile City Building, No. 888, Moyu South Road, Jiading District, we experienced a self-driving demonstration application section of about 6 kilometers. The driving process is very smooth: turning, traffic light recognition, and occasional pedestrians are all avoided flawlessly at a safe distance. The test ride experience was quite good.
The editor also randomly interviewed citizens about their opinions on the arrival of autonomous driving in Shanghai. The main opinions are divided into two points: First, he expressed his praise for the innovation of AI technology in the new era and expressed his appreciation for the impact of autonomous driving on people's lives. Changes in modes and travel express expectations. Second: The sudden change in traditional travel habits requires an adaptation process in thinking, and the most important concern is safety.
Indeed, when a sudden accident occurs, how will autonomous driving respond? After all, the driving system is a machine system. If it fails, how will the on-board intelligent system deal with it?
In this regard, Li Zhenyu, senior vice president of Baidu Group and general manager of the intelligent driving business group, said: After years of technology accumulation, Baidu Apollo continues to release the core advantages of autonomous driving into the field of automotive intelligence, helping car companies create a system with continuous evolution. Smart cars with advanced capabilities provide users with a smart car experience of "driving with confidence", "parking with peace of mind" and "using the car smoothly".
From the editor's point of view, the issue of autonomous driving safety has become the focus of public opinion with the occurrence of traffic incidents in the past two years. In this regard, we hope that Baidu Apollo will do what it takes to deal with traffic accidents. Zero tolerance.
Technologically leading, Shanghai achieves autonomous driving technology?
The accelerated implementation of Baidu’s Apollo self-driving travel service is inseparable from Shanghai’s current policies. Shanghai is an international metropolis and must always stay at the forefront of technological development. It must use its own advantages to actively participate in product research and development and demonstration applications to provide conditions and support for the further development of society.
It is understood that Shanghai has issued road test and demonstration application qualifications to 25 companies and 234 vehicles. The number of companies and license plates ranks first in the country. Just on July 16, the Shanghai Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission, together with relevant departments, officially released the "Shanghai Intelligent Connected Vehicle Testing and Demonstration Implementation Measures (Draft for Comments)" draft for comments to create a better environment for autonomous driving applications. policy environment.
In the next three years, Shanghai Jiading District will gradually take the "four-in-one and one integration" scenario layout as an important goal, promote the opening of autonomous driving test roads to the entire area, play a pilot area demonstration role, and explore the future of autonomous driving travel together with autonomous driving companies. Commercialization scenario
Extensive layout "Carrot" plans to serve 3 million in three years?
At present, as the combination of AI technology and the autonomous driving industry has been involved in practical applications in life, the domestic autonomous driving industry has entered the stage of exploring the implementation of large-scale applications. As of the first half of 2021, Baidu's Apollo self-driving travel service has received more than 400,000 passengers, has a test mileage of more than 14 million kilometers, and has more than 2,900 self-driving patents. It has opened manned services in Beijing, Guangzhou, Changsha, and Cangzhou. . These figures are the solid foundation and confidence for Baidu to launch the next stage of large-scale commercial operations.
In the future, Baidu Apollo will open up more operating cities and travel scenarios to solve more travel pain points. Apollo is using its three major businesses of autonomous driving, automobile intelligence, and intelligent transportation to comprehensively lead the intelligent transformation of the automobile and transportation industries and completely change the way people live and travel.
With the opening of Luobo Kuaipao self-driving vehicles for trial rides in Shanghai to volunteer users, Baidu Apollo is one step closer to landing in 30 cities and serving 3 million users in the next three years.