1 Introduction
He has been involved in research and development in the field of autonomous driving for many years. In response to the rapid development of this field, he collects the latest progress and technological breakthroughs of major technology companies in the industry for exchange and discussion with partners.
Without further ado, let's get started!
2. Bosch
According to the news, Bosch is testing L4 driverless cars on German roads, as shown in the figure below:
Bosch has obtained permission from the German Federal Transport Administration to test L4 driverless cars on public roads in any weather. The chief scientist of Bosch Technology Mathias Pillinsaid: With the development of SAE L3 and L4 levels, as well as the development of the technology of various autonomous driving companies, the German government has further tightened the rules for testing vehicles, especially in terms of safety and data protection.
Previously, Bosch acquired the self-driving software startup in April 2022. At Fivethe same time, BMW and Mercedes are also testing driverless car systems in Germany, but the test scope is more limited, such as parking lots and limited highways.
3. Alibaba
Alibaba established Dharma Academy in 2017, aiming to create a project that focuses on cutting-edge research and has relatively no short-term pressure to make money. Dharma Academy has set up sixteen laboratories, one of which is to conduct autonomous driving research. The laboratory has just announced a major change.
DAMO Academy's self-driving car lab will be merged into Cainiao Network, Alibaba's global logistics arm, and will no longer be part of the Basic Research Institute.
The Dharma Academy, a research institute established by Alibaba at the end of 2017, launched the Xiaomanlv unmanned delivery vehicle to meet the last mile delivery challenge. These vehicles have L4 autonomous driving capabilities, automatically calculating the best route and avoiding obstacles when delivering packages. Level 4 autonomy means the car can drive itself in most situations without a human backup driver.
This structural change points to a greater urgency for Alibaba to monetize its investment in autonomous driving, which is notoriously capital-intensive. Logistics may be a relatively easy subfield to monetize, since autonomous delivery vehicles move goods rather than humans, and their routes are in last-mile environments rather than bustling urban roads.
4. Baidu
The service provided by Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxi will complete 660,000 ride-sharing orders in the first quarter of 2023.
Baidu's self-driving car-hailing service platform （Robotaxi）Apollo Gohas performed well. The financial report shows that Apollo Goin the first quarter of this year, about 660,000 orders were completed, a sharp increase of 236% year-on-year and an increase of 18% month-on-month. As of Q1 2023, Apollo Gothe cumulative order volume has exceeded 2 million.
Apollo GoCurrently operating in major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Chongqing. In the first quarter, Baidu Apollo Gowas approved to carry out fully unmanned autonomous driving demonstrations in Beijing, expanding unmanned driving services to Beijing, Wuhan, and Chongqing. Baidu's plan for this year includes expanding Apollo Gothe service scale, with the goal of deploying another 200 fully driverless vehicles across the country Robotaxisto create the world's largest autonomous driving operation service area.
5. Waymo
Waymo OneWill Phoenix double its service area in San Francisco and continue to grow.
Waymois significantly expanding its Phoenixride Waymo One-hailing region in , and growing in San Francisco to connect more communities and serve more riders. With this expansion, it Waymonow The Valleyserves 180 square miles - the largest fully automated service area in the world. When we open the world's first truly fully autonomous ride-hailing service to the public in 2020, it will be nearly Waymo Onefour times the size of the original service area. In San Francisco, Waymoit will continue to recruit new Waymo One riders and give trusted testers access to more parts of the city, including Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach. WaymoIt is the only company that provides fully self-driving services to the public in most parts of the city 24 hours a day.
6. v2x dataset
Beijing Advanced Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone (BJHAD), in cooperation with Tsinghua University Artificial Intelligence Industry Research Institute (AIR), Baidu Apollo, Beijing Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (BAAI), and Beijing Internet of Vehicles Technology Development Co., Ltd. recently launched the world's first car-based A Time Series V2X Dataset of Real Road Scenes V2X-Seq.
The dataset is now open for domestic users to download and use, filling a key gap in the industry and accelerating the research on V2X timing perception and collaborative trajectory prediction.
The dataset V2X-Seqconsists of two parts, namely the V2X temporal perception dataset and the V2X collaborative trajectory prediction dataset. V2X-SeqUsing the self-developed spatio-temporal trajectory matching algorithm, it provides high-quality labeled truth value of collaborative trajectory data.
7. Summary
Aiming at the field of autonomous driving, some recent developments of relevant leading companies are briefly summarized, so that friends can have an intuitive understanding of it and grasp the latest information in the industry.