Baidu's Radish Run Unmanned Taxi Accident and Related Issues in Wuhan
TapTechNews July 10th news, on the afternoon of July 7th, some netizens posted videos on the short-video platform, claiming that the unmanned taxi of Radish Run, an autonomous driving travel service platform 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 Parrot Avenue and National Expo Avenue in Hanyang District, and it was a slight contact with a person who ran the red light when the vehicle started when the green light was on.
According to China News Weekly, the news from the Hanyang Brigade of the Traffic Management Bureau of the Wuhan Municipal Public Security Bureau, the accident has been handled, involving personal information, and the handling result is not convenient to disclose. With the gradual promotion of unmanned online car-hailing, some voices pointed out whether unmanned driving has snatched the jobs of taxis and online car-hailing drivers? And will it replace the drivers? The relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Transportation Bureau said, The (taxi) automobile industry in Wuhan is relatively stable, and there are quite a lot of rumors on the Internet. According to his introduction, Radish Run has put more than 400 unmanned vehicles in Wuhan, not the rumored 1000, and the specific number needs to consult the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Economics and Information Technology. Then called the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Economics and Information Technology and did not get an effective reply.
According to TapTechNews's understanding, Radish Run is an autonomous driving travel service platform under Baidu and has opened manned test operation services in 11 cities, and has carried out fully unmanned autonomous driving travel service tests in Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai.
According to the First Financial Report, the reporter took a traditional taxi from Qingchuan Avenue in Hanyang District to the destination, and the 10.96-kilometer journey cost 29 yuan; the return journey was by Radish Run, and the 12.4-kilometer journey only cost 5.09 yuan after enjoying a number of activity discounts.