日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Business
Home / Business / Motoring

Baidu rolls out Apollo RT6 vrooming for ride-hailing

By FAN FEIFEI | China Daily | Updated: 2022-07-22 09:30
Share
Share - WeChat
An Apollo RT6 is seen during the launch ceremony in Beijing on June 21, 2022. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY]

Latest series with Level 4 autonomous driving to serve as robotaxis in 2023

Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc unveiled its next-generation fully autonomous vehicle Apollo RT6 on Thursday, which will be put into operation on Apollo Go, the company's autonomous ride-hailing service, in 2023, a move expected to accelerate the large-scale commercialization of self-driving technology, industry experts said.

Designed for complex urban environments, the Apollo RT6 is a fully electric vehicle with a steering wheel that can be removed or installed when required, according to Baidu. With a per unit cost of 250,000 yuan ($36,975), the arrival of the new model is set to speed up the commercial operation of self-driving taxis at scale.

"This massive cost reduction will enable us to deploy tens of thousands of autonomous vehicles across China. We are moving towards a future where taking a robotaxi will be half the cost of taking a taxi today," said Robin Li, co-founder and CEO of Baidu, at Baidu World 2022, the company's flagship technology conference, in Beijing.

As Baidu's 6th generation of autonomous vehicles, the Apollo RT6 is powered by a Level 4 autonomous driving system and automotive-grade dual computing units with a computing power of up to 1,200 tera operations per second (TOPS). Level 4 autonomy means the vehicle can drive by itself under most circumstances without a human backup driver.

The steering wheel-free design allows more space for the installation of extra seating or other additions, even a gaming console or vending machine, the company said.

So far, Apollo Go has rolled out robotaxi ride-hailing services in 10 cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong province, and received more than 1 million orders, making Baidu the world's largest autonomous mobility service provider.

The intelligent transportation infrastructure based on the vehicle-road coordination system is expected to improve traffic efficiency by 15 to 30 percent and contribute to 2.4 percent to 4.8 percent of absolute GDP growth, Li said. Baidu's intelligent transportation solutions have been adopted in more than 50 cities nationwide.

Zhang Xiang, a researcher at the Automobile Industry Innovation Research Center at the North China University of Technology in Beijing, said there are some highlights and innovations in the newly launched driverless vehicle, such as the highly autonomous driving system, lidar sensors, high-performance auto chips and detachable steering wheels.

Baidu has accelerated its steps in the vehicle-to-everything infrastructure construction across the nation to promote the commercialization of autonomous driving technologies, Zhang said. V2X is a key technology that allows vehicles to communicate with the moving parts of the traffic system around them.

Beijing officially launched China's first pilot area for commercial autonomous driving vehicle services on Wednesday. Baidu and self-driving startup Pony.ai are the first batches of enterprises granted permission to offer paid services.

They will also provide up to 30 self-driving vehicles without a safety operator behind the steering wheel for commercial services within an area of 60 square kilometers in Yizhuang, a southern suburb of Beijing. A supervisor will sit in the front passenger seat to ensure safety. In April, the two companies received permits to operate driverless taxis on open roads in Beijing.

"China is catching up with the United States in autonomous driving development with the progress made by Baidu and Pony.ai. In the US, only Alphabet-backed Waymo and General Motors-backed Cruise can offer driverless rides and charge for such services in Arizona and California, respectively," said Lyu Jinghong, an intelligent mobility analyst at research firm BloombergNEF.

Continuous testing on public roads, easing regulations as well as cost reductions in autonomous vehicle manufacturing will help accelerate the deployment and commercialization of self-driving cars, Lyu said.

According to BloombergNEF's 2022 electric vehicle outlook, China will operate the world's largest robotaxi fleet with about 12 million units by 2040, followed by the US which operates around 7 million autonomous vehicles.

As autonomous driving technology continues to mature, the sector is poised to witness robust growth in the coming years. The market size of China's self-driving taxi services is expected to surpass 1.3 trillion yuan by 2030, accounting for 60 percent of the country's ride-hailing market by then, said a report by global consultancy IHS Markit.

The report said the robotaxi market will eventually be dominated by two to three major service providers, with the top providers occupying more than 40 percent of total market share.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
CLOSE
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 一级毛片 在线播放 | 国产婷婷色一区二区三区在线 | 亚洲天堂网站 | 午夜视频吧 | 热99在线视频 | 婷婷久久综合 | 99精品国产高清一区二区麻豆 | 二区在线视频 | 五月婷婷狠狠干 | a级毛片免费高清视频 | 色老头xxxwww作爱视频 | 成人性生活视频在线观看 | 日本高清免费不卡在线 | 国产精品男人的天堂 | 一 级做人爱全视频在线看 久久综合九色综合网站 | 亚洲综合色婷婷在线观看 | 亚洲最大成人在线 | 国产欧美亚洲精品a | 在线成人| 国产成人免费视频网站高清观看视频 | 青青热在线观看视频精品 | 久草在线视频中文 | 久久国产精品99久久久久久牛牛 | 成人欧美s视频在线观看 | 欧美综合区 | 国产二区视频 | 精品无人区一区二区三 | 欧美精品免费在线 | 国产精品果冻麻豆精东天美 | 亚洲一区二区三区久久久 | 亚洲 偷拍 色播 | 青娱乐激情视频 | 99热.com| 午夜寂寞少妇aaa片毛片 | 久久这里只有精品23 | 国内真实迷j下药在线观看 人人艹逼 | 色黄视频在线观看 | 色鬼久久 | 免费在线观看成人 | 国产精品亚洲视频 | 日韩在线国产精品 |