On March 17, Baidu Maps and Beijing Institute of Transportation Development released the "2021 China Urban Traffic Report" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"), showing the traffic congestion in the main urban areas of 100 major cities across the country in the past year and changes in the ranking of urban congestion. .
The report shows that among the 66 traffic optimization cities, 21 have deep cooperation with Baidu Intelligent Transportation. Among them, the commuter peak congestion index of Chongqing, Baoding and Guangzhou decreased by 11.25%, 7.6% and 5.89% respectively compared with the same period in 2020. The effect of reducing traffic congestion is obvious.
Photo courtesy of the 2021 100-city commuter peak traffic congestion list companies
Baoding: Intelligent traffic eases congestion, and the congestion ranking drops for two consecutive years
Qiyi Road, running through the east and west of Baoding, is one of the main roads in the urban area, and undertakes the task of commuting to and from get off work during the peak period of Baoding City.
In the past, citizens needed to block 5 or 6 traffic lights on the main road every day to get to and from get off work. Because the Baoding traffic police deployed Baidu AI intelligent information control system, vehicles can quickly pass through multiple traffic light intersections.
On the main streets of Baoding City, the biggest feeling of citizens traveling is that the traffic lights here are "very irregular", no longer a fixed duration, but will change color according to the road congestion index.
There are also lane signs that can automatically change according to road traffic conditions, and automatically change lane instructions according to the size of the traffic flow, effectively diverting traffic at the intersection.
"The length of the traffic lights used to be the same at the intersection, but now the green lights are automatically longer when the traffic flow is heavy. It used to take a long time to wait during the rush hour, but now you can pass the green lights almost all the way." "The choice of lanes is also much more flexible, not as before. There are always long queues like that.” Because of such “unruly” traffic lights and intelligently adjusted lanes, Baoding’s urban traffic has achieved an internal virtuous circle, dropping 17 places in its congestion index ranking for two consecutive years.
The traffic improvement of Qiyi Road is the tip of the iceberg for Baoding to build intelligent transportation.
Starting from 2020, Baoding City has joined hands with Baidu to build an "integrated command platform for intelligent traffic management" and "AI traffic management brain". By building an intelligent information control system for 176 intersections in the core area, Baidu has realized the automation, precision and intelligence of vehicles. Control and intelligent timing of signal lights.
The "Report" shows that the traffic congestion index of Baoding's commuting peak has decreased by 7.6% compared with 2020.
2022 is a crucial year for Baoding to build a modern city of quality life. The development of intelligent transportation will also help Baoding to continuously optimize and upgrade urban transportation and provide citizens with a more efficient and high-quality travel experience.
Photo courtesy of the 2021 100-city commuter peak traffic congestion drop list companies
Chongqing and Guangzhou: Tailor-made solutions for congestion relief, with significant differentiated advantages in intelligent transportation
The "mountain city" Chongqing has complicated traffic conditions and has repeatedly topped the list of congested cities in China.
But the situation improved significantly last year.
According to the "2021 Top 100 Cities Commuter Peak Traffic Congestion Reduction List" in the "Report", Chongqing's commuter peak traffic congestion index dropped by 11.25%, down 1 place from 2020.
In recent years, Chongqing has accelerated the construction of the pilot project of building a strong transportation country and the construction of a strong transportation city. Baidu has undertaken the construction of more than 90 intelligent signal-controlled intersections, achieving an increase of about 5 km/h in average vehicle speed on the pilot roads and a reduction of parking times by about 20%.
"Let's step on the accelerator less, save time and save a few more gas money" has become the most simple understanding of intelligent transportation by Chongqing citizens.
The speed ratio of public transportation and car travel during commuting peaks in first-tier and new first-tier cities, Guangzhou ranks third with 74.14%. Photo courtesy of the company
The ability of intelligent transportation is not limited to serving private cars, but also applies to public transportation.
Since 2020, Guangzhou and Baidu have cooperated in the construction of intelligent transportation. Baidu has deployed a MaaS (travel as a service) platform in Guangzhou, which can provide a variety of capacity for autonomous vehicles and traditional buses, and realize the normalization of autonomous buses and autonomous taxis. operation.
At present, Baidu's MaaS platform has 5 bus loop lines and about 300 connecting stations, receiving an average of 2,300 passengers per week, which greatly reduces users' short-distance travel time.
The development of intelligent transportation has effectively alleviated the congestion of urban traffic and relieved the pressure of urban development to a large extent.
At present, Baidu Intelligent Transportation has landed services in more than 50 cities across the country, covering more than 2,000 urban intersections, and has achieved real-time optimization of "city-level" information control, effectively improving urban traffic efficiency.
As a participant in the construction of a strong transportation country, in the future, Baidu will continue to use technology to empower transportation and make public travel safer, more efficient and more convenient.