[Commentary] Recently, the news that Changsha fully opened the test-driving service for autonomous taxis has attracted a lot of attention. On the afternoon of April 22nd, the reporter came to the Baidu Apollo autonomous taxi test area in Changsha and called a self-driving taxi through the taxi software to experience a real-time taxi automatic driving service to send passengers to their destination. .

　　After the reporter got on the bus, he found that there was still a "driver" in the driver's seat. The test pilot in the co-pilot explained that the driver was actually a safety officer according to the current policies and regulations. During the driving process, the safety officer No operation will be performed on the vehicle.

　　After the vehicle was started, the reporter saw that the large screen of the central control can accurately simulate the current road traffic conditions, as well as other traffic participants passing around the body, and accurately avoided. The only thing that is a bit inadequate in the experience is that the vehicle is a bit anxious when braking.

　　[Same period] Reporter experiences self-driving taxi parking to give way to zebra crossing

　　This is the person who came. It (the vehicle) will automatically stop, wait for someone to cross the zebra crossing, and then after it passes, it will continue to walk forward.

　　[Commentary] Cheng Li, the head of the Apollo Zhixing Test and Vehicle Operation and Maintenance Department, said that so far, 45 self-driving taxis have been put into trial operation and testing. After the test ride service is fully opened, citizens who want to get the first experience do not need to log in to the website to submit complicated materials and other complicated procedures, directly through the mobile phone Baidu map, Baidu APP and other programs, within the urban area of ​​Changsha open test, call the self-driving taxi. can.

　　[Same period] Cheng Li, head of Apollo Zhixing Testing and Vehicle Operation and Maintenance Department

　　We are based on the majority of citizens ’friends, and there is a big difference from the previous ones, that is, it is much more convenient to taxi, let the majority of citizens’ friends know that our self-driving car is coming, not that it is the same as before, that it is the legendary automatic Driving, it is true that autonomous driving has reached the friends of citizens.

　　Reporter Xu Zhixiong Fu Jingyi Yang Huafeng reports from Changsha

Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]