51 cities across the country have introduced pilot and demonstration policies for autonomous driving. Autonomous driving is blooming in many places. The industry is calling for legislative support.

　　Carrot Kuaipao conducts fully unmanned autonomous driving tests.

　　The 2024 Government Work Report pointed out that we must vigorously promote the construction of a modern industrial system and accelerate the development of new productive forces. This is the first time that "new productivity" has been included in the government work report and ranked first among the top ten tasks in 2024. It is a key force in achieving industrial transformation and upgrading and high-quality development.

　　In terms of actively cultivating emerging industries and future industries, industries including intelligent connected new energy vehicles are the focus of developing new productive forces.

　　Last year, Guidehouse Insights, a foreign research and consulting company, conducted a comprehensive rating of participating autonomous driving companies around the world and launched the latest competitiveness ranking of global autonomous driving companies (2023). There are four domestic companies on the list, and Baidu ranks among the "leaders" in the list for the third consecutive period. The accelerated launch of Luobo Kuaipao will accelerate the development of autonomous driving technology in new fields and new tracks, win the development initiative in fierce international competition, and help my country gain first-mover advantages in the new wave of the automotive industry.

2.93 trillion

　　As of January 2, 2024, Luobo Kuaipao's total service volume exceeded 5 million orders. In the fourth quarter, the number of service orders increased by 49% year-on-year to 839,000 orders. The proportion of in-car driverless orders in Wuhan reached 45%. A research report from CICC shows that by 2030, the global market size of Robotaxi will exceed US$2 trillion; according to Pacific Securities, the size of the Chinese Robotaxi market is expected to exceed RMB 1.18 trillion and RMB 2.93 trillion respectively by 2025 and 2030. Yuan, will become one of the autonomous driving scenarios with the largest market space.

　　As the highest standard for testing the level of automobile intelligence, autonomous driving closely combines the current cutting-edge AI large-model technology with the traditional automobile industry, and is an excellent synonym for new-quality productivity.

　　At the same time, as a typical application scenario of artificial intelligence empowering the automotive industry, autonomous driving is not only a new track for the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, but also an important area for the development of new productivity, and the focus of global technological competition.

　　It is understood that as one of the world's largest autonomous driving service providers, Luobo Kuaipao is comprehensively promoting the large-scale application of unmanned autonomous driving in cars.

　　“When we saw hundreds of Luobo Kuaishou unmanned vehicles shuttling back and forth between districts in Wuhan, day and night, we had just seen the dawn of large-scale and commercial operation of autonomous driving.” Electric Vehicles in China At the Forum of 100 People (2024), Wang Yunpeng, vice president of Baidu Group and president of the Intelligent Driving Business Group, said, “Autonomous driving is indeed very difficult, and half of people can travel a hundred miles in 90%. In the past few years, many peers have slowly given up on autonomous driving. , but Baidu persisted for ten years, and we will continue to persist until we achieve final victory."

Unable to achieve scale, restricting the rapid development of autonomous driving

　　With the rapid development of autonomous driving in my country, in recent years, key national and local autonomous driving policies have been successively introduced, laying a good foundation for large-scale commercial applications. .

　　In November last year, four departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the "Notice on Carrying out Pilot Work on the Access and Road Access of Intelligent Connected Vehicles", aiming to promote the function and performance improvement of intelligent connected vehicle products and the iteration of the industrial ecology. Optimize, accelerate the industrialization process of intelligent connected vehicles, and promote the high-quality development of the intelligent connected vehicle industry; in December last year, the Ministry of Transport issued the "Autonomous Vehicle Transportation Safety Service Guide (Trial)" to guide the normal operation services of autonomous vehicles A new stage of development; in January this year, five departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Notice on Carrying out Pilot Work on the "Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration" Application of Intelligent Connected Vehicles" to accelerate the promotion of high-level autonomous driving from the urban side. , commercialization and large-scale application.

　　At the local level, 51 cities have introduced pilot demonstration policies for autonomous driving. Many provinces and cities, including Shenzhen, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Hangzhou, have formulated local legislation related to autonomous driving and are accelerating the expansion of application scenarios. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan and other places have carried out pilot demonstrations of open roads for driverless vehicles. For example, Beijing has continuously expanded new application scenarios such as Daxing Airport on the basis of actively promoting Demonstration Zone 3.0, and Wuhan supports it in 12 administrative regions. Nearly 500 driverless vehicles are in regular pilot service.

　　As one of the world's largest self-driving travel service providers, Luobo Kuaipao has opened manned test operation services in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu, Hefei, Yangquan, and Wuzhen.

　　In Wuhan, since August last year, passengers only need to operate a mobile phone software to hail a self-driving car to and from the Wuhan Economic Development Zone and Tianhe Airport; in February this year, an unmanned self-driving car in the Carrot Express drove smoothly through Yang The Sigang Yangtze River Bridge and Wuhan Baishazhou Bridge have realized the "first span of the Yangtze River for thousands of miles" of autonomous driving in my country.

　　In Beijing, in March this year, the demonstration application of autonomous passenger vehicles was officially launched at Beijing Daxing International Airport. Citizens only need to use apps such as Luobo Kuaipao and Baidu Maps to reserve autonomous driving shuttle services to and from Daxing Airport in the Economic Development Zone.

