Baidu Apollo launches autonomous driving operation route in Beijing's sub-city center, "Carrot Run" starts in Tongzhou

On August 26, the launch ceremony of autonomous driving in Beijing's sub-city center was held in Tongzhou District. At the launch ceremony, the Tongzhou District Committee, the District Government, the Municipal Government Affairs Bureau and Baidu Apollo jointly released the autonomous driving operation route of Beijing's sub-city center, marking the official landing of Baidu Apollo's autonomous driving travel service platform "LuoBoKuaiPao" in Beijing Tongzhou, providing autonomous driving travel operation services to the public.

The first batch of autonomous driving routes opened in Tongzhou, Beijing's sub-city center, will cover the core areas of the district. The first batch of 22 stations will be set up with a total mileage of over 50 kilometers, which can receive more than 100 vehicles of users every day. Next, the autonomous driving routes of Beijing's sub-city center will continue to expand, and in the future, special routes that meet the functions of public transportation connection and commuting will be built, becoming the first choice for "low-carbon travel" in Beijing's sub-city center. In order to implement the instructions and deployment of the central government and the municipal party committee and government, and promote the high-quality development of the sub-city center, the Tongzhou District Party Committee and District Government are vigorously promoting the construction of application scenarios, strengthening the demonstration and application of new technologies and new products, and improving the construction, management and operation service level of the sub-city center to support high-quality economic and social development.

Beijing is an innovative demonstration highland for my country's intelligent network and autonomous driving industries. As a hub for the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and the core area of ​​Beijing's sub-center, Tongzhou also attaches great importance to the development of the new energy intelligent automobile industry and strongly supports and promotes the implementation of autonomous driving. The implementation of Baidu Apollo's autonomous driving in the sub-center is a typical case of promoting the application of new scenarios. By opening up scenarios, autonomous driving companies can have a market and development in the sub-center, which is also a powerful measure for the sub-center to promote a high-quality business environment.

On April 27 this year, 26 roads in Tongzhou District were approved as test roads for autonomous driving vehicles. At present, Baidu Apollo has obtained the first batch of manned test licenses for autonomous driving roads in Tongzhou District, and can carry out autonomous driving test operations on 26 public roads totaling more than 50 kilometers in the region. The sub-center of the city has a rich space for autonomous driving scenarios, including cultural and tourist areas such as the Grand Canal Forest Park, the Urban Green Heart Park, and the Universal Theme Park, as well as industrial clusters such as Zhangjiawan Design Town and the Canal Business District, which are expected to become hot spots for autonomous driving applications. Tongzhou will further enrich the operating scenarios of autonomous driving vehicles and explore safer, more convenient and efficient travel service methods. With the advancement of the policies and road networks of the sub-center of the city, Baidu Apollo will continue to increase its investment in autonomous driving operation services, and it is expected that the overall investment in unmanned vehicles will reach more than hundreds by 2023.

After 8 years of technology research and development and practice, Baidu Apollo has become a leading open platform for autonomous driving at home and abroad. As of the first half of 2021, LuoBoKuaiPao's autonomous driving travel service has received more than 400,000 passengers and tested more than 14 million kilometers, becoming the only Chinese company in the world to achieve tens of millions of kilometers of road test accumulation. At present, LuoBoKuaiPao has opened autonomous driving manned services in Beijing, Guangzhou, Changsha and Cangzhou. Tongzhou is another highland for "LuBoKuaiPao" to deepen regional development in Beijing after Haidian, Yizhuang and Shijingshan Shougang Park, combining office, leisure, culture and tourism.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.