In front of the live broadcasts on TV stations and the Internet, the audience was waiting curiously, and car companies and technology companies were also waiting silently.
Pengyun Automobile’s autonomous driving trial is of great significance. If it goes wrong, it will have a huge negative impact; if it succeeds, it will mean a revolution in the way of driving!
On camera, Jiang Xunmei, the president of Pengyun Automobile, was already in the car. Also riding with her were Wu Changfeng, the director of Pengcheng Traffic Management Bureau, a driving supervision safety officer and a TV host.
"Is this car safe? If something happens..." The audience watched the live broadcast and discussed it in the comment area or on the live broadcast barrage.
"The director of the Traffic Management Bureau is sitting on it, so nothing will happen, right?"
"They are on XX Road. There are so many cars on this road! I usually don't dare to drive too fast!"
"Eating melon in the front row."
"This is Pengyun's driverless car. I heard that the intelligent system is provided by Hongxin? If it's good, I want to buy it too!"
In the car, Jiang Xunmei was answering the host's questions.
"Our cars are completely different from safety issues, so to speak. The driverless system is 90% safer than a real person!"
"If all cars in the future use driverless systems, I think there will be far fewer traffic accidents and traffic jams!"
"It seems that Mr. Jiang is very confident in Pengyun driverless cars. So what is the real situation? Now we can see it!" The host said, and the camera switched to the drone footage that was filming.
On the spacious road, the first Pengyun driverless car started to drive. Turn on the left turn signal, start, enter the straight road... a series of operations are all automatically completed by artificial intelligence, very smooth.
When the car merges into traffic, that's where the driverless system is truly tested.
Inside the car, all environmental conditions around the car can be seen through micro cameras and virtual projections. Wu Changfeng paid close attention, and he was slightly worried.
This time he made the final decision to issue an L5 driverless test license to Pengyun Automobile. He was under a lot of pressure, for fear that something might go wrong with the driverless system!
However, the car drove extremely smoothly, and the speed, braking, lane changing, and overtaking were all similar to those of a driver with more than ten years of experience.
"Wow, it's really almost like a real driver." The audience expressed surprise. In the picture, the driverless car can perfectly cope with various situations and the reaction speed is quite fast!
"We can see that the Pengyun driverless car reacts very quickly when responding to various traffic conditions. It responds in almost a microsecond. When we ride on it, we almost don't feel any movement on the body. No vibration, just like sitting on the sofa at home!" the host said.
The driverless car made a full circle around the prescribed route, which took more than two hours. On the Internet, many viewers became bored.
"It's boring, it's too stable!"
"I thought something would happen! But nothing happened."
"It's okay, it means that driverless technology has matured. The day when you can drive on the road without a driver's license is probably coming soon!"
"It's hard to say. What will driverless cars do in the event of an emergency?"
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No matter how they thought about it, on the first day, Pengyun's driverless car drove safely on the roads in Pengcheng for the whole day without any accidents.
The media also reported on this incident and predicted the future of driverless cars.
This car and several other cars with L5 driverless test licenses will have to drive on the roads of Pengcheng day and night for a month to initially prove that this driverless technology is feasible.
Half a month passed quickly, and Pengyun's driverless car had been driving safely for half a month, during which the media continued to report. The discussion about whether self-driving cars can be driven on the road is becoming more and more intense, and there are many supporters and opponents.
At two o'clock in the morning, a Pengyun driverless car was driving smoothly on the road, and test data was continuously fed back to the quantum brain. Behind the car, a car driver in his fifties was chewing betel nut and discussing with the co-pilot's friend.
"Do you think it's strange? The car in front of you can drive without a driver! If it becomes popular in the future, we will have to lose our jobs?" The driver said with a dissatisfied tone, "Today's technology companies are inventing useless things. Damn it! It’s enough for us to drive without one! Will they pay us if we lose our jobs?”
"Yes, I really want to smash that car!" His co-pilot was also a driver, but he was a black driver and did not work for a regular transportation company.
"Don't you want to pay for it if it's smashed?" the driver of the car scolded, "I heard that this thing is quite expensive, and it has a camera on it, so I can't afford to pay for it!"
"Hey, tell me, if their car crashes, who should pay the compensation?" the co-pilot suddenly asked.
"There were people in their car a few days ago, but now there is no one. If there is a collision, who will they look for?"
In the second phase of self-driving car testing, there is no safety driver on board, which is approved by the transportation authority.
The car driver thought for a while and said, "I guess it depends on the traffic rules. Anyone who violates the traffic rules will pay."
"That's not good!" said the co-pilot. "There are many situations where traffic rules must be violated."
Both of them have been drivers for many years and know that sometimes for the sake of safety, they have to slightly violate traffic rules when driving. But the same cannot be said for driverless cars. They are not humans and will generally abide by traffic rules.
But if for the sake of safety, it violates traffic rules and a safety accident occurs, the problems faced at that time will be very complicated.
"If that happens, I guess I should ask the manufacturer to compensate!" the car driver said casually, "And they should have bought insurance, and the insurance company will compensate. It seems to be written in the news."
"Let me search!" The co-pilot took out his mobile phone to search, and sure enough he found relevant reports. It reads: "Pengyun Automobile Co., Ltd. has purchased high-level insurance for each autonomous vehicle. Once a safety accident occurs, Pengyun Automobile Co., Ltd. promises not to shirk responsibility and protect the interests of the injured party... "
"Huh?" After seeing this report, the co-pilot suddenly had an idea.
He immediately said: "Old Huang, tell me, if this driverless car hits us, will it have to compensate us?"
"Of course you have to pay for it!" the driver of the car said, "but this driverless car is very stable. I don't think it will crash."
"It's impossible under normal circumstances, but what if it's a special situation?" The co-pilot said with a hint of weirdness and joy in his voice.