중국 5G + 자율주행버스 엿보기 VIDEO: Chinese 5G self-dus offers glimpse of commutes to come
Chinese 5G self-driving bus offers glimpse of commutes to come
Manufacturer Yutong uses island in Zhengzhou as proving ground
WANG YIJIN, 36Kr
JUNE 12, 2019
BEIJING -- Buses circling a 1.53 km route in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou are offering a sneak peek at what the combination of 5G telecommunications and self-driving technology is likely to bring.
Yutong's Xiaoyu is a Level 4 autonomous vehicle, with no steering wheel and the capability to run without any human intervention under certain conditions.
중국 5G + 자율주행버스 엿보기 중국 정저우에서 5세대(5G) 통신과 자율주행 기술의 결합된1.53km 구간을 도는 전기 자율주행버스.과연 어떤 결과를 가져올지... 중국 제조업체 유퉁버스가 중국 룽지호 '인텔리전트 섬'에 대한 노상 시범사업에 전기자율주행버스 4대를 보냈다. 샤오유라고 불리는 이 버스들은 자율적으로 4단계에 달하는데, 이것은 그들이 특정한 조건에서 어떠한 사람 없이도 스스로 운전할 수 있다는 것을 의미한다. 직원 2명이 탑승해 설명을 하고 필요한 경우 비상 브레이크 버튼을 누른다. 샤오유는 20kph로 달리고 에어컨을 켜면 충전으로 200km를 달릴 수 있다. 그것은 8개의 좌석을 가지고 있다. 그리고 핸들이 없다. 유퉁은 이 버스들이 차선을 바꾸고, 장애물을 피하고, 다른 차량을 추월하고, 버스 정거장에 정차하고, 비상 제동을 하고, 교차로를 통과할 수 있다고 말한다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Cheol Hwang, conpaper editor, curator |
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Chinese manufacturer Yutong Bus has dispatched four electric self-driving buses in an open-road trial project on "Intelligent Island" in the city's Longzi Lake. The buses, called Xiaoyu, are at Level 4 on the autonomous scale, which means they can drive themselves without any human intervention under certain conditions.
Two staff members are aboard to provide explanations and hit the emergency brake button if necessary.
The Xiaoyu runs at 20 kph and can travel 200 km on a charge with the air conditioning on. It has eight seats -- and no steering wheel. Yutong says the buses are able to change lanes, avoid obstacles, overtake other vehicles, stop at bus stations, apply emergency braking and drive through intersections.
Cooperation with telecom companies China Unicom and China Mobile has brought superfast 5G networking to the island, while the adoption of what is known as "vehicle to everything" communications technology enables remote monitoring and other capabilities, Yutong said. The company has developed a cloud platform for autonomous driving, which involves highly accurate three-dimensional maps and real-time monitoring of the buses and road conditions.
During a test run, the bus suddenly stopped when pedestrians and vehicles moved into its lane 20 to 30 meters ahead -- a reminder of why it is important for passengers to fasten their seat belts. Asked whether the programmed distance to the next car up ahead was too far, Peng Nengling, vice president of the Yutong Group Intelligent Network Research Institute, said, "Safety is given higher priority than efficiency."
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Peng explained that, for all their capabilities, autonomous vehicles still lack that human instinct. "Humans can predict moves by the vehicles around them. We know that an oncoming car will not suddenly swerve toward us before going by. But as Level 4 self-driving technology cannot do that at present, a high level of safety should be maintained."
Yutong said it ran a Level 4 bus at the Boao Forum for Asia on the resort island of Hainan in March, entertaining more than 200 Chinese and foreign guests. The company intends to introduce four self-driving sightseeing buses in the park surrounding the Longzi Lake, where they would follow a circular 9.4 km road.
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