How did the recent pandemic help to adopt self-driving vehicles in China?

China used a lot of cars and self-driving vehicles in all its forms in order to reduce friction between human elements and maintain social divergence to confront the COVID-19 virus, especially in hospitals and health facilities, and new technologies based on self-driving cars appeared to deliver goods and food to homes without driver in all sectors Huge Chinese community, relying on trained robots with a huge store of data.

Use of self-driving vehicles in hospitals

China managed to get out of the general closure imposed by Corona early, and was the first country to control the pandemic due to the adoption of technical solutions based on artificial intelligence and the adoption of the idea of smart cities, and self-driving cars contributed to transporting medical supplies, protection equipment and food between hospitals and affected areas, and floors were sterilized. Hospital surfaces, using special robots, are automated and Corona cannot transfer to.


What is Baidu's role in the recent crisis?

Large companies have supported smart plans to eradicate the epidemic, as Baidu, known for its artificial intelligence solutions and self-driving cars, has stood on the first line of defense on the front lines of Corona, making China a role model in employing advanced computing in the face of epidemics on a wide spread scale.

Baidu has driven more than 100 fully self-driving cars in 17 Chinese cities to transport disinfectants and logistical equipment with the help of other Chinese companies, and the company's autonomous platform called Apollo has contracted Neolix, a local emerging company in the same field, to deliver food and supplies daily to a hospital. Beijing Haidian Hospital, which has more than 100 workers, is treating increasing numbers of patients on the first lines of defense.

Close cooperation between Chinese companies

Apollo and Neolex deployed driverless vehicles to sterilize all roads on the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Island or Shanghai Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Island in just half an hour, and a single vehicle can carry 160 liters of disinfectants that are sprayed to the entire road surface three times per day, in addition to a monitoring mission Quarantine and protective equipment, such as sending alerts to command centers when seeing a crowd or when distinguishing a person who does not wear a protective mask.

Baidu’s Apollo, in cooperation with iDriverPlus, provided free-driving vehicles to service 16 hospitals free of charge in China, and a car or two was installed for delivery and sterilization in each hospital to reduce interpersonal protection to protect medical personnel from infection, thus serving huge medical centers such as Huashan Hospital The Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University in addition to the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University and others, and Apollo made its platform for smart mechanisms and small low-speed cars free of charge to all companies operating in Corona face.

Future plans for self-driving public transport

We note the Chinese Baidu focus on sterilization and delivery without transporting passengers, in order to reduce the spread of the disease in the previous period, but focuses in its future plans on integrating its technologies in public transport services, as it started already on April 19 last 2020 to operate its new service Baidu Apollo Robotaxi in Changsha The capital of Hunan Province, the new service allows passenger transportation between residential, recreational, industrial and commercial areas in an area of more than 130 square kilometers.

China has worked to support the establishment of advanced infrastructures supported by advanced technologies to meet the challenges of the Corona virus early this year 2020, and has developed data centers for autonomous vehicles and the development of 5G networks and spread them across the country to provide communication between vehicles and control centers.

Trying the Tesla Model 3

- So, I'm officially Ken-less and on my own. But, it's time to drive the Model 3. Hey guys, this is Austin. The Tesla Model 3 is a big deal. So, this promises to be one of the first mass-market electric cars and I spent tonight at the launch event here in Fremont. First of all, a huge shout out to Dan. He's the only reason I'm actually here right now, 'cause he gave me a call like a few days ago, he's like, "Yo, do you want to come" and check out the Model 3 event?"- I needed somebody that has a good tech background. - And somebody who can vlog?- Somebody that can vlog, that's a good hand, holding that. - [Austin] It's easy to forget just how big of a deal this is. So, unlike something like the Model S, which starts at around $70,000, you can pick up a Model 3 for about $35,000. And that's before the tax breaks which can bring it down even cheaper. They announced two models today. The Standard, as well as a Long-Range option. So, the Standard model will get you about 220 miles of range, where the Long Range gives you a pretty impressive 310 miles. So, what's interesting is, they're no longer branding it just like the Model S with the actual kilowatt-hours,but most people are guessing that the base model is going to be around 50 kilowatts hours and about 70 for the Long Range, quite a bit smaller than the Model S, but this is also a smaller and lighter car. - 'Cause like Model S is already and Tesla's made it clear, a superior car. So, there's almost no reason for someone to go from a Model S to a Model 3. - Right, the Model 3 is the lower end, entry-level version. - It's the entry-level for people who wanted a Model Shouldn't quite get there but now have this $35,000 option. - It does, however, look very, very similar to the Model S. Personally, I like the look. It's sort of like a mix between a shrunken Model S, mixed with a little bit of Porsche Panamera. It's a little bit awkward in photos and even video doesn't totally do it justice, but in person, I've got to say, especially from the rear sort of three-quarter view, it is a really nice looking car. I only wish it was maybe dropped like an inch or so, but we'll see. Inside things are fairly basic. So, my test drive was about 10 o'clock at night, so, it was kind of hard to see everything. But one thing you can very easily see is the fact that the dash is basically just a single 15-inch screen. Now, don't get me wrong, it's a nice-looking display and you do get pretty much all the information, like your speedometer, you get your nav, all your climate controls but that's pretty much it.

The Coolest Car Tech?

Hey, guys, this is Austin and today I’m taking a look at some of the coolest car tech sponsored by AT&T.  The first thing I got to check out is the new Audi TT.  On top of being one seriously good looking car, it’s rocking some cool tech.  The gauges are actually a twelve-inch display that’s customizable, you can use it to get info on the car, check weather along with having your navigation right up front.  It’s powered by a Nvidia Tegra processor and the animations keep up a consistent 60 frames per second which is helpful.  The last thing I want is my gauges lagging.  It’s all controlled on the steering wheel or theMMI touch on the console which is a lot quicker to navigate through the system.  If you’re looking for something a little cheaper than a brand new car there’s the ZTE Mobley. This is a tiny Wi-Fi hotspot that’s powered by your car, it houses a SIM for the LTE connection and it installs right into the OBD port in basically any car made after 1996.  Once installed you're got a Wi-Fi connection that uses your mobile data.  While it might not quite count as car tech AT&T had a Gear VR setup that showed a series of increasingly dangerous things to do behind the wheel like texting.  Crashing a car in virtual reality is definitely an experience.  Car tech is awesome but the best part is actually driving it.  We got to borrow a brand new Volvo XC90 for the road trip to CTIA this year and this thing is the straight tech on wheels.  It has cameras all around which can give you a bird's eye view of your surroundings which is seriously cool.  Having a giant touchscreen in the dash is nice to serve as a big navigation screen but you can also customize things like the ride and steering and fine-tune the awesome sound system.  Like the Audi, the gauges are completely digital which can display most menus and the navigation but one of my favorite features was the holographic heads-up display that shows things like the speed limit and directions just for the driver. The trippiest part is actually driving though.  Pilot Assist will help to steer the car to keep it in the lane and can even handle accelerating and braking on the highway.  On the long drive to Las Vegas, this was awesome, it might not be a driverless car but it’s not far off which is crazy.  I love tech so to see cool stuff like this really just gets the nerd in me excited.  Hopefully, you guys enjoyed this short little video taking a look at some of the car tech of CTIA, I have a feeling this won’t be the last video like this I do.