Please do not report to the police! On this open road, you may encounter autonomous vehicles
With the implementation of the Regulations on Innovative Application of Driver free Intelligent Connected Vehicles in Pudong New Area and the relevant Implementation Rules, autonomous vehicle in Pudong New Area ushered in the unmanned stage. On July 8, 2023, at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference - Intelligent Driving Forum held at the Zhangjiang Science Hall, 15 vehicles from three companies including Baidu Zhixing, Autox Antu, and Xiaoma Zhixing were awarded the first batch of unmanned intelligent connected vehicle road test licenses in Pudong New Area.
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On July 11th, the reporter saw in the innovative application industrial park of unmanned intelligent connected vehicles in Jinqiao, Pudong, that unmanned intelligent connected vehicles with test licenses were already running on open test roads in the central urban area.
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The first batch of 15 vehicles from three companies, Baidu Zhixing, AutoX Antu, and Xiaoma Zhixing, obtained the road test license for unmanned intelligent connected vehicles issued by Pudong New Area. Previously, Baidu's autonomous driving travel service platform, Radish Run, had conducted unmanned operation and testing in five cities including Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen, with a total test mileage of over 60 million kilometers for autonomous driving.
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On that day, the reporter experienced the autonomous driving car of Baidu's Carrot Run. The autonomous driving experience route was set on the first batch of key open road sections in the Jinqiao test area, and the entire test drive experience of the autonomous driving vehicle was 2.7 kilometers, taking about 15 minutes.
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After passengers board the car in the back row, they only need to fasten their seat belts and click the departure button on the back screen to start the journey. Rear passengers can also use this screen to monitor the vehicle's driving status in real time.
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Jinqiao Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Demonstration Zone is the first autonomous vehicle open test road in the central urban area of a super large city in China, with the first phase mileage of 29.3 kilometers, and is also the highest risk open test road in Shanghai at present.
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According to the reporter's experience, when vehicles avoid pedestrians, turn around, or change lanes, they act like skilled drivers, giving way to merging vehicles and then "slippery" lane changes; Starting and braking are also relatively gentle. When encountering a red light, the vehicle will automatically stop one or two meters away from the front car and wait for the street lights to light up before starting automatically... The entire driving process is very "experienced".
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The test vehicles are all equipped with L4 level autonomous driving, and the vehicle can move forward without relying on the driver. In case of emergency, the system can make its own judgment.
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It is reported that at present, these vehicles are not equipped with safety officers and belong to the completely unmanned no-load testing stage. The richer the testing scenarios and the faster the technological iteration, the safer the future operation of "unmanned vehicles" will be.
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In March of this year, Pudong New Area issued the first local regulation on innovative applications of intelligent connected vehicles in China, the "Implementation Rules for Promoting Innovative Applications of Intelligent Connected Vehicles without Drivers in Pudong New Area, Shanghai", which has solidified legal protection for autonomous driving of intelligent connected vehicles. Relying on the legislative advantages and a sound policy and regulatory system in Pudong New Area, the intelligent connected vehicles without drivers have shifted from closed roads to open roads, and from a state with safety officers to completely unmanned, promoting innovation and development in the field of autonomous driving and accelerating the commercialization of autonomous driving enterprises in Pudong New Area.