The automatic driverless taxi without driver and safety officer on the road on the road in Shenzhen, becoming the first first -tier city to carry out autonomous driving unmanned commercialization.The reporter directly hit the scene to experience the ride process and found that this type of taxi is no longer a gimmick, and it has become the choice of travel for some citizens.
In the mid -June of Pingshan District, Shenzhen, Shenzhen Pingshan District issued a pilot license to unmanned driving related enterprises, which means that the autonomous driving taxi of the enterprise can be officially operated in the area.
Different from the pilots in other districts in Shenzhen before, this driverless taxi will realize the real "unmanned", that is, passenger service without drivers and no safety officers in the car.
Baidu's "Radish Run" is one of the companies that have been awarded the L4 -level unmanned commercialized charging operation.Autonomous driving technology is divided into six grades, from the lowest L0 all -level manual driving to the full automation of L5.Level L4 means that vehicles can be completely autonomously driving under specific roads and environmental conditions without human intervention.
From the test level, from the earliest "public road test" of driverless taxis to "manned test", "charging pilot", to "main driving safety officer", "no safety main driving position is safeThe test direction of the test of members and the co -driver is advanced.Now that the pilot of the safety officer is completely canceled, this development has been further upgraded.
The reporter visited Pingshan District a few days ago and found that there is no shortage of driving taxis during trial operation, some still have safety officers, and some are completely unattended.Like ordinary online ride -hailing, passengers only need to call through small programs, and these taxis will automatically drive to the set on the car to carry passengers.The current scope of trial operation cannot be across the zone, and passengers can only get on and off at the designated location set within the test range.
After the taxi arrives, the passenger only needs to enter the number of mobile phone numbers on the screen by the window to unlock the car.The entry passengers click "Open the itinerary" in front of the back seat, and the vehicle will start steadily and move forward at a speed of about 40 kilometers per hour.A safety officer driving another car will also follow behind the taxi.
Unmanned taxis can change the lane according to the road conditions, and can slow down and restart before the traffic light.The car can also identify pedestrians, bicycles, obstacles, etc. near the car, and stop automatically or avoid.The driving level of the intelligent system is also very smooth and smooth. There is no intense response such as emergency brakes and sudden changes. It is like a human driver.
However, the behavior of taxis on the road is not very standardized.For example, when the car lined up and waited for ahead, because of "can't wait", he drove to the side and only allowed straight lanes to turn around, violating traffic rules, causing hidden safety hazards.
This type of taxi has become a travel tool for many local citizens.Lin Auri (20 years old), an undergraduate student of Shenzhen University of Science and Technology, told Lianhe Morning Post that he has been taking unmanned taxis in the district since May this year, and has exceeded 10 times.
He said: "I usually take a taxi from the school to the designated offices, supermarkets, restaurants, etc. from the school. Now the platform is very cheap to attract users to try to attract users./P>
The reporter found that the original cost of a 1.6 kilometer's journey was 22 yuan (RMB, the same below, about S $ 4), but only 2.2 yuan after discount.
Lin Auri observed that within two months of his driverless taxi, the autonomous driving intelligent system of the car has improved significantly."When I started sitting, I felt the driving skills of the car were a bit sparse, but now the car is more sensitive in the turning judgment, and the frequency of the sudden braking is also reduced."
In addition to Shenzhen, intelligent connected car companies including radish running and Xiaoma Zhixing have launched a trial operation of driving taxis in Beijing, Chongqing, and Wuhan since last year.However, Beijing's regulations still require safety officers in the co -pilot seats, which has made the pilot of Shenzhen Pingshan District the first first -tier city to carry out unmanned commercialization of autonomous driving.
Zhou Lingkun, the leader of Deloitte China Automotive Industry, accepted the United Morning Post and pointed out that the driverless taxi trial operation on Pingshan District's open road will play a certain role in promoting the overall industry, including consumer awarenessImprovement of acceptance, accumulation of corporate data and system optimization.
In terms of legal guarantee, Shenzhen implemented the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Intelligent Connected Motor Management Regulations in August last year. It is China's first regulations on intelligent connected automobile management.The regulations clarify the definition of autonomous driving, market access, conditional exemption, and rights and responsibility identification.
Zhou Lingkun said that the regulations are the exploration of local regulations, but the applicable object is limited to intelligent connected cars that test and demonstrate applications on designated roads.He said: "The regulations are mainly for operating vehicles such as unmanned taxis, and they are not suitable for private vehicles for consumers."
Zhou Lingkun explained that unmanned taxis is a branch and one -type application scenario for the development of autonomous driving.He judged that the development of the overall industry of Chinese autonomous vehicles is still in the development of the L2 to L3 high -end auxiliary driving system, and the high -speed and city point -to -point auxiliary driving functions developed by new automotive enterprises have been close to L3. It is expected that the industry is expected toIt will usher in high -speed growth.
But he pointed out that the Chinese government's legislative work on level L3 is still underway, and the technology of this level of "human -machine co -driving" involves the boundaries of the system operating conditions and the ability to achieve function.The definition and data protection responsibilities have made the definition and legislative work more complicated.
As for how far it is to realize the L5 -level autonomous driving, Zhou Lingkun said: "Ryo -term and long -term driving still needs to solve the technical maturity, regulations and supervision, consumer acceptance, cost and other reality and other reality.Question. "
