The self-driving challenges faced by Carrot Run (Car Product Jue)

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This articleauthorChe Pinjueis a director of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, a visiting associate professor at the School of Chinese Business at the University of Hong Kong, a senior consultant at Alibaba Cloud, and writes a column for Hong Kong Economic Journal“Big Data for All”.

Recently, Baidu (09888)’s autonomous driving travel service platform “LuoBoKuaiPao” has attracted widespread attention in Wuhan, China, and has also aroused a warm response from citizens. The platform provides travel services through driverless taxis, which has aroused the public’s curiosity about the technology and operating model behind it.

According to reports, “Robot Run” has deployed more than 400 driverless cars in Wuhan, with the number of service orders exceeding 1.58 million in a short period of time, and the number of service trips reached about 1.98 million. During this rapid expansion, “Robot Run” faced some controversy and challenges, such as a minor collision with a pedestrian in July.

During this rapid expansion, “Robot Run” has faced some controversy and challenges, such as a minor collision with a pedestrian in July. (Photo from the Internet)

Although it is advertised as unmanned, “Robot Run” still relies on manual remote monitoring during driving. Each cloud cabin safety officer is responsible for remote monitoring and controls up to 3 vehicles. The equipment used by these cloud cabin safety officers is similar to the racing cockpit in video games, equipped with a steering wheel and pedals, and a large screen in front showing real-time road conditions. Their main responsibilities are to monitor the status of the vehicle, pay attention to the road conditions, and intervene in time when problems arise.

In addition, regarding the safety of driverless technology, industry insiders pointed out that the vehicle’s speed is strictly set in accordance with the speed limit of urban road traffic to ensure that there will be no speeding. Despite this, there are still some challenges for self-driving vehicles in actual road conditions, such as dealing with pedestrians or other vehicles that do not obey traffic rules. In terms of cost, the service provided by “Turnip Run” is usually cheaper than traditional taxis, but in some cases, due to route selection restrictions and travel time issues, its cost-effectiveness may not be as expected.

Compared with ordinary online ride-hailing cars, driverless vehicles have slightly lower fares, but due to driving bans on certain roads, the driving time may be twice that of ordinary taxis. Although the interior conditions of “Carrot Run” are better, with self-adjustable air conditioning and music, it also faces some operational restrictions, such as a maximum of 3 people and the trunk cannot be opened.

Compared with ordinary online ride-hailing vehicles, the fare of driverless vehicles is slightly lower, but due to the prohibition regulations on certain roads, the driving time may be twice that of ordinary taxis. (Xinhua News Agency file photo)

As a self-driving travel service platform, it has demonstrated certain advantages in technology and services, but it still faces a series of challenges and limitations in actual operation. In the future, as the technology matures and policies support it, these problems are expected to be solved, thereby promoting the wider application of driverless vehicles in urban transportation systems.