Clearer view on self-driving cars offered in road tests report

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An autonomous concept vehicle on display during the Beijing auto show last year. China is expected to be one of the most important autonomous vehicle markets in the world, according to consulting firm KPMG. [Photo by Long Wei/China Daily]

The Beijing Commission of Transport has released the first autonomous driving road test report in China. Insiders believe it advances the development and application of self-driving technology in the country.

Released at the end of March, the report said Beijing had 56 self-driving vehicles from eight companies traveling more than 153,600 kilometers in 2018.

Among the companies - including the Shanghai-based electric car startup Nio and Beijing-based Pony. ai, as well as German auto giants Daimler and Audi - China's search giant Baidu made an outstanding contribution.

While other participants tested their one or two autonomous vehicles, Baidu tested a fleet of 45 cars equipped with its Apollo autonomous driving system. They accounted for more than 80 percent of self-driving cars tested in 2018 in Beijing.

In addition, Baidu's test fleet traveled some 140,000 km on all kinds of road conditions with no accidents, presenting the leading position of Baidu's Apollo system.

The results of Baidu match the latest road test report by the Californian Department of Motor Vehicles in the United States in February. They show that the Apollo system helped cars travel up to 29,117 km in 2018, a growth of 818 percent from the previous year.

However, since China has more complicated driving and road conditions than the US, the DMV report has its limitations in terms of testing China's autonomous cars.

The main items tested by the DMV include the total miles traveled and the miles per intervention, which means the frequency of manual takeovers.

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