People's Daily, Chongqing, April 18, does not need to hold the steering wheel, do not need to step on the accelerator and brakes, encounter a red light, stop, and encounter obstacles will allow all driving actions to be completed by the vehicle, once only in science fiction movies. The scenes appearing in this area are becoming reality... On April 18th, the 'Chongqing Autopilot Road Test Launching Ceremony' was held at the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., located in Liangjiang New District, from Chang’an, Baidu, FAW, Dongfeng, Guangzhou Automobile. , Geely, Beiqi Futian and other seven automakers got the first batch of test licenses that could be tested on the road. The test route was planned to open 12.5 km of the Lijia Community Circle.
The so-called self-driving car is a smart car that is replaced by a computer system to complete maneuvering. It involves many cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, radar detection, positioning and navigation, and has a highly integrated technology. This determines it A large number of tests must be conducted in a closed and open traffic environment to verify the environmental adaptability of vehicles and vehicles, vehicles and roads as well as the interaction between vehicles and people, communication reliability, and information security.
According to reports, in the test, a self-driving car can recognize pedestrians, accurately perceive the direction of lane lines, change corners along lanes, and can identify front vehicles and speed limit signs to control the vehicle speed.
In mid-March, the "Chongqing Automated Driving Road Test Management Regulations (Trial)" was released to the outside world, and it lit up the green light for the self-driving road test in Chongqing.
Li Kaiguo, chairman of China National Automobile Research Institute, said at the launch ceremony: 'From the closed test to the open road test, it not only marks the continuous maturation of China's self-driving car technology, but also shows that China's relevant supporting policies, regulations, and measures have taken firm steps. One step, this will greatly accelerate the process of industrialization of self-driving cars in China.
'Carry on the road test of automatic driving, Chongqing can be said to take time, geography, and people. 'Deputy general manager of China Steam Research Xie Fei introduced, Tian Shi, that is, Chongqing is the third domestic laws and regulations to allow self-driving cars 'conditional' access Cities where public roads are tested. And compared to Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing, there are no restrictions on the road tests for autonomous driving, which means that the road test project in Chongqing will be even more abundant.
The so-called geography, Chongqing covers more than 85% of the world's traffic scene and environment, in addition to high-speed loops, long tunnels, ramps, bends, bridges, avenues, etc., as well as unique resources such as '3D city' and '5D Interchange'. The 'all-powerful examination room' for autonomous driving road tests is undoubtedly more authoritative.
The so-called “People’s Peace” is mainly embodied in Chongqing Automated Research Institute, a third-party testing organization selected by Chongqing, which not only possesses the most comprehensive intelligent network-linked automotive test equipment in China, but also completes the independent research and development and application of road testing equipment in conjunction with actual testing requirements; It has taken the lead in establishing a test and evaluation system for self-driving cars L1--L3, and it has the first domestic auto-driving monitoring center to be put into use.
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What kind of vehicle can participate in the test?
The "Chongqing Automated Driving Road Test Management Regulations (Trial)" requires the following for test vehicles:
First, the test vehicle must have an artificial emergency braking function, and support the 'manual driving' and 'autopilot' modes. The switching between the two modes is safe, fast, and simple, which ensures that the test driver can take over control of the vehicle at any time.
2. The test vehicle shall meet the requirements of "Technical Conditions for Operational Safety of Motor Vehicles" (GB7258), and its automatic driving modification shall not affect the safety performance of the vehicle.
Third, the test vehicle's autopilot system must have system alerts and safety warnings.
Fourth, the test vehicle shall have relevant data recording and storage functions, and be able to automatically record and store status information at least 90 seconds prior to the occurrence of a vehicle accident or failure.
5. The test vehicle must have data connectivity with the monitoring platform and be able to upload real-time vehicle position information, vehicle internal and external environmental information, vehicle operation and motion status information, vehicle and system fault information, etc.
What conditions do test drivers need?
First, test pilots should be proficient in road traffic safety regulations, driving theory, traffic safety psychology and other safe driving knowledge, and should strictly abide by the driver's obligations under the safety law and implementation regulations.
Second, the test driver holds a corresponding driving license. Within three years, he has no accidental injury record or above, no drunk driving, no toxic driving record.
Third, there must be a clear labor contract relationship between the test driver and the test subject.
Fourth, the test driver shall undergo professional training in road testing for not less than 50 hours, including professional training for taking control of the test vehicle in a dangerous scene. The driving management training time for applying for the test function shall not be less than 40 hours.
Fifth, the test driver must fully understand the automatic test vehicle performance and test driving requirements.