　　But at the same time, we must also note that my country’s Road Traffic Safety Law, as the main top-level law in the autonomous driving industry, still lacks relevant provisions for unmanned vehicles on the road; the Implementation Regulations of the Road Traffic Safety Law, the Road Transport Regulations and other relevant administrative regulations Regulations, as well as industry policies such as the "Notice on Carrying out Pilot Work on the Access and Road Access of Intelligent Connected Vehicles", make it impossible to carry out systematic system design for unmanned vehicles. Due to the lack of top-level legislative design at the national level, autonomous driving has not been able to achieve large-scale implementation, which to a certain extent has restricted the rapid development of technology research and development and industrialization.

　　Standing at a critical juncture when autonomous driving is accelerating from testing and verification to the industrialization stage, during this year's two sessions, many representatives and committee members called for accelerating national-level autonomous driving legislation and local-level policy opening to lay the groundwork for large-scale commercial applications of autonomous driving. Good foundation.

　　Jiang Haoran, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Hengyin Financial Technology Co., Ltd., brought a proposal "On Accelerating the Improvement of the Legal and Regulatory System for Autonomous Driving". He suggested that relevant departments set up a special working group to strengthen legislation, policies, standards, etc. for autonomous driving. Research on key industry issues and clarify the timetable for the revision of laws and regulations; strengthen the top-level design of legislation at the national level, seize the opportunity of the revision of the Road Traffic Safety Law, build a complete collaborative support system and supervision system for autonomous driving, and ensure the scale of driverless vehicles Accessible on the road.

　　Lian Yuming, the founding director of the Beijing International Urban Development Institute, suggested encouraging local governments to experiment first and learn from domestic and foreign experience and results. The government should increase its support for the application of autonomous driving in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and other places in a larger range, wider space and more fields.

　　Feng Xingya, general manager of GAC Group, also believes that the establishment of complete specialized legislation (such as the formulation of autonomous driving laws, "Intelligent Connected Vehicle Regulations", etc.) is an inevitable requirement for industrial development.

　　Currently, autonomous driving is in a critical period for large-scale implementation. It is urgent to further accelerate legislation related to autonomous driving on the basis of existing policies and regulations in various departments and localities. This will not only provide reassurance for China's smart cars in the second half, but also boost China's global leadership in the automobile industry.

Commercialization is accelerating, and autonomous driving “is at its dawn”

　　"In the past ten years, with the guidance and policy support of the government, Baidu has always adhered to safety first, step-by-step, and insisted on innovation and practice. Autonomous driving has successively realized the transformation from closed test sites to open roads, from demonstration areas to city-level demonstration applications. A new stage." Wang Yunpeng said that after ten years of persistent struggle, autonomous driving has finally ushered in the "dawn."

　　At present, Baidu has implemented commercial demonstration operations and tests of in-vehicle autonomous driving in multiple cities such as Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, and Shenzhen, and has comprehensively promoted the large-scale application of in-vehicle autonomous driving, accelerating the transition from testing and verification to industrialization. The scale-up stage is the final sprint for commercialization.

　　On Xiaohongshu and Douyin, many users share videos of themselves riding in autonomous vehicles. Wang Yunpeng revealed that many customers are very excited after riding in self-driving cars and will spontaneously post their experiences on various social media. “Because they are safe, they trust us. Our user with the largest number of orders has placed 2,000 orders, and the order with the most mileage has exceeded 95 kilometers. Anyone who has ridden it will believe that 'the future is already here'."

　　The reason why Carrot Run has received "rave reviews" from users is its ability to conquer complex road conditions and scenes. In Wuhan, the three-dimensional urban traffic scene along the Yangtze River, overpasses, and elevated highways has brought challenges to unmanned autonomous driving operations in vehicles. In February this year, the Carrot Run across the Yangtze River was the first time that a self-driving car with no driver in the car went on the viaduct. It opened up the first cross-river scene with no self-driving car in the car. It overcame the typical scenario of the elevated road, such as radical car cuts and ramps. A series of complex challenges such as import and blocking scenarios.

　　"The first span of the Yangtze River" is not only the connection between the south and the north of the Yangtze River, but also the conquest of special scenarios for autonomous driving. It is a milestone in the autonomous driving industry. After the Luobo Kuaipao passed across the river, it completed the breakthrough from a "demonstration area" to a "demonstration city" and realized the parallel running of autonomous driving in China and the United States.

　　In terms of commercialization, Luobo Kuaipao has been commercialized in more than 10 cities. As of January 2, 2024, Luobo Kuaipao's total service volume exceeded 5 million orders. In the fourth quarter, the number of service orders increased by 49% year-on-year to 839,000 orders. The proportion of in-car driverless orders in Wuhan reached 45%. Many citizens are also providing feedback to the government through various channels every day, hoping to add more sites.

　　According to industry insiders, the autonomous driving industry has entered the eve of commercialization and is also a critical period for large-scale implementation. At the China Electric Vehicles 100 Forum (2024), Ouyang Minggao, vice chairman of the China Electric Vehicles 100 and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said at the high-level forum that by 2030, the commercialization of domestic fully autonomous vehicles based on generative artificial intelligence will appear It is a high probability event.

　　The commercialization prospects of Robotaxi are also promising by the industry. A research report from CICC shows that by 2030, the global market size of Robotaxi will exceed US$2 trillion; according to Pacific Securities, the size of the Chinese Robotaxi market is expected to exceed RMB 1.18 trillion and RMB 2.93 trillion respectively by 2025 and 2030. Yuan, will become one of the autonomous driving scenarios with the largest market space.

　　As Robin Li, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, said at the Baidu World Conference 2023, “With the continuous expansion of operation scale, the continuous improvement of technology level, and the large-scale deployment of lower-cost autonomous vehicles, Luobo Kuai Running will be closer and closer to commercial profitability."

　　Text: Wang Chenchen

　　Source: Southern Metropolis Daily