Baidu's Luobo Kuaipei Recent Incidents and Developments in Self-Driving
TapTechNews July 12th, according to @Sohu Qianliyan, on July 11th, it was rumored on the internet that the driverless ride-hailing car of the self-driving mobility service platform Luobo Kuaipei went on strike on the streets of Wuhan, causing local traffic congestion. The staff of Luobo Kuaipei responded today that in case of such a situation, vehicle information can be provided to the staff and they will handle it in time and continuously optimize the vehicle technology.
The driverless ride-hailing car of Luobo Kuaipei has recently been the focus of attention among netizens, and the discussions it has triggered have repeatedly appeared on the hot search and hot list of various major platforms. For example, on the afternoon of July 7th, a netizen posted a video on the short-video platform, claiming that the driverless taxi of the self-driving mobility service platform Luobo Kuaipei under Baidu collided with a pedestrian on the street. On the afternoon of July 8th, the relevant person in charge of Baidu said that this accident occurred at the intersection of Yingwu Avenue and Guobo Avenue in Hanyang District, and it was a slight contact with a person running a red light when the vehicle started when the green light was on.
There are also voices pointing out whether driverless driving has snatched the jobs of taxi and ride-hailing drivers? And whether it will replace drivers? The relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Transportation Bureau said that the (taxi) automobile industry in Wuhan is relatively stable, and there are quite a lot of online rumors. According to its introduction, Luobo Kuaipei has put more than 400 driverless cars in Wuhan, not the rumored 1000.
According to TapTechNews, Luobo Kuaipei is a self-driving mobility service platform under Baidu and has opened manned test operation services in 11 cities, and has carried out fully driverless self-driving mobility service tests in Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai.