The epidemic broke out at the beginning of 2020, and the entire Spring Festival was shrouded in haze. TVs and mobile phones were turned on every day. The number of confirmed cases continued to rise, medical supplies were in short supply, and medical staff were infected...
In this regard, Zhu Lei, CEO of White Rhino Autonomous Vehicles, has a very heavy heart, and has been thinking about what the company can do to fight the epidemic. Can existing technologies and products support the frontline of epidemic prevention? Can we go to places where White Rhinoceros unmanned vehicles are more needed and play a greater role? Can the unmanned vehicle originally developed for the distribution of fresh food transport other materials?
Zhu Lei held a conference call with the team overnight. After repeated arguments, the whole company decided unanimously: White Rhinoceros will drive unmanned vehicles to Wuhan, to the most dangerous areas, and let unmanned vehicles transport materials instead of people, reducing medical care and Staff infection risk.
Who to send to Wuhan? This is the area where the epidemic is the most severe, and the risk of infection is extremely high. As the CEO of the company, Zhu Lei believes that he is obliged. After repeated communication and careful consideration, it was finally decided that Zhu Lei, Wang Hanji, and Wang Haitao formed a three-person team to go.
On February 12, the White Rhino Autonomous Vehicle Company completed communication with the government and hospitals, and the technology, operations, Wuhan candidates, and vehicle transportation were basically determined. At the same time, official data announced that Wuhan had added more than 10,000 confirmed cases overnight. . This data makes Zhu Lei very worried, because he is also the father of two children.
In the end, Zhu Lei told his wife of his decision, and his wife expressed understanding and support. But in the face of danger, Zhu Lei will inevitably hesitate. In the end, what made him go to Wuhan firmly was his family and country feelings from beginning to end. Starting with autonomous driving in 2016, Zhu Lei wanted to use unmanned vehicles to carry some social responsibilities and make some contributions. With this original intention, I never let go. Although many people question the value of unmanned vehicles and the timing of their business, Zhu Lei firmly believes that this path is right.
The White Rhinoceros unmanned vehicle heads to the Fangcai Hospital of Optics Valley Technology Exhibition Center
The medical staff loaded the medicine into the unmanned vehicle and sent it to the danger zone
On February 19, the White Rhino unmanned vehicle entered Wuhan Optics Valley Fangcai Hospital to assist in the delivery of medicines and materials from safe areas to dangerous areas. Prior to this, the problem of material transfer from the safe area of the Optics Valley shelter hospital to the dangerous area needs to be solved urgently. Ordinary personnel cannot enter the dangerous area at all. The staff in the dangerous area have a heavy workload and do not have the time and energy to transport materials.
It is reported that White Rhino is a company founded by former members of Baidu's unmanned vehicle team. Earlier this year, Xia, the former chief architect of Baidu's autonomous driving division and head of visual perception technology, joined the White Rhino.